Chapter 3 Large Scale Storage (LSS)

The Large Scale Storage (LSS) is a research file storage service at ISU. CSAFE has purchased storage space on LSS for a handful of CSAFE projects, such as firearms and handwriting, to store project data.

*** Add discussion of folder privileges and their impact on storing IRB data on the server

Windows

  1. If you are off campus, log-in to the ISU VPN
  2. Open file explorer
  3. If you are off campus type \\las-dfs-01.las.iastate.edu\lss in the top textbox. If you are on campus you only need to type \\las.iastate.edu\lss
  4. Enter your ISU net-id and password
  5. Open the research folder
  6. Open folder for your CSAFE project

Mac

  1. If you are off campus, log-in to the ISU VPN
  2. Select Go > Connect to Server

  3. If you are off campus type smb://las-dfs-01.las.iastate.edu in the text box. If you are on campus type smb://las.iastate.edu Click the + sign if you would like your computer to remember the server
  4. Click Connect
  5. Enter your net-id and password
  6. Open the LSS folder
  7. Open the research folder
  8. Open folder for your CSAFE project