Personal filespaces on DS-Filestore offer a conventient place to backup and share your personal files. A usage quota of up to 2GB is included with all Desktop Services accounts.
There are various ways to access your personal filespace on the DS-Filestore service, depending on the device and operating system you are using, and whether or not it is connected to the University's data network (UDN).
From an MCS computer
When you log in on a Managed Cluster Service (MCS) computer, you will have automatic access to your personal filespace on DS-Filestore.
Note: always remember to end your session by quitting the web browser and logging out when you finish using an MCS computer. If you do not, the next user of that machine will have access to your filestore.
From your own computer – connected to the UDN
If your computer is connected to the University data network (but not via eduroam), you can use the Common Internet File System (CIFS) (also known as SMB/Samba) to connect to your personal filespace. If you're away from Cambridge, you can use the UIS VPN service to connect to the CUDN remotely.
Once you have set up your CIFS connection, your DS-Filestore will appear as another network device – just like a CD drive, a local hard disk or an external USB stick.
See the detailed instructions for your operating system:
Connecting to DS-Filestore using SFTP
You can also use standard file transfer utilities to connect via SFTP. Use any file transfer program that supports the SFTP protocol to connect to sftp.ds.cam.ac.uk, using your Desktop Services login.
The server's RSA2 key fingerprint is:
ssh-rsa 1024 68:48:f4:f4:fd:a3:88:82:52:c1:aa:14:4e:58:e6:ff
Remote login to MCS Linux
This method allows you to manage your files directly using Unix commands, and to change access rights remotely. This is the only method of checking your quota usage remotely.
You can login remotely to MCS Linux (linux.ds.cam.ac.uk) from any system using ssh or slogin.