Storage
The storage is a NAS drive that can be connected as a network drive on all common desktop operating systems. The Servie is suitable for data storage or also for archiving data.
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Documentation for users
This page describes how to access the VSETH NAS drive, also known as VSETH Storage.
If you have any questions, please contact us at vseth-it-support@ethz.ch.
General
The connection to VSETH storage works from within the ETH network (including WiFi) without VPN, from outside the ETH network with VPN.
Access from OS X
On OS X (Apple operating system) can connect as follows. In the Finder, under the menu item "Go", click on "Connect to Server" and enter the following data:
- URL: smb://nas22.ethz.ch/eth_vseth_nas_2
- username: d\nethz-username
- password: nethz-password
Access from Windows
On Windows, in Windows Explorer, right-click on "Network" and then "Connect network run" and enter the following data:
- URL: \\nas22.ethz.ch\eth_vseth_nas_2
- username: d\nethz-username
- password: nethz-password
Access from Linux
On Linux there are of course many possibilities. Here is one possibility suggested by the IT board in 2018/19 which probably works on almost all distributions.
Requirement: You must have the SAMBA/CIFS package installed. Here are the common installation methods for it.
$ # Debian, Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
$ # Fedora
$ sudo dnf install cifs-utils
$ # Arch
$ sudo pacman -S cifs-utils
Set up: Add the following line with root privileges to /etc/fstab/.
//nas22.ethz.ch/eth_vseth_nas_2 [Mountpath] cifs username=[nethz-username],domain=d.ethz.ch,noauto,user,vers=3.0 0 0
Replace the following fields:
[Mountpath]Path to a folder under which you want to have the VSETH storage in your system. (This folder should exist and be empty).[nethz-username]your nethz username.
Establish connection: Enter the following command into your command line. (You do not need root privileges)
$ mount [Mountpath]
Terminate connection: Enter the following command into your command line. (You do not need root privileges)
$ umount [Mountpath]FAQ
Here you will find the most important answers to frequently asked questions. If your question is not answered here, please send an e-mail to vseth-it-support@ethz.ch.
Note
There are currently no FAQs available for this service.
Documentation for OIV
Note
This section is only relevant for Organisational IT Managers (OIVs)
Customer benefits
VSETH Storage offers an easy way to store data from different devices centrally and share it with each other. At relatively low prices for a lot of storage, this is also suitable for storing image or video material.
Customer groups and pricing
The Storage Service is available to all VSETH bodies, student associations and associated organisations. The first 100 GB are free of charge. If more capacity is required, the price will be agreed upon individually.
Dependencies
In order to use the storage service, a nethz account or an ETH guest account is required.
Configuration and order
Via email to vseth-it-support@ethz.ch
Support
The basis for the support process is the general VSETH support process according to the User Documentation: Support Process. This means in particular that all support requests are managed via the ticketing system OTRs. Questions and problems may always be reported to vseth-it-support@ethz.ch. VSETH's IT support group will then deal with them in accordance with its response times for queries (SLAs).