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| <note tip>Welcome to the CLIM & ESTIMR teams!\\ \\ You are probably reading this page because you are a new intern student, visitor, etc...\\ This page will help you survive your first steps at LSCE, at least survive the computers...\\ \\ Reading this page will save your life (and a lot of time)!</note> | <note tip>Welcome to the CLIM & ESTIMR teams!\\ \\ You are probably reading this page because you are a new intern student, visitor, etc...\\ This page will help you survive your first steps at LSCE, at least survive the computers...\\ \\ Reading this page will save your life (and a lot of time)!</note> | ||
| + | ===== Miscellaneous information ===== | ||
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| + | A few useful links that have nothing to do with science and software resources! | ||
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| + | * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Adding money online to your restaurant account]] | ||
| + | * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/Phocea/Page/index.php?id=97|Survival kit and other information for CDD and interns]] (LSCE intranet) | ||
| + | * [[http://internationaloffice.ceasaclay.com/?lang=en|CEA Saclay International Office]] //Our multilingual staff is readily available to assist you through immigration procedures and to help you settle in France// | ||
| + | * [[https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/e-international-welcome-office|e-International Welcome Office]] //Paris-Saclay university help to prepare for your arrival in France and help you settle down in the best conditions// | ||
| + | * [[https://logement.campus-paris-saclay.fr/| Trouver un logement dans une résidence universitaire]] (in French... //Finding a room in a student dorm//) | ||
| + | * [[https://www.science-accueil.org/en/|Science Accueil]] | ||
| ===== The LSCE mailing lists ===== | ===== The LSCE mailing lists ===== | ||
| - | It is important to register to the correct mailing lists, if you want to get all the information you need, on time. | + | It is important to join the correct mailing lists, if you want to get all the information you need, on time. |
| ==== The 'all' list ==== | ==== The 'all' list ==== | ||
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| The best you can do is use the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/wifi/index.php|eduroam or guest wifi]] network, if your office is close enough to one of the access points. | The best you can do is use the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/wifi/index.php|eduroam or guest wifi]] network, if your office is close enough to one of the access points. | ||
| - | **Warning!** You can't connect directly to the LSCE servers from the wifi network. If you need to do that, you will have to connect to a server outside LSCE first, and then back to LSCE... | + | **Warning!** You can't connect directly to the //obelix// LSCE servers from the wifi network. You first have to connect to ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'', and then to ''obelix'' |
| ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet ===== | ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet ===== | ||
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| * Reading the mails with the [[https://agenda.lsce.ipsl.fr/|webmail]] or [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/mail/thunderbird.php|Thunderbird]] | * Reading the mails with the [[https://agenda.lsce.ipsl.fr/|webmail]] or [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/mail/thunderbird.php|Thunderbird]] | ||
| - | * As soon as you have a LSCE e-mail address, make sure it is added to the clim or estimr **mailing list** | + | * As soon as you have a LSCE e-mail address, make sure it is added to the //clim// or //estimr// **mailing list** |
| * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/imprimantes.php|Printers]] | * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/imprimantes.php|Printers]] | ||
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| * **Intranet du voyageur**: if you need to make a plane/train reservation | * **Intranet du voyageur**: if you need to make a plane/train reservation | ||
| * ... | * ... | ||
| - | - Click on logout when you are done | + | - Click on //logout// when you are done |
| ===== Setting up your desktop computer ===== | ===== Setting up your desktop computer ===== | ||
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| ===== Accessing the Windows cluster from a Linux computer ===== | ===== Accessing the Windows cluster from a Linux computer ===== | ||
| - | Follow the instructions in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/winsrv.php|Windows servers]] page. If you need to use a program that is missing on this cluster, see the [[#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]] section | + | Follow the instructions in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/winsrv.php|Windows servers]] page. If you need to use a program that is missing on this cluster, see the [[#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]] section |
| ===== Accessing the Linux servers from your LSCE deskop ===== | ===== Accessing the Linux servers from your LSCE deskop ===== | ||
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| ==== Windows desktop ==== | ==== Windows desktop ==== | ||
| - | There should be an //Asterix// shortcut on the left side of your desktop. Double-click on it in order to open a window (e.g. with graohics) environment on one of the asterix servers. Each terminal you will open in this environment will run on the same asterix server. Use ssh to [[#which_linux_servers_should_you_use|connect to an obelix server]] if you need to run something that will require more computing resources | + | There should be an //Obelix// shortcut on the left side of your desktop. Double-click on it in order to open a window (e.g. with graphics) environment on one of the obelix servers. Each terminal you will open in this environment will run on the same obelix server. Use ssh to [[#which_linux_servers_should_you_use|connect another server]] |
