---
type: source
title: "URZ: Central Data Storage - File Server"
tags: [storage, file-server, backup, university-infrastructure]
related: [nas.rz.uni-greifswald.de, zentrale-datenspeicherung, ums, home-directory]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_zentrale_datenspeicherung_fileserver.md"]
---

# URZ: Central Data Storage - File Server

This source provides technical and operational details regarding the central file server provided by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) at Universität Greifswald.

## Key Technical Details
- **FQDN**: `nas.rz.uni-greifswald.de`
- **Access Requirement**: Restricted to the university intranet. Access is possible via:
    - Wired connection (requires [[device-registration]]).
    - [[eduroam]] WLAN.
    - VPN access.

## Storage Types
- **Personal Folders (Home Directory)**: Automatically provisioned for all students and staff.
- **Resource Folders (Arbeits- und Projektgruppen)**: Shared folders for groups that must be requested via the [[ums]].

## Resource Lifecycle and Management
- **Request Process**: Requested via UMS under `Meine Ressourcen` $\rightarrow$ `Beantragen` $\rightarrow$ `Verschiedenes` $\rightarrow$ `zentraler Dateiserver`.
- **Duration**: Maximum duration of 3 years.
- **Deletion Policy**: If not extended within 12 weeks of expiration, the resource and all associated data are automatically deleted.
- **Permissions**:
    - Personal folders are accessible only by the owner and the server administrator.
    - Resource folders are accessible to the designated resource owners upon creation.
    - Additional users must be added manually via [[windows-active-directory]] by local administrators or via the URZ ticket system.
    - **Note**: Access permissions for existing folders cannot be requested via the UMS.

## Backup and Recovery
- **Frequency**: Nightly backups.
- **Retention**: Deleted files are kept in the backup system for 60 days.