...
The DataDispenser is a small 'headless' (i.e. No monitor or keyboard attached) Linux computer to which USB hard-drives can be connected. It is operated via a web-interface which will enable the streaming of your data directly to a portable disk that you can take with you when you leave.
...
Plug your external hard drive into the DataDispenser and note the port name.
Log in to any computer, and in your chosen browser, enter following url:
Click Define a new Clone (login with your FedID if prompted to do so).
Each 'Clone' is a unique process for copying the data into the area you specify.
...
Wait until all your data has been collected and written to the visit directory.
Log in to any computer, and in your chosen browser, enter following url:
http://k11-dd001.diamond.ac.uk/ |
Click your Clone name
Click Finalise
this does a final pass to ensure all data has been copiedWait until the Clone is Terminated (this can take seconds or minutes)
...