Iowa State University

ITInformation Technology

File Storage

File Storage

Overview

ITS offers file storage services for all ranges of storage needs including large research data sets, departmental files, file backups, and personal home directories for students, faculty, and staff.

To accomodate all of these needs, ITS offers several storage services:

Storage for Individuals (CyFiles)

Storage for Individuals (CyFiles)

CyFiles is the storage service for students, faculty, and staff to save their files to a backed-up location. All ISU users with a Net-ID are automatically provided with a default CyFiles space of 5 GB/user. Additional space can be purchased via ASW. Click this box for more information about accessing and using CyFiles.
Storage for Departments/Groups (OrgFiles)

Storage for Departments/Groups (OrgFiles)

OrgFiles is the storage service for faculty and staff to store files that need to be accessed by a department or group. Click this box for more information about accessing and using OrgFiles.
Storage for Research (ResearchFiles)

Storage for Research (ResearchFiles)

ResearchFiles is the storage service for faculty and staff to store files that need to be accessed by a group for the intent of research. Click this box for more information about accessing and using ResearchFiles.

Features

ITS file storage services include:

  • Availability on or off campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Off campus access currently requires use of the VPN.
  • Ability to request additional storage as needed.
  • Billing based on space used.
  • Ability to set permissions yourself (CyFiles) or by a designated admin (OrgFiles/ResearchFiles).
  • Backup checkpoints. Hourly, daily, and weekly point-in-time, recoverable, copies of files. 23 total for CyFiles and 31 total for OrgFiles/ResearchFiles

Other Storage Options

ITS provides software and other alternative storage solutions.

  • A separate software storage service is available for faculty and staff to store licensed software for group or campus-wide distribution.
  • Alternative storage solutions include AFS & WebScratch. AFS provides users with a valid Net-ID 1GB of storage space for storing and sharing files and folders, and hosting public (yournetid.public.iastate.edu) websites. WebScratch is a service available on ASW that allows temporary placement of files where they can be downloaded from a web browser, rather than receiving the files as large email attachments.

Requirements

ITS storage services require:

  • ISU Net-ID
  • Fund Account Number (OrgFiles/ResearchFiles only)

Rates

Service Cost /Unit
CyFiles No Charge
$0.10		 /first 5GB
/GB/month over 5GB
OrgFiles No Charge
$0.10		 /first 1TB
/GB/month over 1TB
ResearchFiles $0.10 /GB/month