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IT Orientation
For PCTS Fellows
Vinod GuptaDepartment of Physics
Sept 13, 2012
Thanks to all of you for coming to this IT Orientation. Honestly speaking, there is hardly anything I can teach you people about computing. You people got this prestigious Princeton Fellowship, this itself is a testimony of your brilliance. You all are the smartest people from the best Universities. Most of you are already computer geeks. This will be more of a conversation.
The agenda:• To formally meet & greet the new PCTS Fellows.• Some of you will be doing heavy duty computing. I will summarize what
research computing facilities are to you.• Even if you are not going to do heavy duty computing, you will need a
working laptop/desktop, read your e-mails, do web browsing, print papers, have some specific software for your work.
We want to help you get to the speed as quickly as possible. Every organization has some rules & procedures. There are do's and don'ts. I will introduce you to Princeton way of buying and using computer stuff. I will try to explain how to optimize the limited resources we have and how to avoid certain pit falls.
Before coming to Princeton
Check out:• http://www.princeton.edu• http://physics.princeton.edu• http://pcts.princeton.edu/pcts
• Windows DeSC desktops are provided by PCTS. Requests for RHEL Linux can be accommodated.
• Use your research funds to buy laptops (Dell/Lenovo/Mac) at discounted prices.
After Reaching Princeton
• http://www.princeton.edu/oit/faculty• http://www.princeton.edu/oit/oitpubs/StaffQuickStart.pdf
• http://physics.princeton.edu/it
http://www.princeton.edu/oit/oitpubs/StaffQuickStart.pdf
Computing Use Policy
Members of the University community are required to adhere to policies for safe and responsible computing at Princeton.
You are deemed to have read the IT policies published at:
http://www.princeton.edu/itpolicy
University/Departmental Policy• All computer equipment must be purchased through Physics IT.
• DeSC Desktops are standard “business” machines, fully functional for admin assistants to President. Physics packages are added.
• DeSC machines managed centrally from OIT and Linux machines from Feynman. All share a common departmental admin password, IT Admins are not allowed to share it with anyone.
• Additional s/w only if allowed by DeSC policy. You have lot more freedom on your laptops.
• You desktop will be wipe cleaned when you leave. Backup your personal documents to your own disk before leaving Princeton.
• Limited wired/fixed IPs. Laptops, NAS, SmartPhones on PUWIRELESS.
• You must not “steal” IP address of others. Use DHCP service.
Your NetID and Activation
All members of the University community are assigned a unique network identifier. This netID enables you to log on to the Princeton network and access networked resources such as e-mail, campus servers, the Internet, and printers.
You must activate your NetID to use it:http://www.princeton.edu/activate
You can also manage your computer accounts and change your password online:http://www.princeton.edu/account
Your E-mail AccountYour e-mail address is: [email protected] of popular e-mail clients are supported. For details, see http://kb.princeton.edu/5088
Use online account management to check e-mail quota, manage spam, alternate delivery and more. See http://www.princeton.edu/email
WebMailWith WebMail you have access to your mail from any Internet browser: useful when you are away from the office. See http://www.princeton.edu/webmail
Unified Messaging
OIT supports the Microsoft Exchange system for individual and departmental calendaring. Calendaring provides an online means to easily schedule meetings and work sessions with your colleagues: http://www.princeton.edu/exchange
Unified messaging brings together voice mail, e-mail, and calendaring functions, and makes them accessible from your phone and e-mail inbox.http://www.princeton.edu/um
Software
Microsoft Windows, Office, McAfee Anti-virus are site-licensed, funded by Provost.
Additional software:• Common free software in localpkg for Windows:
cygwin, Xming xserver, firefox, thunderbird, Acroreader, ghostview, emacs, ssh client, Putty, CERNlib, ROOT...
• Optional: MikTex on Windows, MATLAB on Windows/Mac/Linux for free.• Buy Mathematica $80/year for up to 3 machines Windows/Mac/Linux.• The Software Store offers software to the University community at special
pricing. A sample of the software available through the Software Store includes Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Microsoft Office. http://www.princeton.edu/software
Departmental Resources:
Feynman Linux cluster having 200 CPUs, 10 TB RAM and 300 TB disk storage, currently running Scientific Linux based on RHEL6. It has a PBS+MAUI based batch management system. A dedicated web server hosts personal and group sites exported from feynman cluster. For more details and requesting an account, disk quotas etc, see: http://physics.princeton.edu/it/cluster/
http://www.princeton.edu/researchcomputing/about/picscie/
Network File Storage
\\files.princeton.edu\home\NetID: 5 GB free storage on Central SMB/CIFS File Server, mounted as H drive on DeSC desktops. Additional space at $0.5/GB/month. Files on this server are fully backed up and easily restorable.http://kb.princeton.edu/9511
Cloud storage: Google Apps for Enterprise, including gmail, Drive Drive.
Feynman cluster has about 500 TB storage, mostly owned by research groups.
Computer Backup Service
The Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) service backs up data to OIT-administered servers. There is no charge for backup of the ‘Documents’ directory; a minimal monthly charge applies to full-disk backup requests. DeSC computers come with TSM pre-installed. For more information or to register a computer for TSM backup, see: http://www.princeton.edu/tsm
Wireless computing on campus
The Princeton campus has extensive wireless networking. Three networks:
PUVISITOR: 7 days/month without registration
PUWIRELESS: Normal. Requires registration
EDUROAM: [email protected] and password
http://www.princeton.edu/wireless
Access from off campus
When away from campus, use Princeton’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) to reach campus-restricted resources (Library journals, file servers)http://www.princeton.edu/vpn
Remote Desktop without VPN
Virus protection
To battle computer viruses, OIT provides antivirus software for all faculty and staff computers purchased with University p/g. DeSC computers come with antivirus software already installed. http://www.princeton.edu/antivirus
Phishing - it’s a scam!Don’t fall for phishing scams. Princeton University offices, including the OIT Help Desk, will NEVER ask for account, password, or confidential information.If you get e-mail or a call asking for it, DON’T GIVE IT. http://www.princeton.edu/itsecurity
OIT Hardware Support
Hardware Support is an authorized warranty repair center for several major equipment vendors (Apple, Dell, Lenovo).
Desktops support coordinated by Physics IT, laptops should be taken to OIT Solution Center in Frist Center.http://www.princeton.edu/desktopsupport
Outage Notification
The OIT outage website informs you of any outages, both scheduled and emergency, that might affect your network connectivity, e-mail services, or other computing resources.http://www.princeton.edu/outages
OIT Help Desk
Telephone: 258-HELP E-mail: [email protected] The OIT Help Desk is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help you with your computing questions. You can also online chat from http://www.princeton.edu/oit
OIT Solutions CenterFrist Campus Center, 100-levelMon. - Fri., 9 am - 5 pm
The OIT Solutions Center is your one-stop shop for mobile technology services, computer software and accessory sales, and computer consulting services.
Online OIT KnowledgeBasehttp://www.princeton.edu/kbhttp://helpdesk.princeton.edu/kbhttp://kb.princeton.edu
We have contributed over 1,500 Princeton-specific answers to computing questions in the KnowledgeBase.
Martin KicinskiWindows/MacA17 Jadwin [email protected]
Abhishek GuptaLinux AdministratorA17 Jadwin [email protected]
Vinod GuptaDirector of ComputingA17B Jadwin [email protected]
Complimentary support from Physics Department
