The Research Data Store (RDS) provides a central location to securely store research data. For access, create a project with Research Data Storage in Researcher Dashboard (DashR).
To access RDS from off-campus locations, please connect to the University VPN before following the instructions below. |
You can access RDS by "mapping a network drive" the following network path:
\\shared.sydney.edu.au\research-data |
Refer to the following guides for information on mapping RDS as a network drive:
When asked for a user name, University staff can use either mcs\<unikey> or shared\<unikey>. Replace <unikey> (replace the angle brackets too) with your unikey. If you are not a member of University staff, use shared\<unikey> as your username when connecting to RDS. |
On MacOS, you can access your research-data network drive by opening the Finder application, then clicking Go → Computer. You cannot access the research-data network drive in the "locations" menu of the Finder sidebar. |
If your project has Artemis HPC access, you can access RDS project data on login nodes and data transfer nodes in the /rds directory. You may also access your data via a SFTP server. For information about SFTP access, refer to the SFTP access to the Research Data Store guide.
Project data is accessible via SFTP in addition to the above access method. For information on this access method, refer to the SFTP access to the Research Data Store guide.
RDS is one of many research data storage platforms offered by the University. For more information about other research data storage platforms, visit https://sydney.edu.au/research-data-platforms. For information about data security classification, visit the security classification of research data page of the Services Portal.