Computing at Nevis Labs

The following links will provide you with information on the computer operations and services available.

News

What's New - The Nevis computing news is distributed via the Nevis-linux mailing list.

Hardware and Networks

• The computing environment, including the type of equipment and operating software here at the lab.
• The Nevis networks, including a description of the public and private access policies, VLANs, and why you can't a ping a system.

Cluster

• Linux Cluster Guide - how the cluster network is organized, what services and machines are available, and more.
• Some Frequently-Asked Questions about the Linux cluster

E-mail

• E-mail Guide - how to use electronic mail at Nevis
• A web-based mail reader is available.
• Mailing lists.

Printing and Scanning

• Printing Guide - how to print
• How to use the scanner in room 119.

Web services

• Web Guide - how to set up your own web site at Nevis
• There is also a Nevis Wiki, if you'd prefer to set up web pages that can be edited by a collaboration.
• The Electronic Logbook. Contact the systems administrator if you wish a logbook to be created for your experiment.

Calendars

Calendar Guide - accessing the shared calendars at Nevis:

• Public shared calendars require a Nevis account to view.
• Meeting-room reservations.
• See the guide for instructions on how to share your own calendar.

Software and compilers

• Software Guide - the software available to do your work
• Compiler tools that can be useful for large projects.

Security

• Security issues at Nevis.
• Nevis certificates.
• Accessing Fermilab systems via Kerberos.

Monitors

Monitor the network traffic at

• Nevis in general,
• a router in the Electronics Shop.

Check the UPS status for systems that use Nevis' automated power monitoring.

Backups

Back-ups:

• Status of our disk-based backup server.

History

Old or obsolete news items