An I T A M P Computing Primer
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ITAMP has a cluster of Dell and Sun workstations that are used as desktops and computing seats. The network resides within the Center for Astrophysics, giving the Institute access to state-of-the-art computing facilities (printing, email, internet, file access, maintainance, troubleshooting, etc.).
List of ITAMP machines:
| manufacturer | model | number |
| Dell | Precision 650 | 2 |
| Sun | SunBlade 150 | 7 |
| Sun | SunBlade 100 | 8 |
| Sun | 2100z | 4 |
In addition to the above computers ITAMP has access to the CfA cluster composed of many Sun V20z nodes under the Sun Grid Engine.
Printing: (also read HERE)
- local (ITAMP printer):
the printer queue is amplj. To make it the default printer, add the following
commands to your .cshrc file
setenv
PRINTER amplj
setenv LPDEST amplj
save and source the file (source .cshrc). This printer should
now be available for printing using the usual lpr command.
- double-sided printing
(strongly encouraged): instead of of lpr use hprint -duplex -d amplj filename.ps
(postscript) or use this command from within Netscape or AcrobatReader
or any other application that prints to a postscript printer.
- color, transparency, tabloaid & poster printing: read the very useful instructions HERE.
Email & secure POP and IMAP: read the instructions HERE & HERE.
Secure Telnet and file transfer: Read the instructions HERE. CfA/ITAMP use the secure shell for remote access.
Remote dial-in access (ppp): read the instructions HERE.
Computation Facility User Guide (computing
resources, web, email, word processing, mathematical packages,
plotting programs, etc.)
modified: March 2004