Websites
Communications and Marketing maintains the official university web site. Official campus web sites are created in the campus content management system CareWorks. Technology Services (UTS) has two services that allow you to create individual websites — OakShare and Google Sites. For those that want to create a website with tools on their computer, OakShare is recommended. For those that want to create a website with online tools, Google Sites is recommended.
| Instructions |
| Log into OakShare |
HTML |
| Documentation for OakShare |
HTML |
| Create a Public Website in OakShare |
HTML |
| Connect to OakShare via WebDAV |
HTML |
| Log into Websites Powered by Google |
HTML |
| Setup Website in Websites Powered by Google |
HTML |
OakShare
UTS has implemented a centralized storage system called
OakShare that allows for easy sharing of research and a general-purpose file repository for students, faculty, and staff. The system requires a NetID in order to log into the service. OakShare allows for transmissions of "links" to files, so you can provide access to files without using e-mail attachments. Visit the
OakShare help pages for information.
Shares
UTS offers centralized storage for departmental staff at shares.oakland.edu. The storage requires a Windows domain account and a computer be connected to the ADMNET domain. Consult your DTS support staff member for access and usage. Visit
storage management in order to check the quota of your account.
Quotas
A quota is the default maximum amount of storage space available for your NetID account. Quotas place restrictions on the amount of storage space that one can use. Quotas are implemented to allow fair sharing of information technology resources among many persons and reduce the possibility that one person will use a large portion of a resource to the detriment of others sharing that resource. Each service has its quota, which is separate from other quotas. The table below describes the quotas associated with each service.
| Service |
Quota |
Details |
| OakShare |
200 MB |
Additional space is only available by formal application; the signature of either a faculty or a staff member is required. |
| Shares |
quota restrictions are dependent on the needs of the department |
Consult the DTS worker of your department for more information and check your usage at storage management. |
| Webmail Powered by Google |
25 GB |
No additional space available |
| Webcal Powered by Google |
unlimited |
The number of events is unlimited. |
| Google Drive |
5 GB |
Oakland University agreement with Google allows for only base storage amounts. |
| Websites Powered by Google |
100 MB |
No additional space is allowed, only invited users can write to the site, one can not copy the site, it allows neither Adobe Flash nor Adobe Shockwave, and it limits attachments to 20 MB. |
Server Software
If your operation is planning to purchase software that would run on a centralized server, please contact UTS via the Helpdesk as early as possible in your planning process. UTS provides academic and administrative offices with computing and file
storage space on centralized, managed servers.
Server Support Levels
The Technical Services team wants to help you to support your servers. Before purchasing a departmental server, review the
System Administration Responsibilties university policy and the
Distributed Support Service Level Agreement (SLA). The team is available for consultation about the purchase of a new server or use of existing enterprise servers. There are three possible levels of support:
- Departmental Support
- The Department controls and administrates the server while a staff member from University Technology Services acts as a consultant to describe proper security measures, settings and patch installations. In this case, the department handles the server backups, restores, reboots, installations, and patches. The server is completely the responsibility of the department staff.
- Facilitated Support
- The department controls the server physically for reboots and backup procedures, but installations, patches, and security settings are managed by a staff member from University Technology Services. The department is still responsible for backups, restores, and reboots, but UTS performs standardized security settings, patches, and software installations. This must be prearranged by SLA.
- Managed Support
- University Technology Services is responsible for the server, which must be located in the UTS Datacenter. UTS is responsible for handling software, security, managed backups, disaster planning and restores. The department is still responsible for understanding departmental software, understanding the licensing, and maintaining currency as well as providing funding for necessary upgrades, tape media, etc., if UTS cannot provide a centralized funding source. This allows UTS to provide physical security, backup procedures, fire suppression systems, and battery power systems to protect the server, but removes it from departmental physical accessibility.
For additional information or support on any of the above topics, contact the Helpdesk at x4357 or e-mail
helpdesk@oakland.edu.