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Physics Department
Computing Overview
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96’
Ching-Wan Yip
Outline
• news
• Campus computing environment
– IS servers, network/access
– Service Center, Support Center
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Training Resources/ Getting Help
P2000 - Standard load software
Physics facilities - hardware/software
Physics student lab
124 slides/50 min.
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\\acad1\Physics\Pub\yip, http://www.wfu.edu/~yipcw/phy/
P2000 - Access 2000
96’ - notebook
• ThinkPad 365XD
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100 MHz Pentium
PCI 800x60010.4” dual scan LCD
16M RAM/810M HD
14.4 Fax/Modem, IBM Ethernet
Sound, microphone, 4x CD-ROM, IrDA
• Desktop
– 75MHz 330; 133, 166MMX 350, 300GL, 300XL
• 1/3, ~275 faculty has the 97’
97’ - notebook
• ThinkPad 380D
– Pentium-150MHz, L2 cache, 12.1” 64k COLOR 30:1 DSTN
display, 2hr NiMH battery, 1.44 FD, 7.1lb
– 32M EDO SO DIMM/1.35M HD, CrystalAudio 16-bit
sound/speaker/microphone, 8x CDROM
– EtherJet duplex 20M Ethernet, 33.6 modem PC Cards,
27Mbps Zoomed Port (ZV)
– 128bit NeoLogic 1.125M iDRAM video, 4Mbps IrDA
– SPECint92 est. 200, twice as fast as old ac G60’s 82
SPECfp 92 est. 140, a bit slower than G60’s 172
Technology news
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Freshman/sophomore free 2030 inkjet printer
IS communications improvements (discuss w/ faculty)
admin - student records, registration web interface
out-reach
library - Dinex? upgrade
STAR, CELI
graduate student TP365 purchase
oversea studies ($500+$1,000 deposit since no tuition)
retired
• Convex C1
• Departmental
– old wiring, replacing shared 10M Ethernet
– 8088/286/386, DOS, WfWg; Mac. Min 16M 486.
– replacing 2 SUN workstations, 2 HP LaserJet 2
– portable VGA 640x480 LCD projector
• AC - HP g60, g50, e35, News/mail/web server - EIS
• ThinkPad 360 - 486, 12M RAM, 340M HD
• IBM Wireless network, FDDI backbone
IS server architecture
• Two IBM RS/6000 SP/2 - AIX
– ac, mail, news, IBM/Lotus Domino 4.52, Powered by Notes
• IBM RS/6000 F50 - AIX
– Web server
• IBM PC servers
– NT network, other servers
• Admin HP 3000 959 K class
• Library HP 9000 852
• Health HP 922
IBM SP/2
• Reynolda 3/F
IBM SP/2 Overview
• 14+ nodes (28 processors, ~8 GB RAM)
thin/high nodes
- PowerPC 604, Power2, P2SC CPUs
• 472+ GB mirrored EMC, IBM SSA storage
• 460 max GB EMC tape backup everynight
both UNIX/NT
• ac, Mail (POP/SMTP), news, DNS, Domino
(Notes Mail /Template /web interface)
• Coming : IBM VideoCharger/Digital Library?
Academic Computer
(f1n11)
• interactive login, telnet, pine, elm, tin, LaTeX, GhostView
• C, C++, Fortran compilers, SPSS, Maple, SAS, PVM soon?
• file space (webpage) 7.5 Mbyte, ?M mail F/S
• if ((student and (class < 2000) ) or (grad. Student))
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3.75M file/web + 3.75 M for mail space
else
login + 500Kbyte NT web space
if c2000 then use NotesMail (POP diabled?) else Eudora OK
end if
WFU AIX servers
F50 Web server
dual 604e/256M RAM
Netscape Enterprise Server
EMC tape backup
14x40GB compress DLT
SUN controller
EMC arrays
laptop controller
212G (424 mirrored) 128G (256 mirrored)
50G - ac, 76G Notes, 4G web, admin
2 SP2 control
workstations
New Thin Nodes:
Power2SC processors
Internal 2x2G HD
dual home FDDI (ATM for n1)
High Nodes :
8 processors 604 SMP 1G RAM
Thin Nodes:
Power2 512M RAM n3/n4m 256M n1/n2
CWS : 64M RAM
f1n11 ac
f1n7 Domino/NotesMail
40Mbps SCSI
Fibre Channel in the future
f2n5
f2n6
NFS, Samba, DNS
IBM VideoCharger?
Video/test
f1n3
f1n4
f2n3
f2n4
POP3, SMTP, DNS
academic/WFU template
TMR Tivoli ...
test, Notes
f1n1
f1n2
f2n1
f2n2
DNS, news
Spectrum
ADSM Adastar ...
TMR, DB2/Oracle?
f1n5
f1n6
Notes Mail MTA
IBM SP/2 AIX frame 1
80Mbps dual loop SSA
132G partial mirrored IBM SSA Disk array
IBM SP/2 AIX frame 2
Windows NT network
architecture
• 16+ servers
PC Server 320 PC Server 520/720 PC Server 704
Windows NT network
• Basement of Reynolda
Windows NT network Overview
• WFU1/CodeSrv1: DHCP - assign IP addresses, WINS, PDC/BDC verify
Domain login (Admin1 etc.)
