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techstaff:phd_orientation_2017 [2017/09/19 10:58] – [Desktops] kauffmantechstaff:phd_orientation_2017 [2017/09/19 11:04] – [Contact] kauffman
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 We are located in Ryerson 154.  Our hours are 9:00-5:30, though we are often around outside of those hours. We are located in Ryerson 154.  Our hours are 9:00-5:30, though we are often around outside of those hours.
 =====Contact===== =====Contact=====
-Email:  techstaff@cs.uchicago.edu  (this goes to our ticketing system and is emailed to all three of us) +Email: techstaff@cs.uchicago.edu  (this goes to our ticketing system and is emailed to all three of us) 
-Phone:  773-702-1031  (2-1031 from campus phones) + 
-=====Additional Help===== +Phone: 773-702-1031 (2-1031 from campus phones) 
-Techstaff has a wiki with help regarding common questions available at the URL http://howto.cs.uchicago.edu.  This is a work in process.  +
  
  
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 All CS systems that permit logins require SSH over the standard port (22). All CS systems that permit logins require SSH over the standard port (22).
 =====Desktops===== =====Desktops=====
-Each student is supplied with a desktop.  The configuration is:+Each student is supplied with a desktop with the following general configuration:
   * Intel i7 with 4 cores/8 hyperthreads   * Intel i7 with 4 cores/8 hyperthreads
   * 500GB disk drive   * 500GB disk drive
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 ====Personal website==== ====Personal website====
-Instructions for using a personal website are available at the following URL +[[techstaff:personal_homepage|Instructions for using a personal website are available.]] 
-https://howto.cs.uchicago.edu/techstaff:personal_homepage+
 The site can then be accessed at the following URL The site can then be accessed at the following URL
 http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~your_cnetid  for example, http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~rdb http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~your_cnetid  for example, http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~rdb
  
-======Printers======+====Printers====
 Techstaff has distributed a number of community printers around the department. There are 4 color printers distributed throughout Ryerson: Techstaff has distributed a number of community printers around the department. There are 4 color printers distributed throughout Ryerson:
  
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   * chinkapin.cs.uchicago.edu located in Ry 162   * chinkapin.cs.uchicago.edu located in Ry 162
  
-Basic information about these printers can be found at the following URL https://howto.cs.uchicago.edu/techstaff:printer_locations+[[techstaff:printer_locations|More printer information]]. 
 There are also black and white printers available in the larger student offices.   There are also black and white printers available in the larger student offices.  
 These printers are all available on all Techstaff managed linux systems.  You will need to add them to any personally managed system. These printers are all available on all Techstaff managed linux systems.  You will need to add them to any personally managed system.
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 ======Instructional servers====== ======Instructional servers======
 =====Linux.cs.uchicago.edu=====  =====Linux.cs.uchicago.edu===== 
-Previously described in the Interactive login server” section.  These larger systems are configured to support instructional computing, though they are also general use.  Their main purposes include:+Previously described in the [[techstaff:phd_orientation_2017#interactive_login_servers|Interactive login server]] section.  These larger systems are configured to support instructional computing, though they are also general use.  Their main purposes include:
   * a place for students to work on assignments outside of the lab   * a place for students to work on assignments outside of the lab
   * a place for TA’s to test course assignments and grade assignments   * a place for TA’s to test course assignments and grade assignments
   * a place for general computing that will not compromise the performance of the lab machines   * a place for general computing that will not compromise the performance of the lab machines
 The systems support many users and should be respected. Please follow the following guidelines: The systems support many users and should be respected. Please follow the following guidelines:
-Resource intensive activities (utilize large amounts of RAM, excessive disk I/O, multiple CPUs, or long execution times) should be directed to your desktop or elsewhere (see SLURM for internal options, or RCC (https://rcc.uchicago.edu/) for external options)+Resource intensive activities (utilize large amounts of RAM, excessive disk I/O, multiple CPUs, or long execution times) should be directed to your desktop or elsewhere (see [[techstaff:slurm|SLURM]] for internal options, or RCC (https://rcc.uchicago.edu/) for external options)
  
 Programs requiring significant disk I/O should not use your home directory as a data repository.  The home directory is convenient but it is slow.  Please create a directory in the /local directory and use that directory for your data source.  /local is a local disk and is orders of magnitude faster than NFS. Programs requiring significant disk I/O should not use your home directory as a data repository.  The home directory is convenient but it is slow.  Please create a directory in the /local directory and use that directory for your data source.  /local is a local disk and is orders of magnitude faster than NFS.
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