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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 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 | 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.lb''): 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 | * 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: 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? ==== | ==== Which shell are you using? ==== | ||
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* It is very important to use the correct directories and make it easy for your advisor to find things after you have left | * 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 | * Do NOT put (big) data files on a backed up disk | ||