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FAC Virtual Machine (VM)
FAC’s Virtual Machine hosting (Coming Soon) optimizes secure computing resources while reducing hardware and administrative costs. Ideal for tasks with varying intensity, duration, or frequency, a VM runs its own OS and programs while sharing a host machine.
FAC’s Virtual Machine hosting optimizes secure computing resources while reducing hardware and administrative costs. Ideal for tasks with varying intensity, duration, or frequency, a VM runs its own OS and programs while sharing a host machine.
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FAC Capacity Storage
The FAC’s secure, low-cost, petabyte-scale storage is the standard for mission-critical data that requires fast retrieval. Our solution offers robust data protection, reliable commodity drives, and a comprehensive disaster recovery plan to keep your data secure and accessible. FAC Capacity Storage is thin-provisioned—dynamically allocating storage on demand to optimize usage and minimize waste. You pay only for what you use, with clear reports for tracking and planning.
The FAC’s secure, low-cost, petabyte-scale storage is the standard for mission-critical data that requires fast retrieval. Our solution offers robust data protection, reliable commodity drives, and a comprehensive disaster recovery plan to keep your data secure and accessible.
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Website Management
Site Builder allows site owners to add users and remove them, as well as change the level of access users have to the website. Users and roles (adding site editors and administrators) are managed by clicking People in the Admin toolbar. By default, Site Builder allows each user to be assigned one of the following roles:Editor: Permits ability to add/edit/delete content (news, page, and UCSF Person). This role is for people who keep site information up to date.
In this section, you will learn how to add and remove users, assign user permissions, register your website, and check for accessibility.
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Taxonomies
Taxonomies are integral to your website's infrastructure. If your site has a Resource page with filters, then a taxonomy was used to create it. As your resources grow, it is sometimes necessary to add new categories or items to your taxonomy. This section will guide you through that process.Step 1:From the admin toolbar, navigate to Structure > Taxonomy.
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People/Teams Pages
When adding staff or faculty to a page, there are a few options you can consider:Build a simple text list of staff membersAdd headshots and information about each personLink people's names or images to their profilesBuilding a simple text list just requires adding names of staff members. You can organize by department or specialty, and you can provide the name and job title.
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Menu Navigation
The tabs at the top of your webpage outline the structure of your site and provide an easy way for site visitors to get the information they are looking for. Add screenshotHow-to Video: Menus
The tabs This top-level navigation is also considered a menu ... tweak copy
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Creating and Adding Web Content
Block - Blocks allow you to add content to the right-hand navigation or to the bottom of the page.
In this section, you will learn about different content types, how to add content, and how to edit and format content on your site.
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Page Creation & Editing
How-to video: Create and edit a pageBefore you create a page, you should have the content ready for that page. This includes a copy deck with content for each section of your website. You will also want to have your assets assembled, i.e., headshots, slider/hero images, graphs, charts, PDF Box links, etc.Once you have the contents ready, you should do the following:Go to Content > Add content > Page
In this section, you will learn how to create and edit pages in the Drupal 10 Site Builder platform.
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Website Themes & Customization
Once your website url has been approved and a temporary site has been created for you, you will select the color scheme and determine the layout of your homepage. The template options align with the UCSF Brand guide yet provide an opportunity for you to make the website your own.The first thing you'll want to do is add your website name to the homepage of the site. (In some cases, the development team may have added a logo with your department name, in which case you can skip this step.)
Learn how to select your website template and add the site name.
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