Updates for the RDP 2024
Introduction
The Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) is a large resilient storage system based on a technology called Spectrum Scale (previously called GPFS) and can be accessed in a variety of methods across all the major operating systems. Please see the relevant access guide below for instructions on how to get started.
How to guides
Windows:
MacOS:
Linux:
RDSS Web Admin Portal:
- Check your usage and quota on the RDSS
- Adding and removing project members
- Publishing to the Research Data Repository via the RDSS Web Admin Portal
Other access guides:
- How to access the RDSS from outside UCL
- What is SSH and how do I use it?
- How to access the RDSS as an External Collaborator
- Using Globus at UCL
Further Information
You can find answers to a lot of commonly asked questions on our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
General enquiries and requests for support should be sent to: researchdata-support@ucl.ac.uk
Key SSH/SFTP Access Information
Access Method | SSH/SFTP |
Server Name | rdp-ssh.arc.ucl.ac.uk |
Username | Your central UCL user ID |
Password | Your central UCL password * |
Path to your project space | This will have been provided by us upon your registration but it will be of the form:
where (X) will be the fourth character of your short project code e.g. for rd09ab, X would be "9". Any older projects that had codes with "rd" followed by four letters and numbers will be in:
long_project_code will be written in the form ritd-ag-project-rd09ab-cdefg90 |
Our SSH Fingerprints (MD5) |
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Our SSH Fingerprints (SHA256) |
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* You should never give your password to anyone under any circumstances (including Research Data Services or Information Services Division).
Key CIFS Access Information
Access Method | CIFS AKA: SMB, Windows file sharing |
Server Name | rdp.arc.ucl.ac.uk |
Username | AD\<Your central UCL user ID> eg: AD\abcdefg |
Password | Your central UCL password * |
Path to your project space | <long_project_code> This will be in of the form ritd-ag-rdabcd-abcdefg |