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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. | + | * **The LSCE //gateway//**: ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' |
- | * <wrap hi>Never forget that you are sharing these servers with other users!</wrap> | + | * Use ''ssh ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' when you are **outside the LSCE wired network**, before accessing any other LSCE server:\\ By **//outside LSCE//**, we mean: |
- | * <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]] | + | * on the LSCE WiFi network |
- | * 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 ! | + | * or physically outside LSCE |
- | * <code>$ ssh obelix | + | * You can also use ''ssh1'' when you are **copying files to/from outside LSCE** with ''scp'' or ssh-based tools |
+ | * <wrap hi>The ''ssh1'' gateway can **only** be used for copying files or accessing the LSCE interactive servers</wrap>! | ||
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+ | * **The LSCE interactive servers**: ''obelix//NN//'' | ||
+ | * Use ''ssh obelix'' to access the LSCE servers from **inside** LSCE. The //load balancing// system will send you to the ''obelix//NN//'' server that has currently the smallest load. | ||
+ | * By **//inside LSCE//**, we mean: | ||
+ | * on the LSCE **wired** network | ||
+ | * or on the ''ssh1'' gateway | ||
+ | * <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 | ||
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 | ||
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* **[[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 | * **[[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 | ||
- | * **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! | + | * **The [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/spirit/|IPSL Computing and Data Center]]**, aka //Mésocentre ESPRI// (''Spirit'' / ''SpiritX'' / ''HAL'') |
- | * [[http://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/account-opening/|Requesting a new account]] | + | * Note: the ''Spirit''/''X'' clusters have replaced the ''ciclad''/''climserv'' cluster (in 2022) |
- | * [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/MESO_User/|IPSL ESPRI Mesocenter documentation]] (//English//) | + | * You will need a specific 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 already available on IPSL servers and that you can process there! |
- | * [[https://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/quick-start/|Utilisation du Mésocentre IPSL]] (//French//, the //English// documentation link above has more information) | + | * [[https://mesocentre.ipsl.fr/account-opening/|Requesting an IPSL account]] |
+ | * [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/spirit/|IPSL ESPRI Mesocenter documentation]] | ||
+ | * [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/spirit/spirit_clusters/head_nodes.html|spirit clusters]] | ||
+ | * [[https://documentations.ipsl.fr/spirit/getting_started/support.html|Getting help]] | ||
* **The ''asterix//NN//'' servers**\\ Some wise LSCE elders may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more! | * **The ''asterix//NN//'' servers**\\ Some wise LSCE elders may mention these servers, but they don't exist any more! | ||
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=== NetCDF related Conventions === | === NetCDF related Conventions === | ||
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+ | * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.08638|Gridspec: A standard for the description of grids used in Earth System models]] | ||
+ | * A nice document for discovering the different type of (ir)regular grids used in climate models! | ||
* [[http://cfconventions.org/|NetCDF CF (Climate and Forecast) Metadata Conventions]] | * [[http://cfconventions.org/|NetCDF CF (Climate and Forecast) Metadata Conventions]] |