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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]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.science-accueil.org/en/request-services/|Service request page]] | ||
* {{:other:newppl:uvsq-guide-du-personnel-nov2019.pdf|Guide du Personnel UVSQ}} | * {{:other:newppl:uvsq-guide-du-personnel-nov2019.pdf|Guide du Personnel UVSQ}} | ||
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===== Using your own computer at LSCE? ===== | ===== Using your own computer at LSCE? ===== | ||
- | No need to try to connect your personal laptop to the LSCE wire network, it will **not** work! | + | <wrap em>You can't connect your personal laptop to the LSCE wired network</wrap> (aka //ethernet//), it will **not** work! |
The best you can do is use the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/index.php|Guest WiFi]] or [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|eduroam]] 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/en/wifi/index.php|Guest WiFi]] or [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|eduroam]] network, if your office is close enough to one of the access points. | ||
- | **Warning!** You **can't** connect directly to the //obelix// LSCE servers from the wifi network. You first have to connect to the ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' //gateway// server, and then to ''obelix''. More details in [[#accessing_the_lsce_servers_from_outside_the_lsce|Accessing the LSCE servers from outside the LSCE]] | + | **Warning!** You **can't** connect directly to the //obelix// LSCE servers from the wifi network. You first have to connect to the ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' //gateway// server, and then to ''obelix''. More details in [[other:ssh#lsce_servers|LSCE servers]] |
===== Accessing the LSCE intranet ===== | ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet ===== | ||
<WRAP center round tip 60%> | <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 | + | If you try to access the intranet **from outside the LSCE** network (including //eduroam//), your browser will open a ''login''/''password'' popup window. |
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+ | Use your LSCE login (not your email address!) and password\\ e.g. use ''jdoe'' and not ''jane.doe@lsce.ipsl.fr'' | ||
</WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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==== Mac ==== | ==== Mac ==== | ||
- | Sorry, you are on your own, but it's soooo easy to use, right? | + | Sorry, you are (almost) on your own, but a Mac is soooo easy to use, right? 8-) |
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+ | Some useful mac links: | ||
+ | * [[other:ssh#a_recommended_terminal_for_mac|A recommended terminal for Mac]] | ||
+ | * [[other:x_conf#using_an_x_server_on_a_mac|Using an X server on a Mac]] | ||
+ | * [[other:ssh#mac_ssh_agent|Mac ssh agent]] | ||
===== Accessing the Windows cluster from a Linux computer ===== | ===== Accessing the Windows cluster from a Linux computer ===== | ||
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===== Accessing the LSCE Linux servers ===== | ===== Accessing the LSCE Linux servers ===== | ||
- | You have to [[other:ssh|Use ssh to connect to the servers]] | + | You have to [[other:ssh|use ssh to connect to the servers]], and [[other:ssh#copying_files_with_scp|use scp to copy files between servers]] |
- | If you are really in a hurry, go directly to the [[other:ssh#connecting_to_the_lsce_servers_ipsl_servers_tgcc|Connecting to the LSCE servers, IPSL servers, TGCC, ...]] section, but it is important that you **read the full //ssh documentation// page at least once**! | + | If you are really in a hurry, go directly to the [[other:ssh#connecting_to_the_lsce_servers_ipsl_servers_tgcc|Connecting to the LSCE servers, IPSL servers, TGCC, ...]] section, but it is important that you **read the full [[other:ssh|ssh documentation]] page at least once**! |
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==== Available servers ==== | ==== 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 | + | * **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 //LSCE cluster// |
* <code>$ ssh obelix | * <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 | ||
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obelix5</code> | obelix5</code> | ||
- | * **[[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|The LSCE cluster]]** (aka the //batch system//). Use this for really heavy duty programs | + | * **[[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|The LSCE cluster]]** (aka the //batch system//)\\ Use this cluster for really heavy duty programs, rather than killing the multi-users interactive servers |
