Faculty, Staff and Student IT Resources

MUSC Network Account: New students should have received an MNA username and password via certified mail. If you did not receive your MNA information in the mail, you will receive it at your library orientation. New faculty and staff should receive information during orientation. This account allows you to access the MUSC network outside of MUSC through the PPP server. Go to the PPP site for more information. Cable or DSL internet users can access through a VPN (virtual private network) connection. Go to the VPN pages for instructions. The DBBE department does not maintain nor know your MNA password and it is up to you to record it and remember it. You can change your password by going to the password manangement page.   The MNA account will also give you access to a directory called homeroom on the MUSC server. For information regarding your homeroom directory go here:  Homeroom Information

Biometry Department Server Access: New students: 

The DBBEstudent computer lab is available for assigned students to use.  You will be given an ID and password consistent with your MNA for these computers when you begin taking classes.  MUSC Webmail http://webmail.musc.edu is available in order for you to access your email at your MUSC email address When you log in you will have access to the department server.  Drives and designated uses are listed below. Students do not have a local home directory.  Private files should be kept in your homeroom account.

Department Server:

The application and file server name is DB2E-FS and runs on Windows 2003 Server. The Domain is DB2E. Each user is given a unique ID by the ITC consistent with the campus assigned MNA. The user logs on the first time with a generic password and then is prompted to create a new password. The user is the only person who knows his/her password. The Administrator does not keep user passwords.

Often used directories and related drive letters on workstations.

Common (Drive M: ) - Contains applications that are available to all domain users and applications that are run from the server.

Shared (Drive S: ) - Shared directory for research and project related material for assigned users. (Note: this drive will eventually fork into two - one for EPHI data stored in encrypted file format, and one for standard file shares)

Home (Drive I: ) – users private home directory (only user can access their own home directory unless another user has specifically been given rights)

Department Software¹

*installed on student lab pc's

¹Some software has limited licenses and will be selectively distributed

Department Hardware:

The Department Hardware Consists of:

• Faculty and Admin PC Workstations running Windows XP 
• Student Lab with 20 PC Workstations and 2 networked printers
• 1 Linux Dell Poweredge Server (for web based bioinformatics applications and graduate students working in the implementation of high performance sequence analysis projects)
• 1 Dell Poweredge Server (department file/print/application server)  
• 1 Dell Poweredge Backup Domain Controller  and utility server
• 1 Dell Web Server (department website)
• Local Printers and Networked Printers
• 1 Plotter
• 1 Scanner
• 1 Digital Camera
• 1 PC Projector
• 2 Laptops for presentations

PC’s are Dell OptiPlex with 512 or more megabytes of RAM and 40-80 gig hard drives installed.

There is one system administrator and one system support consultant who are responsible for the domain, backup and web servers, department workstations, peripherals, and software. A web based helpdesk is in place for you to submit requests for various services and support.  It is available for department users on campus or with VPN connections. Please use this to help maintain accurate and efficient support.  In addition, CCIT is contracted by MUSC to provide additional hardware and software support http://www.musc.edu//infoservices . The Help Desk number for CCIT is: 2-9700 (Please note: There are charges for some services)

Department Website Address: http://biometry.musc.edu 

System Support: Lamar Prosser, prosserl@musc.edu Ph:876-1206

System Administrator: Mark Bulson, bulsonmc@musc.edu Ph:876-1120 

Backup Procedure:

A full backup of the entire server is performed each week. Partial or differential backups are performed Monday-Friday.  Each month a separate full archive is performed for storage offsite.  In addition, shadow copies (snapshot) of working files are taken 3 times a day for point-in-time recovery of inadvertently edited or deleted files on the network shares.

Appropriate Use