Research Network

Caltech’s Information Management and Systems Services (IMSS) is developing a research network in collaboration with the Provost’s office.

Note

The research network is currently in beta testing. Contact IMSS to assess compatibility and timeline requirements.

Purpose

The network’s initial purpose is to facilitate data transfers between machines at higher speed and with less exposure than on the public network.

Four virtual IP addresses serve as connection gateways:

Tip

These addresses move around based on availability and load. Distribute connections across multiple addresses for optimal load balancing.

Windows

Uses SMB protocol with domain authentication format (ITS\username).

Home directory:

\\10.79.1.93\homes\username

Group directory:

\\10.79.1.93\groups\groupname_mountpoint

macOS

Access via Finder’s “Connect to Server” (Cmd+K):

Home directory:

smb://10.79.1.93/homes/username

Group directory:

smb://10.79.1.93/groups/groupname

Linux

Uses CIFS mounting with samba tools.

Mount command:

mount -t cifs //10.79.1.93/homes/username /mnt/hpc \
    -o username=username,domain=ITS

List available shares:

smbclient -L //10.79.1.93 -U username

Interested labs should contact IMSS to: