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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 ===== | ||
| - | 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 | + | If you have a Linux computer, but need to use a Windows application, follow the instructions in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/winsrv.php|Windows servers]] page. |
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| + | If you need to use a program that is missing on the Windows cluster, see the [[#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]] section. | ||
| ===== Accessing the LSCE Linux servers ===== | ===== Accessing the LSCE Linux 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]] | + | You have to [[other:ssh|use ssh]] to connect to the [[other:ssh#lsce_servers|LSCE Linux 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 [[other:ssh|ssh documentation]] page at least once**! | + | If you are really in a hurry, go directly to the [[other:ssh#connecting_to_servers_commonly_used_by_lsce_users|Connecting to servers commonly used by LSCE users]] section, but it is important that you **read the full [[other:ssh|ssh documentation]] page at least once**! |
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| ==== Working directly on your desktop ==== | ==== Working directly on your desktop ==== | ||
| - | Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**. | + | Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop/laptop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**. |
| - | 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. | + | There are **lots** of things you can do directly on your **local** computer (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 local computer, than by using ''evince'' on the server. |
| ==== 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 //LSCE 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. |
| + | * <wrap hi>Never forget that you are sharing these servers with other users!</wrap> | ||
| + | * <wrap hi>Do not use too much CPU and/or memory for a long time</wrap>. Heavy computation should be done on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|LSCE cluster]] | ||
| + | * Learn how to [[other:newppl:starting#determining_the_load_of_a_linux_server|use the top command]] to determine the current load of a server and the CPU/memory usage of your processes ! | ||
| * <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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| ==== 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: |
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| + | * a Linux or Windows computer connected directly to the LSCE ethernet/wired network | ||
| + | * or a remote computer using the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/fr/vpn-forticlient.php#vpnlsce|LSCE VPN]] | ||
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| + | 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: | ||
| - | * Example path on the LSCE Linux server: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' | + | * Linux computer: ''cd /home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' |
| - | * Accessing the path above from a //local// computer: | + | * Windows computer explorer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}} |
| - | * Linux computer: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' | + | |
| - | * Windows computer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}} | + | |
| ==== The home directory ==== | ==== The home directory ==== | ||
other/newppl/starting.txt · Last modified: 2024/07/02 10:22 by jypeter
