PPPL Unix Cluster
Introduction
Introduction
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1.1: Goals
The Unix Cluster has following characteristics:
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A single account grants you access to all computers. Once you've logged
into one of the computers, gaining access to the other computers usually
does not involve re-entering your password.
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There's a single ``home'' directory for each user which is available on
all the computers. You can edit your files on one machine and compile
and run them on another machine.
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There's a single E-mail address for each user, and a single system file
for E-mail.
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Most of the file systems are shared between computers.
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Most of the same software is available on all the computers.
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Various other services are provided by the cluster and are available to
users from any computer. These include: printing, news, web publishing,
anonymous ftp, fax transmission and reception.
This means that it usually doesn't much matter which computer you use.
Typically, you might be content just to use a single computer.
However, if that computer becomes too slow or is scheduled to be down,
then you can move to another computer more-or-less transparently.
Introduction
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