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The IT System
at the Institute
The information technology (IT) group of the
institute consists of one doctoral student
with a degree in medical informatics and a
part time student assistant (HIWI). They are
responsible for maintenance of both the
server and corresponding infrastructure(s).
The main tasks are broadly divided into
three areas: Software-, hardware-, operating
system and network infrastructure. These
include: Server, local computer and printer
maintenance, (re-)installations of operating
systems, different applications and drivers,
orders for new software and/or technical
components, trouble shooting in cases of
viruses and malware intrusion.
The institute maintains its own Linux server
which is currently a rack mount server with
3 gigabytes RAID 5 storage. The server is
located centrally in the university commu-
nications center. The server is based on
a Fedora Linux operating system, using
Samba shares to enable staff access and
interconnections. Due to frequent absence
of staff members the need of flexible and
secure exchange (in addition to e-mail com-
munication) of scientific materials and key
documents is required. A full data backup of
shares is done every 3-4 months on external
USB hard disks. Incremental backups are
independently carried out during a week.
Overall, the institute has approximately 50
desktop computers and around 30 laptops/
netbooks. Most run with the operating
system Windows XP, and some on Mac OS
X. There are about 20 printers. Software is
installed locally by the IT staff. It includes
Microsoft Office, Skype, Sophos, Endnote,
PDF Programs, and additional statistical
software like SAS or Stata, and specialized
software in some cases.
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