- | * **[[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 | + | |
+ | * **The [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/|IPSL/ESPRI Mesocenter servers/clusters]]** (''ciclad'' / ''climserv'' / etc...)\\ You will need an account (different from your //LSCE// account) to access these servers and use data files that are already available/mirrored there (e.g. **''CMIPn'' data**). **Do not duplicate** at LSCE data that is already available on IPSL servers and that you can process there! | ||
* [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/account-opening/|Requesting a new account]] | * [[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! | + | * [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/MESO_User/|IPSL ESPRI Mesocenter documentation]] (//English//) |
+ | * [[https://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/quick-start/|Utilisation du Mésocentre IPSL]] (//French//, the //English// documentation link above has more information) | ||
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+ | * **The ''asterix//NN//'' 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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==== 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 computer\\ (//local// = a computer on the LSCE ethernet/wired network) | + | It is possible to **directly** access some disks on the LSCE servers from: |
- | * Example path on the LSCE Linux server: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' | + | * a Linux or Windows computer connected directly to the LSCE ethernet/wired network |
- | * Accessing the path above from a //local// computer: | + | * or a remote computer using the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/fr/vpn-forticlient.php#vpnlsce|LSCE VPN]] |
- | * Linux computer: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' | + | |
- | * Windows computer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}} | + | For security reasons, only backed up disks and ''scratch01'' can be accessed from Windows with //dfs// |
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+ | e.g. if you have a ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' path on a Linux server, you can access it the following way from your desktop/laptop: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Linux computer: ''cd /home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' | ||
+ | * Windows computer explorer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}} | ||
==== The home directory ==== | ==== The home directory ==== | ||
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- A tutorial | - A tutorial | ||
* Useful Linux commands for working with (potentially big) text files ({{:other:newppl:houchesa4_updated.pdf}}) | * Useful Linux commands for working with (potentially big) text files ({{:other:newppl:houchesa4_updated.pdf}}) | ||
- | * Using ssh on [[http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh-utilisateurs-unix.pdf|Linux]] and [[http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh_putty_v2_2011-1.pdf|Windows]] | + | * Using [[other:ssh|ssh]] and [[other:ssh#copying_files_with_scp|scp]] |
- | * An annotated reference card of the emacs text editor ({{:other:newppl:emacs_jyp.pdf}}) | + | * Text editors: there are **lots** of text editors used on Linux computers/servers (vi, vim, gvim, emacs, nano, ...). You will find some basic information below |
- | * JYP's .emacs file: {{:other:emacs_linux_150806.tar|for Linux}} - {{:other:emacs_win_7_64_140408.zip|for Windows}}, with [[other:win7apps#gnu_emacs_gnuwin_diffutils|emacs for Windows]] | + | * ''vi'': [[https://www.atmos.albany.edu/daes/atmclasses/atm350/vi_cheat_sheet.pdf|vi cheat sheet]] and [[https://web.mit.edu/merolish/Public/vi-ref.pdf|vi reference card]] |
- | + | * An annotated reference card of the ''emacs'' text editor ({{:other:newppl:emacs_jyp.pdf}}) | |
- | You can also check the [[http://wiki.ipsl.jussieu.fr/FondamentauxpoleModelisationClimat|Les fondamentaux du pôle de modélisation du climat de l'IPSL]] wiki page | + | * JYP's .emacs file: {{:other:emacs_linux_150806.tar|for Linux}} - {{:other:emacs_win_7_64_140408.zip|for Windows}}, with [[other:win7apps#gnu_emacs_gnuwin_diffutils|emacs for Windows]] |
==== NetCDF and file formats ==== | ==== NetCDF and file formats ==== | ||
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{{ :other:newppl:xnview_capture.jpg?200 |Click to get a larger version}} | {{ :other:newppl:xnview_capture.jpg?200 |Click to get a larger version}} | ||
+ | ===== Getting help, when using the IPSL Mesocenter ===== | ||
+ | Check the [[https://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/contacts//|Contacts]] page | ||
===== What next? ===== | ===== What next? ===== | ||