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Network File Storage Project
James Madison UniversityInformation TechnologyFebruary 2011
The current network storage functions provided by Novell NetWare will be replaced with a solution from Microsoft
Existing data and access permissions will be copied to the new system
Network File Storage Upgrade
February 2011James Madison UniversityInformation Technology
Mission critical system
Five years since last upgrade
Aging hardware
Disk space is full
Why Upgrade?
February 2011James Madison UniversityInformation Technology
BenefitsQuota increase
Approximately doubling capacity for each college and administrative division
Additional 5 GB quota for each department Users get 3 GB quota separate from their
department Ability to add additional disk space as
neededNo more Novell NetWare client
No client is necessary to access the new network file storage
February 2011James Madison UniversityInformation Technology
Benefits (Continued)
Drive mapping consolidation In Windows, the N: drive will provide
access to ALL network file storageAnti-virus scanning
All files will automatically be scanned for viruses and malware
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ChangesAccessing data
Windows Single drive letter for all data ( N:) J, K, L, and M drives go away
Macintosh Mac users connect to one or more of
the new servers/volumes in a similar way as they do today
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Changes (continued) Personal folders
▫ Personal folders (identified by e-ID) no longer reside within the departmental folder
▫ Personal folders are arranged alphabetically by e-ID as follows:
Windows MacintoshN:\UserA-F\e-ID IT-DATA1.ad.jmu.edu/data/UserA-F/e-ID
N:\UserG-L\e-ID
IT-DATA1.ad.jmu.edu/data/UserG-L/e-ID
N:\UserM-R\e-ID IT-DATA2.ad.jmu.edu/data/UserM-R/e-ID
N:\UserS-Z\e-ID IT-DATA2.ad.jmu.edu/data/UserS-Z/e-ID
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Impacts to Windows Users All references to drives J, K, L, or M will need to
be modified to reference the N drive:▫ Desktop shortcuts▫ Microsoft Office: Default file locations,
Recently used list▫ Desktop applications▫ Scripts▫ Databases▫ Embedded links▫ Documentation▫ Direct references to server names, for
example NWDATA1, NWDATA2, NWDATA3February 2011
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New Look
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Impacts to Macintosh Users All references to server/volume names will
need to be modified to reference the new servers/volumes (IT-DATA1, IT-DATA2, IT-DATA3)▫ Desktop shortcuts▫ Microsoft Office: Default file locations,
Recently used list▫ Desktop applications▫ Scripts▫ Databases▫ Embedded links▫ Documentation February 2011James Madison University
Information Technology
Migration Day Access to the new environment
will be available using the same methods as currently use On-campus wired & wireless Off-campus – using the VPN client Log into Novell NetWare client as
usual (Windows computers)- automatically maps all network drives, new and those not yet migrated
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Upon Project Completion Windows Computers Only
Novell NetWare client will be removed• Users will be notified prior to
the removal• Single login to computer with e-
ID and password • Access to both local and
network files upon login
February 2011James Madison UniversityInformation Technology
Questions?
James Madison UniversityInformation Technology February 2011
Supportwww.jmu.edu/computing/file
• HelpDesk 568-3555 [email protected]
• Training 568-8046 [email protected]
James Madison UniversityInformation Technology February 2011
