The Center for Research Informatics (CRI) provides a number of methods for accessing and transferring data in or out of our systems from your workstation/laptop.
- Connecting from off-Campus
- Connecting from Windows
- Connecting from Mac OS X
- Accessing Storage from the HPC
- Logging Into the High-Performance Cluster
- Logging Into the Statistical Server
- Connecting using SFTP Clients
Connecting from off-Campus
If you are within the UChicago campus network, you can connect directly. If off-campus, you will need to first connect through the UChicago Virtual Private Network (cVPN).
Connecting from Windows
Option 1: One-Time Access
- Select Start.
- Type run in the Search Box, then press Enter.
- In the run window, type \\prfs.cri.uchicago.edu\share-name then press Enter.
- When prompted, log in with your BSDAD account in the format BSDAD\username and enter your password.
Option 2: Mapping the Share
- From My Computer, select Map Network Drive.
- In the Folder name field, enter: \\prfs.cri.uchicago.edu\share-name.
- If you are not logged in to the BSDAD Domain, check Connect using different credentials.
- Log in with your BSDAD account in the format BSDAD\username and enter your password.
Connecting from Mac OS X
To connect from a Mac OS X computer, follow these steps:
- From Finder, select Go.
- Enter the server address as such: [smb://prfs.cri.uchicago.edu/share-name].
- Log in with your BSDAD account in the username field and password.
Accessing Storage from the HPC
When you log into the HPC environment (Randi or Stats Servers), the following storage is available:
- Home Directory: /home/<username>
2GB quota. Use for temporary personal files such scripts to execute analysis, source code, etc. This space is backed up. - Scratch Space: /scratch/<username>
Temporary scratch storage over Infiniband fabric for parallel job execution. Outputs should be copied out to your lab share if you intend to keep job output. This space is not backed up. You need to request access to use the scratch space by emailing hpc@rt.cri.uchicago.edu. - Lab Share:/gpfs/data/<share-name>
Long-term storage. Use this to store lab data or persistent job outputs. Copy data you intend to keep out of scratch into this backed-up space.
Logging Into the High-Performance Cluster
On the command line type:
$ ssh <bsd-username>@randi.cri.uchicago.edu
Logging Into the Statistical Server
On the command line type:
$ ssh <bsd-username>@stats.cri.uchicago.edu
Connecting using SFTP Clients
On the command line type these commands when prompted:
Host: cri-datamover.cri.uchicago.edu
Port: 22
Username: <your BSDAD account>
Password: <your BSDAD password>
Path: /gpfs/data/<share-name>
Note: Replace <share-name> with your lab share name in lowercase.
Examples of free SFTP graphical clients:
Windows: FileZilla, Cyberduck, WinSCP, or CoreFTP
Mac: FileZilla or Cyberduck