Data Storage

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar offers central storage space for personal file storage and for file storage in shared access hereafter referred to as »project storage space«.

A »Homedirectory« is available to you for storing data. Your user directory has a storage space of 10 GB. Only you personally can access this directory.

Access to the central storage system is only possible within the network of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. n principle, access within the network should be possible from any computer and any operating system. In some cases, access may be restricted for security reasons. Further information can be found in the section »Access requirements« on this page.

The data in the »HOME directory« can also be used from outside the Bauhaus-Universität. However, access from outside is subject to certain requirements. General information can be found in the section »Access from outside via VPN and WebDAV« on this page. Instructions with further information can be found in the »Further information« section.

The provision of storage space for users at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar takes place in two different ways, on the one hand via the »CIFS-Protokoll« from the company Microsoft, which is provided as »Microsoft shares«, and on the other hand via the standardised Internet protocol »WebDAV«, which is provided via WebServer shares.

All computers within the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar have the possibility to access the central storage via the protocol »WebDAV«.

Access via »CIFS« is the access option preferred by the SCC, but special security requirements must exist at the workstations for this, i.e. use is not possible from all systems within the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

The conditions that must be met for individual workstations are explained in the description »Access requirements for using CIFS/SMB/Samba« under the heading »Workstation classes«or you can ask the IT person responsible for you.

For centrally administered computers, it is possible to request extended access via »Microsoft Windows network shares«:

For security reasons, normal access to the central storage system is only possible via »WebDAV«.
In principle, this should be possible from any computer within the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Access is subject to certain restrictions, but these are largely protocol-specific and are not due to the server service in the central storage system. A detailed description of the access options can be found on the page  »WebDAV/Web storage«.

If access is required from outside the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, it is also necessary to first dial into the university's internal network via a VPN connection.

Files can be stored and edited by several users in a common directory.

Advantages of use

• Only participants of the group have access to the stored data.
• The access rights can be defined individually for the users. For projects in the project repository, it is therefore possible to define which individual users with which access rights can collaborate on shared datasets (access with »change/read« or only »read« possible).
• Provided standard storage volume: 25 GB

Application as a prerequisite for sharing

• A »project storage space« for sharing and editing by a group of users must be submitted to the SCC via the »Project Request form«.
• The application can only be submitted by employees of the Bauhaus-Universität or the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar.
• Please use the applications in the »Forms« section on this page.

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