Mounting Drives

Research Computing group storage is also available via an SMB mount on your Windows or Mac desktop. This access is convenient, but cannot be used to access files that you have saved via your cluster access. In other words, you can save and utilize data via your cluster access, or via this access, but the data cannot be accessed from both.

Contact help-rcc@mcw.edu to request SMB access to your storage space.

Mount a SMB Drive

Windows

Microsoft provides a helpful guide. In step #4, please make sure to type in your drive path, which will be in the form \\qfs2.rcc.mcw.edu\pi_netid. Do not select Browse. Use your MCW username and password when prompted. If you are not on an MCW-owned or managed machine, please make sure to preface your MCW username with mcwcorp\.

If you are having trouble remounting your drive, please first right-click on the drive and select disconnect. If the drive disconnects successfully, then try to remount, but make sure to select Connect using different credentials. Please contact help-rcc@mcw.edu if the issue persists.

MacOS

In the Finder menu, select Go and Connect to Server. In the Server Address box, enter your drive path, which will be in the form smb://qfs2.rcc.mcw.edu/pi_netid. You will be prompted for your MCW username and password when you connect. Make sure to select Registered User and preface your MCW username with mcwcorp\.