| - | Note: you can also use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] if you just need text windows, or [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]]+[[other:win7apps#cygwin-x|Cygwin-X]] if you also need graphics | + | If there is not yet an //Obelix// shortcut, use the [[other:win7apps#setup|VcXsrv XLaunch]] program to create it |
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| + | Note: you can also use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] if you just need text windows, or [[other:win7apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] or [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]]+[[other:win7apps#cygwin-x|Cygwin-X]] if you also need graphics | ||
| ===== Which Linux servers should you use? ===== | ===== Which Linux servers should you use? ===== | ||
| - | There are lots of things you can do directly on your local Win7 or Linux desktop (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than directly on the servers. Never forget that **your local desktop has access to the remote disks on the Linux servers**. | + | There are lots of things you can do directly on your **local** Win7 or Linux desktop (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the remote servers. Never forget that **your local desktop has access to the remote disks on the Linux servers**. |
| - | Otherwise, use the appropriate Linux servers. The load balancing system will send you to the server that has currently the smallest load | + | Otherwise, **use the appropriate Linux servers**. The //load balancing// system will send you to the server that has currently the smallest load |
| - | * asterixN (''ssh asterix'', or ''ssh asterix.lscelb''): use these servers for the usual day-to-day work (things that use less than 1 Gb, don't use 100% CPU for a long time) | + | * obelixN (''ssh obelix'', or ''ssh obelix.lb''): never forget that you are sharing these servers with other users! Do not use too much CPU and memory for a long time. Heavy computation should be done on the obelix cluster |
| - | * obelixN (''ssh obelix'', or ''ssh obelix.lscelb''): use these servers for interactive processes that will need //more// ram and/or CPU during a //longer// time | + | * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|the batch system]] (aka //obelix cluster//) for really heavy duty programs |
| - | * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/calcul/batch.php|the batch system]] (aka //obelix cluster//) for really heavy duty programs | + | * in some cases, you may need an account to use the [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/|IPSL/ESPRI clusters]] (aka //ciclad// and //climserv//), especially if you need to use data that is already available/mirrored there, rather than copying the data to LSCE |
| - | * in some cases, you may need an account to use the [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/|IPSL/ESPRI clusters]] (aka //ciclad// and //climserv//), especially if you need to use data that is available there, rather than copying the data to LSCE | + | * asterixN: some people may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more! |
| ==== Which shell are you using? ==== | ==== Which shell are you using? ==== | ||
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| * **Location**: the location depends on the machine you are connected to in the current terminal | * **Location**: the location depends on the machine you are connected to in the current terminal | ||
| - | * On the LSCE servers (asterixN, obelixN): ''/home/users/your_lsce_login'' | + | * On the LSCE servers (obelixN): ''/home/users/your_lsce_login'' |
| * Non LSCE servers: | * Non LSCE servers: | ||
| * TGCC: ''/ccc/cont003/home/dsm/your_tgcc_login''\\ You can find out the location of all your directories with ''ccc_home -a'' (use ''ccc_home -h'' to find out all the available options) | * TGCC: ''/ccc/cont003/home/dsm/your_tgcc_login''\\ You can find out the location of all your directories with ''ccc_home -a'' (use ''ccc_home -h'' to find out all the available options) | ||
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| * **Backup of the home directory on the LSCE servers**: YES! Every night | * **Backup of the home directory on the LSCE servers**: YES! Every night | ||
| - | * More details on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/nsr/index.php|backup system]] page | + | * More details on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/nsr/index.php|backup system]] page |
| * Put the most important sources/scripts/data/papers in this directory | * Put the most important sources/scripts/data/papers in this directory | ||
| * Do not put temporary files, or big data files that are available somewhere else in this directory! | * Do not put temporary files, or big data files that are available somewhere else in this directory! | ||
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| * **Backup**: NO | * **Backup**: NO | ||
| * Use this directory for temporary and big data files | * Use this directory for temporary and big data files | ||
| - | * The files older than 6 months (and possibly older than 1 month) will be **automatically deleted** if there is not enough free space. See the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/orme/disques.php|Scratch area]] section for more details | + | * The files older than 6 months (and possibly older than 1 month) will be **automatically deleted** if there is not enough free space. See the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/disques.php|Scratch area]] section for more details on the retention policy |
| + | * In other words, the files are guaranteed to stay 1 month and possibly longer | ||
| * **Quota**: NO | * **Quota**: NO | ||
