What is a user account at CSCS?
Users at CSCS generally have one single account, identified by a username, which can be used to access the different services at CSCS. There are different ways to authenticate your identity in order to access services at CSCS, using a password set by the user. Currently users can be authenticated with:
What is Citrix remote access?
With Citrix Remote Access you have browser-based access to a Virtual Desktop running Windows 7, Office 2013 and other business orientated applications. Your email account, desktop, documents, home and group drives are all loaded automatically, making this an exceptionally simple solution to working off-site.
How do I authenticate my identity to access services at CSCS?
There are different ways to authenticate your identity in order to access services at CSCS, using a password set by the user. Currently users can be authenticated with: CSCS username/password on different web services.
Where can I apply for CSCs services?
CSCS Services are available to the Clinical School, Department of Zoology, Careers and the Sainsbury Laboratory. The services are all opt-in and need to be applied for on an individual basis.
How many GB is CSCS?
What is Citrix Remote Access?
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How many GB is CSCS?
Every CSCS customer has a 50GB network “home” drive for secure storage of their files (also called the U: drive). On a Windows PC, your ‘Documents’ and ‘Desktop’ are automatically saved here. On a Mac or Linux PC it is available as a separate drive . You might also have a group drive. You can access these drives remotely with multiple methods – even if your PC is off.
What is Citrix Remote Access?
With Citrix Remote Access you have browser-based access to a Virtual Desktop running Windows 7, Office 2013 and other business orientated applications. Your email account, desktop, documents, home and group drives are all loaded automatically, making this an exceptionally simple solution to working off-site. You will also have access to University resources such as UFS or library journals.
What is the name of the system that stores sensitive data?
For sensitive data we have a system using in-house storage called Druva – contact the Service Desk for details.
What is CSCS single sign on gate?
A growing number of services at CSCS are connected to the CSCS Single Sign-On gate. This gives users the comfort of not having to sign in multiple times in each individual service connected to this gate and increases security. Furthermore, the Single Sign-On gate allow users to recover their forgotten passwords and authenticate using a third-party account. The login page looks like
What keys are accepted by CSCS?
CSCS suggests the use of ed25519 keys, avoid the use of DSA nor ECDSA keys. Legacy RSA keys are accepted and the use of a strong passphrase is highly recommended.
How many accounts does CSCS have?
Users at CSCS generally have one single account, identified by a username, which can be used to access the different services at CSCS. There are different ways to authenticate your identity in order to access services at CSCS, using a password set by the user. Currently users can be authenticated with: CSCS username/password on different web ...
Where is the link to external accounts?
The linking of external accounts can be done in the Profile section (upper-right corner) under the Account and Resources Tool .
Can you adapt ssh configuration file to access directly the systems?
Note that you can adapt the ssh configuration file to access directly the systems: have a look at the corresponding FAQ for an example with Piz Daint.
Can CSCS sign into another service?
CSCS username/password on different web services. Sessions can be independent from each other so, signing into one service does not necessarily sign the user into another one
What is CSCS server?
A server which is supported by CSCS including Operating System and hardware (where appropriate) but not applications. This could be a virtual or physical server.
What building does CSCS support?
CSCS Supports seminar and teaching rooms in the Clinical School Building and the CAB Lecture Theatre only.
How many students can SDHS collaborate?
SDHS collaborator - for up to 4/study n/c. Charged at our hourly rate if there are more than 4.
Is there a SLA for SDHS?
Note: there is no SLA for the setup and maintenance of SDHS studies. These activities are done on a best endeavours basis and are subject to delays at busy times of the year.
Web access to your files
The simplest way to access your network files is via https://me-sftp.medschl.cam.ac.uk/login. Please note this is for Medschl users only.
Citrix
Citrix. Citrix is available on a subscription basis. Although simple to use, Citrix only supports 70 users at any time, meaning it is not suitable for a business continuity event. If you are already using Citrix, we recommend also preparing to use another method.
Globus Online Endpoint (recommented)
The recommended way to transfer data externally occurs via the CSCS globus-online endpoint (www.globus.org). Please follow the official get started documentation to login (in case you don't have an organisation account, you can just use the option "Sign in with Google"):
Globus-Url-Copy (deprecated)
The usage of the globus-url-copy client is still working, but it is now deprecated. Therefore, we suggest to use the recommended Globus Online endpoints whenever possible.
Troubleshooting
This is the most common error that can occur and there are multiple reasons for this error. Please try to run the command below to start debugging:
How many GB is CSCS?
Every CSCS customer has a 50GB network “home” drive for secure storage of their files (also called the U: drive). On a Windows PC, your ‘Documents’ and ‘Desktop’ are automatically saved here. On a Mac or Linux PC it is available as a separate drive . You might also have a group drive. You can access these drives remotely with multiple methods – even if your PC is off.
What is Citrix Remote Access?
With Citrix Remote Access you have browser-based access to a Virtual Desktop running Windows 7, Office 2013 and other business orientated applications. Your email account, desktop, documents, home and group drives are all loaded automatically, making this an exceptionally simple solution to working off-site. You will also have access to Universoty resources such as UFS or library journals.
Accessing Your Email / Calendar / Contacts / Tasks
Accessing Your Network Files
- Every CSCS customer has a 50GB network “home” drive for secure storage of their files (also called the U: drive). On a Windows PC, your ‘Documents’ and ‘Desktop’ are automatically saved here. On a Mac or Linux PC it is available as a separate drive . You might also have a group drive. You can access these drives remotely with multiple methods – eve...
Accessing The Internal Network Or Systems
- If you work off-site regularly and wish to access multiple on-site resources, you can use one of the following solutions:
Accessing Your Email / Calendar / Contacts / Tasks
- If you have an @Medschl or @SLCU email address, this is what is called your Microsoft “Exchange” account, and this contains your email, calender, contacts and tasks. If you use an @Cam address then you probably use the University central ‘Hermes’ system which just provides email. Whichever you use, there are multiple ways of accessing these accounts, and which is be…
Accessing Your Network Files
- Every CSCS customer has a 50GB network “home” drive for secure storage of their files (also called the U: drive). On a Windows PC, your ‘Documents’ and ‘Desktop’ are automatically saved here. On a Mac or Linux PC it is available as a separate drive . You might also have a group drive. You can access these drives remotely with multiple methods – eve...
Accessing The Internal Network Or Systems
- If you work off-site regularly and wish to access multiple on-site resources, you can use one of the following solutions:
Single Sign-On
- A growing number of services at CSCS are connected to the CSCS Single Sign-On gate. This gives users the comfort of not having to sign in multiple times in each individual service connected to this gate and increases security. Furthermore, the Single Sign-On gate allow users to recover their forgotten passwords and authenticate using a third-party account. The login pagelooks like
Using Different Accounts
- In order to use a different account, users have to log out of the Single Sign-On gate by going to the Account and Resources Tooland selecting "Log out of CSCS" on the upper-right profile icon
Signing in with A Third-Party Account
- All users at CSCS need to go through the standard registration process and get a CSCS account. In addition, they can also link their CSCS account to an external account, e.g. the one from their home institution. In this case, they can sign into the CSCS services using his/her home institution credentials instead of the CSCS username/password. This ...
Generating Ssh Keys
- CSCS suggests the use of ed25519 keys, avoid the use of DSA nor ECDSA keys.Legacy RSA keys are accepted and the use of a strong passphrase is highly recommended.