Nevis particle physics administrative cluster This page is obsolete. The complexity and failure modes of HA clusters was too much for a small site like ours. This...
Nevis particle physics administrative cluster This is a description of the organization of the administrative computers on the Nevis Linux cluster . The emphas...
Particle/Nuclear physics computing at Nevis Labs The following links will provide you with information on the computer operations and services available. (Some of...
DNS servers for the Nevis particle physics groups A DNS resolver or server is a system that's queried to translate an IP name (like mail.nevis.columbia.edu) into ...
Disk sharing and the condor batch system Background You don't want to read this page. You just want to submit your jobs and not think about disk files or whe...
Network parameters These are the network parameters for a device on one of the Nevis networks . If a device uses DHCP, it will pick up this information automa...
Nevis Printing This page describes some basic commands related to printing on the Nevis Linux cluster . How to configure printers on your laptop If you connec...
SSH Tips Some practical tips on using ssh. SSH without passwords Why would you want to do this? * All the systems at Nevis will block your IP address after a ...
Nevis particle physics secure network warnings There's a couple of things to know before starting to use the Nevis particle phyics web proxy or VPN . The...
Nevis Mail and the Columbia UNI Nevis Labs and Columbia University have two completely separate e mail systems. This page discusses your choices on how to connec...
Nevis UPS Management This page describes how Uninterruptble Power Supplies ("UPS") are monitored at Nevis. There's also a web page on which you can see the curre...
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Please see secure network warnings before using VPN. Why use VPN? By using VPN, you can establish a direct connection to the ...
Nevis Anti Virus Policy This web page describes our security precautions against viruses infecting the Nevis systems. See our SpamAssassin page for anti spam meas...
Web proxies While you work inside Nevis, your computers are protected by our firewall. When you use a system outside of Nevis, you can still take advantage of our...
Wireless routers Access The Nevis particle physics group maintains several wireless routers throughout the upper portion of the Nevis site. They are all protecte...