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other:newppl:starting [2019/07/12 11:56] – [Which disks should you use?] Improved the details about backedp up disks jypeterother:newppl:starting [2020/07/23 14:32] – [Accessing remote disks] jypeter
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 A few useful links that have nothing to do with science and software resources! A few useful links that have nothing to do with science and software resources!
  
 +  * [[other:newppl:pub_transport|LSCE-related public transport]]
   * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Adding money online to your restaurant account]]   * [[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)   * [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/Phocea/Page/index.php?id=97|Survival kit and other information for CDD and interns]] (LSCE intranet)
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   * [[https://logement.campus-paris-saclay.fr/| Trouver un logement dans une résidence universitaire]] (in French... //Finding a room in a student dorm//)   * [[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]]   * [[https://www.science-accueil.org/en/|Science Accueil]]
 +  * {{:other:newppl:uvsq-guide-du-personnel-nov2019.pdf|Guide du Personnel UVSQ}}
  
 ===== Phone directory, and map of the building ===== ===== Phone directory, and map of the building =====
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 ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet ===== ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet =====
  
-Web site: https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/+<WRAP center round tip 60%> 
 +If you try to access the intranet **from outside the LSCE** network (including //eduroam//), your browser will open a ''login''/''password'' popup window. Use your LSCE login (not your email address!) and password 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 + 
 +Intranet web site: https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/
  
 There is a lot of information available on the LSCE intranet, but you can only access it from a computer connected to the LSCE network There is a lot of information available on the LSCE intranet, but you can only access it from a computer connected to the LSCE network
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 ==== Windows computer ==== ==== Windows computer ====
  
-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+Read the [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Windows 10 notes]], especially the //Configuring Windows 10// section 
 + 
 +Note: there are also some [[other:index#windows_7_notes|Windows 7 notes]], but you are supposed to use Windows 10 since January 2020!
  
 === Getting administrator's rights === === 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> <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 received 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 ''.\admin'' local account and the ''admin'' 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 ==== ==== Linux computer ====
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 ===== 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/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**.+==== Working directly on your desktop ====
  
-Otherwise, **use the appropriate Linux servers**. The //load balancing// system will send you to the server that has currently the smallest load+Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**.
  
-  * **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 +There are lots of things you can do directly on your **local** Windows 10 or Linux desktop (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the remote servers. For example, if a script running on the servers generates a pdf file, it is more efficient to open this pdf file using ''Acrobat''/''evince'' on your desktop, than by using ''evince'' on the server. 
-    * <code> $ ssh obelix+ 
 +==== Available servers ==== 
 + 
 +  * **The LSCE interactive servers**: ''obelix//NN//''. Use ''ssh obelix'' to access these servers, and the //load balancing// system will send you to the server that has currently the smallest load.\\ Never forget that you are sharing these servers with other users! Do not use too much CPU and/or memory for a long time. Heavy computation should be done on the obelix cluster 
 +    * <code>$ ssh obelix
 Last login: Mon Jun  3 08:49:53 2019 from somewhere 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 # You can use one of the following commands if you want to know on which obelix you are
- >echo $HOST+$ echo $HOST
 obelix5 obelix5
- >hostname+$ hostname
 obelix5</code> 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 +  * **[[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|The LSCE cluster]]** (aka the //batch system//). Use this for really heavy duty programs 
-  * //asterixN//: some people may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more!+  * **[[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/|The ciclad and climserv servers]]**. In some cases, you may need an account to use the [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/|IPSL/ESPRI clusters]], especially if you need to use data files that are already available/mirrored there (e.g. **''CMIPn'' data**), rather than copying the data to LSCE 
 +    * [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/account-opening/|Requesting a new account]] 
 +  * **The ''asterix//N//'' servers**: some wise LSCE elders 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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     * <wrap em>**Put the source codes, scripts and papers you are writing on a backed up disk**</wrap>     * <wrap em>**Put the source codes, scripts and papers you are writing on a backed up disk**</wrap>
       * 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)       * 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) +    * Put **temporary files** on a scratch disk (''scratch01'' at LSCE) 
-    * Do NOT put (big) data files on a backed up disk+    * Do **NOT** put (big) data files on a backed up disk
  
   *  Do not forget to clean your directories before you leave (ask your advisor what should be kept or cleaned)   *  Do not forget to clean your directories before you leave (ask your advisor what should be kept or cleaned)
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 ==== Accessing remote disks ==== ==== Accessing remote disks ====
  
-It is possible to access directly all the disks on the LSCE servers from your local Linux or Windows desktop+It is possible to access directly all the disks on the LSCE servers from your //local// Linux or Windows computer\\ (//local// = a computer on the LSCE ethernet/wired network)
  
