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- Where possible, data should be saved directly to the LMCB servers, but see item 2 below
- You may use the microscope computer hard drive to save data temporarily but it will be deleted once it has been on the hard disc for 30 days. Situations in which you might want to use the local hard drive include sessions involving long-term time-lapse where the network connection to the server may be interrupted or if you are a user from outside the LMCB who does not have access to the LMCB network
- Any data saved locally must be saved in the UserData folder, which will be on either the C: or D: drive depending on the microscope. Please see the guide below
- You are responsible for copying your own data off the microscope computers
- LMCB users must transfer their data to their own folder on the LMCB network as soon as possible after imaging
- UCL or external users must transfer their data to a UCL share, DVD or a portable hard drive as soon as possible. All removable media must be scanned for malware and disinfected before being plugged into a microscope computer. Specific portable drives dedicated to image data are strongly recommended
- Users You must book sufficient time on the machine to copy their your data after acquisition (see Data Transfer Rates below)
- Users You must delete their your data from the local hard discs disc after it has been copied
- It may be necessary to delete data and carry out computer maintenance out of schedule, in which case users you will be alerted either via the Faces Scheduling System or the lmcb-lm-users emailusers@ucl.ac.uk mailing list
This policy may be revised in future if the rate at which data is generated increases to such a level that local hard discs must be emptied more frequently than once every 30 days
Microscope | UserData folder location |
|---|---|
SPE | D:\UserData |
SPE2 | D:\UserData |
SPE3 | D:\UserData |
GFP1 | C:\UserData |
GFP2 | D:\UserData |
Vox | C:\UserData |
Data Transfer Rates
I have transferred test data sets to the server and USB drives to estimate the amount of time required to copy data. The results are below. Bandwidth on the network or computer could change from time to time so I can't guarantee you will always get these speeds. You may even be able to achieve faster speeds.
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