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==About this stub==
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==What is It?==
Article to provide a high level view of info about Evergreen's networked file space including:
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*Why it's a good idea to use networked file space
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*Links to how to access file space
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==Why use it?==
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*It's '''free'''.
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*The floppy disk in your back pack will quit working some day.
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*If your hard drive stops working, you might not be able to extract your files from it.
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*Evergreen's servers are backed up ''nightly'', which means your files are '''safe'''.
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*Files saved on servers are accessible from all campus computers. You can also access them from home.
  
 
==Getting Started with File Space==
 
==Getting Started with File Space==

Revision as of 16:59, 20 November 2006

What is It?

Why use it?

  • It's free.
  • The floppy disk in your back pack will quit working some day.
  • If your hard drive stops working, you might not be able to extract your files from it.
  • Evergreen's servers are backed up nightly, which means your files are safe.
  • Files saved on servers are accessible from all campus computers. You can also access them from home.

Getting Started with File Space

Evergreen File Servers

  • Calawah - general access student file shares
  • Masu - scientific computing file shares
  • Nimrod - media file shares
  • Hurricane - Faculty & Staff file shares