General

The directory is automatically created when the following path is first accessed:

• \\sccfs-home.scc.kit.edu\home.
• Thus, access does not change when employees move to another organizational unit.

Storage capacity, -type:

• Directory size 10 GB
• Storage capacity based on SATA Raid

Access rights:

• Access of a KIT employee with a personal KIT account.
• The personal directory cannot be shared with other users. Directories to be shared with other users must be set up under the OE directory.

Order

• Part of the basic IT equipment

Further documents and instructions

KIT data storage instructions

KIT data storage (for students)

Included services

• Access for non-Windows computers only via CIFS protocol (no NFS, e.g. Linux users must use a CIFS client)
• Access from outside only via VPN
• Backup:
  • Integrated into the central (TSM) backup system of the SCC.
• Restore:

*Timeframe Production: 30 single day versions are kept. http://www.scc.kit.edu/downloads/sys/Aeltere_Versionen_von_Dateien_oder_Ordnern_wiederherstellen.pdf Users can access these versions themselves and without significant delay to restore files. *Replication time frame: 7 individual daily versions are kept. Access to these versions is currently only possible with the support of the SCC/SYS. The first point of contact is the ITB/Oe-FS admin of the OU! He coordinates the recovery with the SCC/SYS. *For the disaster case, one full version per week is kept in the TSM backup (tapes) for a maximum period of 2 weeks. This backup is used for SCC internal operations only.

Services not included

NFSv3 access

Organizational requirements

KIT employees with KIT user account KIT account

Technical requirements

KIT account