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| * **Location**: ''/home/some_project_name/your_lsce_login'' | * **Location**: ''/home/some_project_name/your_lsce_login'' | ||
| * Ask your advisor if you should use a specific project directory and the technical details about it | * Ask your advisor if you should use a specific project directory and the technical details about it | ||
| - | * Use this directory for storing the (big) data files that you can't store in the //home// directory, and should not store in the //scratch// directory | + | * Use this directory for storing the (big) data files that you can't store safely in the //scratch// directory, and should not store in the //scratch// directory |
| * **Backup**: ask your advisor | * **Backup**: ask your advisor | ||
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| Your Linux environment may sometimes stop working correctly because you have exceeded the allowed quota on your disks (check your quotas with ''quota -s''). You can use the following command to get the size of all the directories and files in the current directory, sorted by size: ''du -sh * | sort -rh'' | Your Linux environment may sometimes stop working correctly because you have exceeded the allowed quota on your disks (check your quotas with ''quota -s''). You can use the following command to get the size of all the directories and files in the current directory, sorted by size: ''du -sh * | sort -rh'' | ||
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| + | <code>jypeter@obelix4 - ...jypeter - 46 >cd /home/scratch01/jypeter | ||
| + | /home/scratch01/jypeter | ||
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| + | jypeter@obelix4 - ...jypeter - 47 >du -sh * | sort -rh | ||
| + | 58M GLAC1DHiceF26.nc | ||
| + | 47M dashboard | ||
| + | 44M GLAC1DdrainagePointerF26ka.nc | ||
| + | 15M octcdf | ||
| + | 12M 1901.nc | ||
| + | 3.2M cmake | ||
| + | ...</code> | ||
| ===== Useful documentation for beginners ===== | ===== Useful documentation for beginners ===== | ||
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| ===== Getting help (from the LSCE system administrators) ===== | ===== Getting help (from the LSCE system administrators) ===== | ||
| - | Send a mail to: [[help-lsce@lsce.ipsl.fr]] | + | Send a mail to //help-lsce// |
| ==== Describing your problem ==== | ==== Describing your problem ==== | ||
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| When you need help from the administrators or other people, it will save a lot of time if you describe your problem as accurately as possible (do **not** just report //XXXXX is not working as expected// !) | When you need help from the administrators or other people, it will save a lot of time if you describe your problem as accurately as possible (do **not** just report //XXXXX is not working as expected// !) | ||
| - | You can copy-paste the error message(s). Finding the error //log file(s)// of the program/system (when available), or using the //verbose mode// of a program will make the problem resolution much easier and faster. The example below shows how to use the verbose mode of //ssh// | + | You can copy-paste the error message(s). Finding the error //log file(s)// of the program/system (when available), or using the //verbose mode// of a program will make the problem resolution much easier and faster. The example below shows how to use the verbose mode of ''ssh'' |
| - | <code>> ssh -v asterix | + | <code> >ssh -v obelix |
| - | OpenSSH_6.4, OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips 11 Feb 2013 | + | OpenSSH_7.4p1, OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017 |
| - | debug1: Reading configuration data /homel/jypisthebest/.ssh/config | + | debug1: Reading configuration data /home/users/jypeter/.ssh/config |
| debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config | debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config | ||
| - | debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for * | + | debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 58: Applying options for * |
| - | debug1: Connecting to asterix [132.166.72.26] port 22. | + | debug1: Connecting to obelix [157.136.72.75] port 22. |
| debug1: Connection established. | debug1: Connection established. | ||
| - | debug1: identity file /homel/jypisthebest/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 | + | debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory |
| - | debug1: identity file /homel/jypisthebest/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1 | + | debug1: identity file /home/users/jypeter/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 |
| - | debug1: identity file /homel/jypisthebest/.ssh/id_dsa type 2 | + | |
| [...] | [...] | ||
| debug1: Entering interactive session. | debug1: Entering interactive session. | ||
| + | debug1: pledge: exec | ||
| + | debug1: client_input_global_request: rtype hostkeys-00@openssh.com want_reply 0 | ||
| debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing. | debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing. | ||
| - | debug1: Requesting authentication agent forwarding. | ||
| debug1: Sending environment. | debug1: Sending environment. | ||
| debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US | debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US | ||
| - | Last login: Tue Mar 22 15:25:36 2016 from lsce3046.extra.cea.fr | + | Last login: Thu Mar 1 15:52:44 2018 from lsce4078.lsce.ipsl.fr |
| - | Disk quotas for user jypisthebest (uid 6369): | + | Disk quotas for user jypeter (uid 6369): |
| - | Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit grace | + | Filesystem space quota limit grace files quota limit grace |
| - | prolix3:/users/ 4726M 4883M 4981M 23586 0 0 | + | prolix3:/users 4558M 9766M 10743M 23741 0 0 |
| - | jypisthebest@asterix3 ></code> | + | jypeter@obelix3 - ...jypeter - 41 > |
| + | </code> | ||
| ==== Taking a screenshot ==== | ==== Taking a screenshot ==== | ||