   * Example path on the LSCE Linux server: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''   * Example path on the LSCE Linux server: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''
-  * Accessing the same path from a local desktop: +  * Accessing the path above from a //local// computer: 
-    * Linux desktop: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' +    * Linux computer: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' 
-    * Windows desktop: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}}+    * Windows computer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}}
  
 ==== The home directory ==== ==== The home directory ====
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       * bash shell users: ''.profile'' and ''.bashrc''       * bash shell users: ''.profile'' and ''.bashrc''
       * emacs text editor: ''.emacs''       * emacs text editor: ''.emacs''
 +    * You can go to your home directory by typing ''cd'' (no arguments), and to the home directory of somebody else with ''cd ~login_name''
 +    * At LSCE, you can't read the content of somebody else's //home// directory
  
   * **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/nsr/index.php|backup system]] page +    * More details on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/nsr/index.php|LSCE backup system]] page 
-    * Put the most important sources/scripts/data/papers in this directory +    * <wrap em>Put the most important sources/scripts/data/papers in this directory</wrap> 
-    * Do not put temporary files, or big data files that are available somewhere else in this directory! +    * **Do not** use the //home// directory to store: 
-    * Your home directory will also be archived when your account is closed+      * temporary files (use ''scratch01'') 
 +      * big (or many) data files (use ''scratch01'' or a project specific disk) 
 +    * Your home directory will be archived when your account is closed, so that you or your advisor can access it later, if required
  
   * **Backup of the TGCC home directory**: YES!   * **Backup of the TGCC home directory**: YES!
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 ==== The scratch directory ==== ==== The scratch directory ====
 +
 +<note warning>Do not put anything in the scratch directory that you can't recreate with a program, or copy/download from somewhere else!</note>
  
   * **Location**: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''   * **Location**: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''
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 ==== Project specific directories ==== ==== Project specific directories ====
 +
 +<note warning>The data on these disks is <wrap em>probably not backed up</wrap>... You are not protected against file deletion by mistake, or a disk crash (a major disk crash is not likely, but can happen)
 +
 +\\ You should <wrap em>store your source codes, scripts, notebooks, manuscripts, reports, figures, on a backed up directory</wrap>, and only store on the project disks data downloaded from outside, or that you can regenerate with the backed up scripts</note>
 +
  
   * **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 safely in the //scratch// 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 //home// directory
  
   * **Backup**: ask your advisor   * **Backup**: ask your advisor
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   - Send a mail to //help-lsce//, and request an access to the //ssh1// server   - Send a mail to //help-lsce//, and request an access to the //ssh1// server
   - Use ''ssh'' to **connect** to //ssh1//   - Use ''ssh'' to **connect** to //ssh1//
-    * From a Linux/mac desktop: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' +    * From a terminal on a Linux/Windows10/Mac computer: ''ssh -A -X your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' 
-    * From a Windows desktop: +    * From a Windows computer: 
-      * Text only: use [[other:win7apps#putty|Putty]] +      * Text only: use [[other:win10apps#putty_pageant|Putty]]. Putty allows you to open text terminals on remote computers 
-      * Text & graphics. This is more complex to set up, and you need to use one of the options below: +      * Text **and graphics**: you need to [[https://wiki.lsce.ipsl.fr/pmip3/doku.php/other:win10wsl#using_an_x_server|install an X server]] on your computer in order to display the graphics 
-        * use [[other:win7apps#vcxsrv_windows_x_server|VcXsrv]] +  - 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 //irene// with one of the ''ssh'' commands below:
-        * use [[other:win7apps#cygwin-x|cygwin/X]] +
-        * use [[other:index#virtualbox_notes|VirtualBox]] +
-  - 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 obelix''     * ''ssh obelix''
     * ''ssh your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr''     * ''ssh your_tgcc_login@curie-ccrt.ccc.cea.fr''
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 ==== Copying files to/from LSCE ==== ==== Copying files to/from LSCE ====
  
-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''+If you need to **transfer** files to/from LSCE, use ''scp'' (on Linux and Windows 10), or a graphical scp client such as [[other:win10apps#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@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr:/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login/''+  * Example: 
 +    * Sending **one file** from a Linux/Windows10/Mac computer to your //scratch// directory at LSCE:\\ ''scp -p file_on_your_computer_outside_lsce your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr:/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login/'' 
 +    * Sending recursively **a full directory**:\\ ''scp -pr directory_on_your_computer_outside_lsce your_lsce_login@ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr:/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login/''
  
 ===== What next? ===== ===== What next? =====
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