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Cornell Active Directory (AD), both PCs and Macs
Problem statement
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Next step: Ryan to contact Northwestern with this question/ issue find out their thoughts.
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Computers (PCs, Macs) are currently on Cornell's AD, and access is by NetID. That is not a sustainable configuration for when the computers are outside Cornell, even if will work in the short-term.
- Also, machine names are using Cornell's AD naming convention. Northwestern likely will prefer to change these names.
Next step
- Ryan to contact Northwestern with this question/ issue find out their thoughts.
Idea
- Leave machines on Cornell's Active Directory for move.
- This retains all passwords locally, as cached credentials. Thus logging in will work indefinitely with current accounts when device no longer at Cornell.
- Do not let machines reconnect to Cornell's AD once NetIDs expired!
- Change local Admin password (user names are: PC: ad-admin; Mac: ChemIT)
- They tell us what they prefer as a password.
- Move machines to Northwestern. Should "just work" as they always have.
- Won't allow the creation of any new AD-based accounts, obviously.
- Local IT, using local Admin, disengages them from AD. Optionally reattaches device to their AD.
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Another possibility: Microsoft's Easy Transfer tool.
Licensing
Next step
- Ryan: Closer to the move date, intends to contact Northwestern about this issue.
Group must understand licensing at Northwestern, and how it will affect them.
Microsoft
- For Windows OS.
- At Cornell, licensing through constant contact with campus license server.
- MS Office on Windows.
- At Cornell, licensing through constant contact with campus license server.
- If Northwestern set up like Cornell , then they'll just work (campus license server; no charge-backs), then this Microsoft software will work fine there.
MatLab
- Needed by group.
- Our license won Won't work off-campus.
- A good idea:
- ChemIT to remove CU's license file before machines leave campus.
- Don't VPN
- back to CU to get license to work, or might disable
- machine access to others.
- Idea: Northwestern insert their license file.
Gaussian
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- Banned at Northwestern? Options?
- No role for ChemIT.
Material Studio
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- Work with Paulette Clancy.
- No role for ChemIT.
Cornell file share service (SFS)
Next steps
- Ryan: To give ChemIT an account number for them to buy a 1TB drive.
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- Ryan to determine time of purchase and migration timeline.
- ChemIT: ChemIT to buy drive when given
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- the go-ahead from Ryan.
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- On date decided on, ChemIT cuts access
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- and copy contents to drive, for the group.
Idea:
- On a specified day, turn off access to SFS so no one can change files on file share anymore.
- All files copied to 1TB ($60-70) USB external hard drive.
- Time estimate, if done on campus?
- USB external hard drive taken to Northwestern and data moved to their files storage service.
- Once confirmed all data successfully in Northwestern, then turn off Cornell's SFS file share.
Cornell-based group web site (CU Blogs)
Next steps
Ryan: Try to get a Northwestern ID and get a site started. And find out if someone there is willing to Admin group's CU blog, for export work. (request sponsored NetID)
Confirmed by Oliver: CIT can't add value, even if paid.
Idea
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Export group site from CU Blogs using WordPress tools made available within our CampusPress instance.
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- Hand-correct anything missing from the export, if necessary.
Cornell-based CATON site (CU Blogs)
(See info in group web site, too.)
- Finish getting non-CU-based domain name configured correctly.
- Group will want to inform Northwestern of this need, so they are prepared for when it moves.
Rework workflow, including no longer relying on use of Ryan's Cornell-contracted Box.com account.
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