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--- other:newppl:starting [2018/03/13 16:39] – More changes jypeter
+++ other:newppl:starting [2019/07/12 11:56] – [Which disks should you use?] Improved the details about backedp up disks jypeter
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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>
+===== Miscellaneous information =====
+A few useful links that have nothing to do with science and software resources!
+  * [[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]]
+===== Phone directory, and map of the building =====
+==== Using existing information ====
+  * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/en/Phocea/Membres/Annuaire/index.php|Phone directory]] (intranet)
+    * Dial **2** + ''NNNN'' (last 4 digits) to call somebody at LSCE (or CEA Saclay) from LSCE
+  * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/PlanLabo/index.html|701 and 714 map]] (intranet)
+==== Updating the directory/map information ====
+<WRAP center round important 60%>
+It's very important that you update your phone/office information when you arrive at LSCE, so that other people can find you using the tools above!
+</WRAP>
+=== Finding your phone number ===
+Use the following sequence of keys on the //Mitel// phone in your office:
+  - Select **MENU** (use the downward arrow)
+  - Select **PARAMETRES** (use the downward arrow)
+  - Select **GENERAL** (use the downward arrow)
+  - Select **MON NUMERO**
+    * This will display your **2** + ''NNNN'' phone number
+    * You can be called from outside with ''01 69 08 NN NN''
+=== Updating your entry in the directory ===
+  - Find your name in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/en/Phocea/Membres/Annuaire/index.php|phone directory]]
+  - Click on **Modifier mes coordonnées** (in blue on the right side)
+  - Click on **Informations dans l'annuaire** and update the different fields
+  - Click on **Envoyez votre demande**
 ===== The LSCE mailing lists =====
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 Everybody working for CLIM & ESTIMR gets a computer that can be connected to the LSCE network. Please take the time to read the instructions below, that may help make your life easier
-==== Windows 7 computer ====
+==== Windows computer ====
-Read the notes (and follow the instructions) in [[other:index#windows_7_notes|Windows 7 notes]], especially the [[other:win7config|Basic Windows 7 Configuration]] section
+Read the notes in [[other:index#windows_7_notes|Windows 7 notes]] or [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Windows 10 notes]], especially the //Configuring Windows XX// section
 === Getting administrator's rights ===
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 <note warning>\\ Make sure you know what you are doing and that you are not executing a virus asking you suspicious access rights!\\ </note>
-If an application requests administrator's rights to install something or make changes to the computer, **and you are sure it's not a virus**, use the ''.\adminuser'' account and the adminuser password you got when your computer was configured, or ask the [[.:starting?do=edit#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|system administrators]].
+If an application requests administrator's rights to install something or make changes to the computer, **and you are sure it's not a virus**, use the ''.\adminuser'' account and the ''adminuser'' password you received when your computer was configured, or ask the [[.:starting?do=edit#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|system administrators]].
 ==== Linux computer ====
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 ===== 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 on the remote 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/Win10 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
-  * obelixN (''ssh obelix'', or ''ssh obelix.lscelb''): 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
+  * **obelix**//NN// (type ''ssh obelix'' to get there): 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
-  * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|the batch system]] (aka //obelix cluster//) for really heavy duty programs
+    * <code> $ ssh obelix
+Last login: Mon Jun  3 08:49:53 2019 from somewhere
+# You can use one of the following commands if you want to know on which obelix you are
+ >echo $HOST
+obelix5
+ >hostname
+obelix5</code>
+  * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/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
-  * asterixN (''ssh asterix'', or ''ssh asterix.lscelb''): some people may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more
+  * //asterixN//: some people may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more!
 ==== Which shell are you using? ====
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 <note warning>
   * It is very important to use the correct directories and make it easy for your advisor to find things after you have left
-    * **Put the source codes, scripts and papers you are writing on a backed up disk**
+    * <wrap em>**Put the source codes, scripts and papers you are writing on a backed up disk**</wrap>
-    * Put temporary files on a scratch disk
+      * The <wrap em>backed up disk at LSCE</wrap> is [[#the_home_directory|/home/users/your_login]]. You should have a few Gb available on //home// (use the ''quota -s'' command to find out the exact amount)
+    * Put temporary files on a scratch disk (''scratch01'' at LSCE)
     * Do NOT put (big) data files on a backed up disk
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 .2M    cmake
 ...</code>
+===== Which programs should you use? =====
+Your advisor will let you know which (version of which) programs you should use. Some programs are available by default, and you have to use the ''module'' command to access other programs.
+==== Which program am I using? ====
+At any time, you can use the ''which'' command to determine where a program is located. The option to get the //version// information of a program may vary (launch the program without arguments, with ''-v'' or ''%%--%%v'', ...).
+<code> > which ncdump
+/usr/bin/ncdump
+ > ncdump
+ncdump [-c|-h] [-v ...] [[-b|-f] [c|f]] [-l len] [-n name] [-p n[,n]] [-k] [-x] [-s] [-t|-i] [-g ...] [-w] file
+[...]
+netcdf library version 4.3.3.1 of Dec 10 2015 16:44:18 $
+ > which python
+/usr/bin/python
+ > python --version
+Python 2.7.5
+</code>
+==== Using module to access optional programs ====
+Main ''module'' options:
+  * ''module list'': list the currently loaded modules
+  * ''module avail'': list the available modules
+  * ''module load module_a ... module_n'': load modules (automatically including dependencies)
+    * ''module load module_a'': load default version of //module_a//
+    * ''module load module_a/vvv'': load ''vvv'' version of //module_a//
+  * ''module purge'': remove all modules
+Detailed example:
+<code> > which ncview
+ncview: Command not found.
+ > module list
+No Modulefiles Currently Loaded.
+ > module avail
+[...]
+batch_env          grib_api/1.14.0    netcdf/4           python/3.6
+[...]
+glost/0.3.1        ncview/2.1.7       python/2.7
+ > module load ncview netcdf/4
+ > module list
+Currently Loaded Modulefiles:
+) ncview/2.1.7   2) netcdf/4
+ > which ncview
+/usr/local/install/ncview-2.1.7/bin/ncview
+ > which ncdump
+/usr/local/install/netcdf-4.3.2/bin/ncdump</code>
 ===== Useful documentation for beginners =====
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 ===== 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 ====
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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// !)
-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: /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: 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: pledge: exec
+debug1: client_input_global_request: rtype hostkeys-00@openssh.com want_reply 0
 debug1: Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing.
-debug1: Requesting authentication agent forwarding.
 debug1: Sending environment.
 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 ====
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 ===== 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.
+==== 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:
       * 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:
-        * 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]]
-  - 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''
   - 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:
-    * //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
     * 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 ====
-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? =====