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| ===== Accessing the LSCE servers from outside the LSCE ===== | ===== Accessing the LSCE servers from outside the LSCE ===== | ||
| - | The only way to access the LSCE servers from outside LSCE is to connect first to the **idefix1.extra.cea.fr** gateway server. Unless you are on a machine that is outside LSCE, but still on the CEA network (e.g. one of the machines of the CEA computing center) | + | The only way to access the LSCE servers from outside LSCE is to connect first to the **ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr** gateway server. |
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| + | ==== Interactive access ==== | ||
| - | - Send a mail to [[help-lsce@lsce.ipsl.fr]], and request an access to the idefix1 server | + | - Send a mail to //help-lsce//, and request an access to the //ssh1// server |
| - | - Use ssh to connect to idefix1 | + | - Use ''ssh'' to **connect** to //ssh1// |
| - | * From a Linux/mac desktop: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr'' | + | * From a Linux/mac desktop: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' |
| * From a Windows desktop: | * From a Windows desktop: | ||
| * Text only: use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] | * Text only: use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] | ||
| * Text & graphics. This is more complex to set up, and you need to use one of the options below: | * Text & graphics. This is more complex to set up, and you need to use one of the options below: | ||
| - | * use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] **and** [[other:win7apps#cygwin-x|cygwin/X]] | + | * use [[other:win7apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] |
| + | * use [[other:win7apps#cygwin-x|cygwin/X]] | ||
| * use [[other:index#virtualbox_notes|VirtualBox]] | * use [[other:index#virtualbox_notes|VirtualBox]] | ||
| - | - There is only a limited number of programs that you can run on idefix1, so you have to go from idefix1 to asterix, obelix or curie with on of the //ssh// commands below: | + | - You can access all LSCE disks from //ssh1//, but there is only a limited number of programs that you can run, so you have to go from //ssh1// to //obelix// or //curie// with one of the ''ssh'' commands below: |
| - | * ''ssh asterix.lscelb'' | + | * ''ssh obelix'' |
| - | * ''ssh obelix.lscelb'' | + | |
| * ''ssh your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr'' | * ''ssh your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr'' | ||
| - It's possible to use only one line to to both ssh commands | - It's possible to use only one line to to both ssh commands | ||
| - | * asterix: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr -t ssh -A asterix.lscelb'' | + | * obelix: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr -t ssh -A obelix'' |
| - | * obelix: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr -t ssh -A obelix.lscelb'' | + | * TGCC: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr -t ssh -A your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr'' |
| - | * TGCC: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr -t ssh -A your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr'' | + | |
| - You can define an alias in order to connect more easily to the machines: | - You can define an alias in order to connect more easily to the machines: | ||
| - | * //tcsh// users: add the following line to your ''~/.cshrc'' configuration file\\ ''alias iasterix 'ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr -t ssh -A asterix.lscelb''' | + | * //tcsh// users: add the following line to your ''~/.cshrc'' configuration file\\ ''alias sobelix 'ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr -t ssh -A obelix''' |
| - | * //bash// users: add the following line to your ''~/.bashrc'' configuration file\\ ''alias iasterix='ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr -t ssh -A asterix.lscelb''' | + | * //bash// users: add the following line to your ''~/.bashrc'' configuration file\\ ''alias sobelix='ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr -t ssh -A obelix''' |
| - | - You should create and configure an //ssh key//, if you don't want to type your password each time you use ssh or scp: https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/orme/ssh.php | + | - You should create and configure an //ssh key//, if you don't want to type your password each time you use ssh or scp |
| - | - If you want more information about ssh | + | - If you want more information about ''ssh'' |
| * Linux users: http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh-utilisateurs-unix.pdf | * Linux users: http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh-utilisateurs-unix.pdf | ||
| * Windows users: http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh_putty_v2_2011-1.pdf | * Windows users: http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh_putty_v2_2011-1.pdf | ||
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| ==== Copying files to/from LSCE ==== | ==== Copying files to/from LSCE ==== | ||
| - | If you are on a computer outside LSCE and you need to transfer a file to/from LSCE, you need to make the transfer between your current machine and idefix1! | + | If you need to **transfer** files to/from LSCE, use ''scp'' (on Linux), or an scp client such as [[other:win7apps#winscp|WinSCP]] (on Windows) between your computer and ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' |
| - | * Example from a Linux/mac desktop: ''scp -p file_outside_lsce your_lsce_login@idefix1.extra.cea.fr:/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login/'' | + | * Example from a Linux/mac desktop: ''scp -p file_outside_lsce your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr:/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login/'' |
| - | * From a Windows desktop: use [[other:win7apps#winscp|winscp]] | + | |
| ===== What next? ===== | ===== What next? ===== | ||
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