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 119A.

Network

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

Monitors

Condor

The Nevis Condor batch farms:

• general cluster status
• ATLAS Tier3 cluster status
• Neutrino cluster status

Network

Network traffic at

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

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.
• Meeting-room reservations.
• 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 Electronic Logbook. Contact the systems administrator if you wish a logbook to be created for your experiment.
If you prefer your collaborative work to be organized in the form of a blog, there is a Wordpress blog server.
How to use our web proxy.

Main Wiki notes

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

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, especially for large projects.
The Subversion (svn) system for version control; here's the viewer.

Security

Security issues at Nevis.
Nevis certificates.
Web proxies and VPN access.
Accessing Fermilab systems via Kerberos.
How to turn off Java in your web browser.

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.
• The administrative cluster:
  • basic diagnostic procedures;
  • cluster resource status;
  • pacemaker configuration for the very brave.

Memos

Nothing of current relevance.

Old Stuff

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