The DAMTP system is described in http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/computing/learning/unixbook.pdf
MCS (Managed Clustered Service) is the centrally-managed compute cluster. Apologies if I still refer to it as PWF (Public Workstation Facility).
https://webmail.hermes.cam.ac.uk/
64 core machine in DAMTP. Lots of CPUs and lots of RAM. Teaching machine.
From a terminal, type:
ssh -Y sje30@subliminal.maths.cam.ac.uk # change to your CRSID
xeyes
(-Y means that you can run X11, i.e. graphical windows, over the connection.)
This allows you to run other COMPBIO software by extending your $PATH variable:
One time only you will need to run the following program to configure your logins:
/alt/applic/user-maint/sje30/COMPBIO/compbio_runmeonce.sh
Hint: hit TAB to complete filenames.
Logout and then log back in to subliminal for changes to take effect.
Check that you can now run R and other tools:
R
4*2
require(limma)
Ctrl-D to exit R. Then try rstudio:
rstudio
From a browser visit http://subliminal.maths.cam.ac.uk:8787/
As long as you have a browser, you can calculate...!
quota
Bad news: not much quota by default (although can ask for more).
Good news: backed up.
On subliminal you can make:
mkdir /local/data/public/CRSID
Check permissions if you have anything private (e.g. coursework).
This disk (/local/data/public) is about 15TB, and not backed-up. Your files will be deleted in September 2018, so please remove them before then.
Note also that you will have about 3Gb file space (backed up) on MCS.
See also the DAMTP booklet.
ls
cp
mv
mkdir
rm
pwd
cd
passwd
top
htop
uptime
history
screen
scp / ssh / rsync / unison
For example, let's all run "slowjob" and then check the machine status using "top".
http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/wireless/eduroam/localusers
ssh linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk
ssh ssh.maths.cam.ac.uk
https://lapserv.maths.cam.ac.uk/docs/files.html
Consider doing the half-day course offered by the Central UIS.