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The S3DF (SLAC Shared Science Data Facility) is a SLAC-wide computing facility.   From the LCLS perspective, the SDF looks like a remote facility (similar to NERSC)For LCLS the S3DF will replace the PCDS current computer and storage resources used for data processing.  

Accessing the

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S3SDF

To access to the S3DF systems  connect to the s3dflogin

To get into the LCLS photon computing system you can connect to the pslogin pool from anywhere:

ssh pslogin.slac.stanford.edu

The SDF using the SLAC Active Directory authentication.  This means you need to use your SLAC Windows account rather than your UNIX account (even if the SDF is entirely Linux based).  If you don't have a SLAC Windows account, users with a SLAC UNIX account (this is the same as your LCLS account) can generate an Active Directory password by following the instructions here: Accounts Portal.  It's supposed to be straightforward for U.S. residents/citizens.  foreign nationals will get a  may have to fill out an "HTTP Request Failed" error and will receive email about filling out a DOE "FACTS" form.

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