Particle/Nuclear physics computing at Nevis Labs

The following links will provide you with information on the computer operations and services available. (Some of the following links lead you to pages that are not yet part of the Nevis Wiki.)

News

What's New - The Nevis computing news is distributed via the Nevis-linux mailing list.

E-mail

• Mail Guide - how to use electronic mail at Nevis
• There's also a web-based mail reader.
• Mailing lists.

Networks

• The Nevis networks, including a description of the public and private access policies, VLANs, and why you can't a ping a system.
• Here are the network parameters if you're configuring your own device on the Nevis particle-physics network.

Cluster

• Linux Cluster Guide - how the cluster network is organized, what services and machines are available, and more.
• The condor batch system at Nevis.
• Some frequently asked questions about the Linux cluster.

Software and compilers

• Conda - tips and tricks at using this popular package manager
• Jupyter/iPython notebooks have become popular tools for final-stage analysis. There's a notebook server for Nevis users. You can also use containers to use those same tools on your laptop.
• Package management and hidden directories - When your home directory appears to fill up for no reason.
• Software Guide - the software available to do your work.
• The Git system is also for version control.
• Environment modules (the module command) are used to set up some software packages.

Printing and Scanning

Printing Guide - how to print.
How to use the scanner in room 119A.

Network

The main Nevis networks.
Network parameters if you're configuring a device manually.
Wireless connections.
DNS configuration.

Monitors

Network

Network traffic at

• Nevis in general;
• the ATLAS Tier3 cluster;

Others

How much e-mail spam we get.

The temperature. humidity, and power monitors in various rooms at the lab.

Meetings and Calendars

Calendar Guide - accessing the shared calendars at Nevis:

• Public shared calendars require a Nevis account to view.
• Reserve the Nevis library (room 115 in the research building).
• See the guide for instructions on how to share your own calendar.
• Videoconference rooms, equipment, tools, and tips.

Web services

• Web Guide - how to set up your own web site at Nevis.
• The Nevis emblem in several variants.
• The Electronic Logbook. Contact the systems administrator if you wish a logbook to be created for your experiment.
• How to use our web proxy.

Main Wiki notes

Why a Wiki?
Nevis Wiki FAQ .
Nevis Wiki problems.

Computing Tips

• Using condor at Nevis.
• SSH tips
• Symbolic math software on the Linux cluster (the answer to the question "Do you have Mathematica installed?").
• NetworkParameters for the Nevis networks.

Security

• Security issues at Nevis.
• VPN access and Web proxies.
• Accessing Fermilab systems via Kerberos.

Backups

Status of our disk-based backup server.

Systems administration

The items in this section all fall under the category of "advanced systems administration." If you're only here to do physics, just ignore them.

• How the networks are set up, including wireless connections.
• Check the UPS status for systems that use Nevis' automated power monitoring.
• If the computer room temperature gets too hot, systems in that room will start to shut down.
• The detailed configuration of the network switches.

Memos

Nothing of current relevance.

Old Stuff

Old stuff refers to old and obsolete Nevis computing news items, going back to 1997.