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.

Hardware and Networks

The computing environment, including the type of equipment and operating software here at the lab.
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.

E-mail

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

Printing and Scanning

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

Network and Monitors

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

Condor batch system status (more on condor).

Monitor the network traffic at

• Nevis in general;
• the ATLAS Tier3 cluster;
• routers in the Electronics Shop.

Check the UPS status for systems that use Nevis' automated power monitoring.

Web services

Web Guide - how to set up your own web site at Nevis.
The Electronic Logbook. Contact the systems administrator if you wish a logbook to be created for your experiment.

Calendars

Calendar Guide - accessing the shared calendars at Nevis:

• Public shared calendars require a Nevis account to view.
• Meeting-room reservations.
• See the guide for instructions on how to share your own calendar.
• The Nevis van calendar is handled separately, via a Google calendar.

Computing Tips

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

Software and compilers

Software Guide - the software available to do your work.
Compiler tools that can be useful for large projects.
The Subversion (svn) system for version control.

Security

Security issues at Nevis.
Nevis certificates.
Accessing Fermilab systems via Kerberos.

Backups

Status of our disk-based backup server.

Main Wiki notes

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

Memos

Upgrading the cluster to a 64-bit operating system.

Old Stuff

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