Instrument Host Support

Strategic

Description: Provides hardware and software support to accommodate scientific instrument hosts that require IT technical assistance.

Full Documentation: Instrument Host Support

Included:

  • OS support across patchable versions of Windows, macOS, andUbuntu.
  • Hardware support for University-standard vendors such as Dell, Apple, etc.
  • Software support for installing & patching research-related software.
  • Full support (e.g. automatic patching of OS and common applications) for managed hosts, per CSE platform-specific policies.
  • Assisting instrument vendors and research personnel to install instrument-specific software if necessary.

Not Included:

  • University-owned computers without attached instruments, which are supported by other CSE-IT services depending on their context.