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---+ Nevis Linux Cluster Node Names</font>

These are the names of the computers in the Nevis Linux Cluster.

Some machines that are not listed:
   * the systems on the Nevis [[condor]] batch farm;
   * the [[http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/linux/student-boxes.html][student boxes]];
   * machines that are not part of the cluster (e.g., Windows machines, laptops, some ATLAS, DOE, and Neutrino systems).

Most Linux machines at Nevis are typically used by a particular working group; the [[http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/linux/student-boxes.html][student boxes]] are the main exception, but there are other shared workstations noted below.  

Each group has an informal naming convention for its machines.  The list below includes the different groups with machines in the cluster, the basis for the names, and description of each Linux machine normally used by that group.

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---++ ATLAS
Named after members of the Romanov dynasty
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| kolya| ATLAS workgroup server | Dual 3.2 GHz Xeon | 4 GB | 2.5 TB | Tsar [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II][Nikolai]] II Alexandrovich (1868-1918) |
| anna | ATLAS client | 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 67 GB | Grand Duchess [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia][Anastasia]] Nicolaievna (1901-1918?) |
| tanya | ATLAS client | 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Pentium D | 1 GB | 60 GB | Grand Duchess [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Tatiana_Nikolaevna_of_Russia][Tatiana]] Nicolaievna (1897-1918) |
| xenia | ATLAS [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Atlas/Tier3TaskForce][tier3]] server | Quad 2.26 GHz 4-core Xeon | 24 GB | 15 TB | Grand Duchess [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Xenia_Alexandrovna_of_Russia][Xenia]] Alexandrovna |
| elecdesign | Electronics shop chip-design workstation | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 160 GB | Sometimes we have to use a practical name |

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---++ Auger
Named for stellar objects
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| polaris | Auger server | Dual 2.4 GHz Xeon | 1024 MB | 320 GB | From [[http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/hr/0424.html][the Pole Star]], about which the constellations revolve. |

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---++ D0
Named for characters from [[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm][Arthurian]] legend
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| karthur | ATLAS/D0 workgroup server<br />condor batch server<br />applications server | Dual 3.2 GHz Xeon | 4 GB | 2.5 TB | Arthur Pendragon, Once and Future King |
| isolde | D0 client | 3 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 60 GB | Isolde, a [[http://www.legends.dm.net/kingarthur/tristan.html][woman of tragedy]] |

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---++ DOE
Named for [[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html][Chinese imperial dynasties]] ([[http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/readpinyin.html][pronunciation guide]])
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| shang | DOE workgroup server | Quad 2 GHz AMD Opteron (64-bit) | 4 GB | 1.2 TB | [[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/ancient1.html#shang][Shang]] Dynasty, 16th century B.C. - 1066 B.C. |
| qin | DOE client | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 512 MB | 32 GB | [[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/imperial.html#first][Qin]] Dynasty, 221 B.C. - 207 B.C. |
| han | DOE disk server | Dual Intel Xeon 2.5 GHz quad-core | 8 GB | 8 TB | [[http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/imperial.html#first][Han]] Dynasty, 206 B.C.-9 A.D (Western Han); 25-220 A.D. (Eastern Han) |

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---++ Neutrino
Named after streets in the area of Columbia University
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| riverside | Neutrino workgroup server | Quad 2.27 GHz Four-core Xeon | 12 GB | 14 TB |   |
| westside | Neutrino workgroup server | Quad 2.27 GHz Four-core Xeon | 12 GB | 14 TB |  |
| morningside | Neutrino workgroup server | Dual Intel Xeon 2.5 GHz quad-core | 8 GB | 6.3 TB | ^ |
| amsterdam | Neutrino workgroup server | Dual 3.2 GHz Xeon | 4 GB | 2.4 TB |   |
| claremont | Neutrino client | 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 67 GB | ^ |
| broadway | Neutrino client (in the [[Annex]]) | 1.86 GHz Dual-core | 1 GB | 72 GB | ^ |
| columbus | Neutrino client (in the [[Annex]]) | 1.86 GHz Dual-core | 1 GB | 72 GB | ^ |
| madison | Neutrino client (in the [[Annex]]) | 1.86 GHz Dual-core | 1 GB | 72 GB | ^ |

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---++ VERITAS
Named after characters in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea][Earthsea]] books by Ursula K. !LeGuin
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| tehanu | VERITAS workgroup server | Dual 2.27 GHz Xeon quad-core | 12 GB | 13 TB | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehanu][Tehanu]] is the fourth book in the series |

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---++ Shared between workgroups
Named (initially) for characters and locations from the [[http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/][Harry Potter novels]] by J. K. Rowling. (The [[http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/linux/student-boxes.html][student boxes]] are also shared, but they're described separately.) The reason for mixed naming scheme is these systems were at one time dedicated to specific workgroups.
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| hogwarts | General shared server | Dual 2.4 GHz Xeon | 1 MB | 450 GB | [[http://www.geocities.com/hogwarts_online_school/][Hogwarts]], a school where wizards are trained |
| harry | Shared client | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 2 GB | 35 GB | [[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/bios/harry_full.html][Harry Potter]], the hero of the series |
| hermione | Shared client | 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 20 GB | [[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/bios/hermione_full.html][Hermione Granger]], one of Harry's friends |
| ron | Shared client | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 512 MB | 35 GB | [[http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/bios/ron_full.html][Ron Weasley]], another of Harry's friends |
| guinevere | Shared client | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 2 GB | 35 GB | Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife and Lancelot's love |
| mario | Shared client | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1.5 GB | 35 GB | Named after characters in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(series)][Super Mario Bros.]] series of games. |
| luigi | Shared client | 2.4 GHz Celeron | 2 GB | 36 GB | ^ |
| peach | Shared client | Dual Pentium E2180 2GHz | 2 GB | 228 GB | ^ |
| yoshi | Shared client | Pentium 4 2.8GHz | 1.5 GB | 35 GB | ^ |
| bowser | Shared client | Dual Pentium E2180 2GHz | 2 GB | 228 GB | ^ |
| toad | Shared client | Pentium 4 1.7GHz | 1 GB | 300 GB | ^ |
| nan | Shared client located in the [[Annex]] | 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 24 GB | From the Chinese word for "south" (since it's located in "Nevis South") |
| yoog | Shared client located in the [[Annex]] | 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 24 GB | From the Russian word for "south" (since it's located in "Nevis South") |
| merlin | Shared client located in the [[Annex]] | 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 1 GB | 35 GB | A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin][wizard]] who was the advisor to King Arthur. |
| pegasus | Shared client located in the [[Annex]] | 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 512 MB | 74 GB | From the constellation of [[http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Pegasus.html][Pegasus]], the winged horse on which Perseus rode when he slew the sea monster Cetus. |

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---++ Administrative servers
Named for historical figures who made important contributions to Western thought
| *Name* | *Function* | *CPU* | *Memory* | *Disk* | *Derived from* |
| hypatia | central administration server | Dual-core 1.86 GHz Xeon | 1 GB | 128 GB | [[http://www.polyamory.org/~howard/Hypatia/Hubbard_1928.html][Hypatia]] of Alexandria (d. 415), a teacher and philosopher who was [[http://womenshistory.about.com/od/hypati1/a/hypatia.htm][killed]] for advocating experimental science and other heresies. |
| franklin | mail server | Dual-core 2.8 GHz Pentium D | 2 GB | 200 GB | [[http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html][Benjamin Franklin]] (1706-1790), who was (among many other things) the first Postmaster General of the United Sates. |
| ada | web server | 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 | 2.5 GB | 120 GB | [[http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/lovelace.html][Ada Byron]], Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), the founder of scientific computing. |
| lincoln | log server | 450 MHz Pentium II | 224 MB | 12 GB | [[http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html][Abraham Lincoln]] (1809-1865), lawyer, statesman, and 16th American President; said to have been [[http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-log-cabin.html][born in a log cabin]]. |
| shelley | backup server | Dual Core 1.5 GHz Intel Xeon 3050 | 2 GB | 2.6 TB | [[http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/shelleybio.html][Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]] (1797-1851), writer and philosopher, best known as the author of [[http://www.literature.org/authors/shelley-mary/frankenstein/][Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus]]. |
| tango | samba server | 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 | 2 GB | 12 GB | The [[http://home.att.net/~larrydla/basics_0.html][tango]] is a dance from Argentina that's actually quite different from the Brazilian [[http://www.geocities.com/sd_au/samba/sdssamba.htm#S1][samba]]. |
| sullivan | mailing-list server | Dual 500 MHz Pentium III | 768 MB | 68 GB | Take your pick: <ul><li>From [[http://www.afb.org/AnneSullivan/][Anne Sullivan]], who taught [[http://www.afb.org/braillebug/helen_keller_bio.asp][Helen Keller]] how to communicate;</li> <li>From [[http://www.britnett.net/sirarthursullivansociety/][Sir Arthur Sullivan]], of [[http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/][Gilbert and Sullivan]], who composed [[http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/mikado/html/index.html][The Mikado]] ("...he's got 'em on the list...").</li></ul> |
| cordwainer | scanner workstation | 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 | 512 MB | 35 GB | [[http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/][Cordwainer Smith]] was a science-fiction writer.  Among his best-known stories is [[http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/rediscovery.htm#scanners][Scanners Live in Vain]]. | 
| annex | [[Annex]] general-purpose server | Dual 2.4 GHz Xeon | 1 GB | 250 GB | sometimes we have to use a practical name |

---++ Why the funny names?

Well, there's the sheer intellectual over-indulgence of it all, but there's also a serious reason: the function of a given computer can change over time; for example, a computer that used to be Jones' Linux desktop client may become an FTP server in the future. If the computer's name was =jonespc= or =d0pc3=, we'd want to change it to =ftpserver= or something like that. If the computer's name was =hanuman.nevis.columbia.edu=, there'd be no reason to change it, nor any need to update the various databases of names (=/etc/hosts=, NIS, DNS, etc.).

Obviously, we have this luxury because there are relatively few computers at Nevis. We can configure them individually and know each one by name. If we had a hundred boxes, this would be impossible.
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Topic revision: r4 - 2010-05-17 - WilliamSeligman