• Printer1&2: 200 pages/semester for student
• Public2 : c2000+/stu. orgs web pages: 500K free
• WFU3, WFU4: Remedy/SQL, PointCast
• Netmeeting, Tivoli : DB2/Oracle
• Acad1, CodeSrv1, Lserve, Library1: dept/lab/CBT
• Academic, AC, Acfiles (acfiles Oct 1) : fake NTserves, Samba
• Psy, English, Language, MBA, Health1, Financial Aid, BGMS, Physical
Facilities : FrontPage, Exchange Mail, ColdFusion, Domino.Broadcast
LearningSpace, EMC video streaming ….
• several “known” NT workstations: others will have no access to
resources (printer, files)
• NT 3.51/4.0 - 5.0 next year
network
internet
NC REN
Raleigh
Sprint
IGN
Load balanced multiple
DS-3s, 44.736Mbps each
T1/fractional T1 ~1.544 Mbps
100Mbps
FDDI
Switch 100Mbps
Ethernet
South
(5-8%)
155Mbps OC-3
WFU
Switch 10Mbps
Ethernet
Shared 10Mbps Ethernet
Bell
30 Mbps
155Mbps OC-3 ATM
(622 Mbps OC-12 soon)
BGMS
network, access
• ATM, FDDI, Ethernet (100, switch 10, share 10), AMP wireless
• external to NCREN
• modem dial-in
– IGN 56kbp, 50+ modem
direct link to our Cisco2800 router
real soon now
– WFU ~40 modem pool
28.8kbps 4200 rollover
14.4kbps 5814 (until ?)
IS Service Center
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underneath Post Office/Poteat, x1949
buy more web page/Notes spaces
ZIP drive rental/loan
true-color, continuous tone, Ricoh printer, $1.49/page
• IGN - IBM Global Network - IBM Internet Connection
(US provider:Advantis)
• $ 12.95/50 hr/month, $17.95 unlimited, $10 activation
• 1,000 local access numbers worldwide
(international 28days) 530 in US, 733-5971 for Winston-Salem
• $6/hr 1-800 access (Lexington?) Summer only
IGN dialer
IGN connected
•56 kbps X2 PPP
•news server, email account
•no content (e.g. AOL, MSN)
•full access to WFU resources
•direct link to WFU network
soon/done
Problem?
Information Systems Support
Center ISSC (Help Desk)
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4272 (Support Consultants /System Status)
on-line problem report - Remedy
mail to [email protected]
except instructional software (e.g. Maple,
Exceed etc.)
• student labs around campus
Remedy
Remedy - login
Remedy - Open
Remedy - Schema
Remedy - File
Ticket Number 16666
IS - web page
IS - news
ACS - news
ACS - web stat
• Not including
– www.students.wfu.edu, academic.wfu.edu,
email.wfu.edu
YL - howto/technotes
Library web page
Library’s ITC
• Training
• Multimedia Lab
– Digital Camera, scanner, video capture
Library - ITC web page
training
• CBT
• Web resources - library, ISSC
• training classes
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ThinkPad Technology Guide
ThinkPad Getting start CD-ROM
students - RTA
grad. stu. - faculty
faculty - ACS
Future OS
Future OS
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Future Internet
• Netscape 4 (Communicator) / 5.x
(Mercury, Gemini, Compass, Javagator)
• IE4 + Active Desktop
Future - others
• Notes 4.6/5.0
• Eudora+PGP encryption+IMAP4, Netscape
Mail S/MIME
• ThinkPad 385, 390?
1,000 freshman + 1,000 tech. refresh
– 200+ MHz MMX CPU, 64+ MB RAM
– 100Mbps Ethernet/56k Modem
– internal CardBus, USB, camera
– MPEG2, DVD, Dolby AC-3 wavetable
– Li battery - smart charger
– 14.1” ActiveMatrix TFT display
97’ standard load
• Windows 95b (OSR2) - 380, 95a - 365 (C:\drivers)
• Office 97 Prof. - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
PictureEditor, Camcorder, ActiveMovie, NetMeeting
• Email/Groupware/PIM - IBM/Lotus Notes 4.51
• Netscape Gold 3, MiniSoft telnet,PointCast
• ShockWave,Acrobat,QuickTime,RealAudio, IBMVideoCharger
• McAfee ViruScan 3, Lotus ScreenCam, EudoraLight 1.5.4
• IGN 4.1, Help desk - Remedy, TranXIt InfraRed
• library catalog, e-resources, CD-ROM network
• WS-FTP, WinZIP, encryption code/decode (unregistered)
• Lexmark, Iomega ZIP, AMP wireless driver (no AOL)
PointCast
– WFU Channel
– Push technology
Microsoft Netmeeting
Lotus Domino/Notes 4.5x
• Groupware
• Email
– quota/archive?
• Calendar/Scheduling
• WFU template
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syllabus
course material, discussion, vote & test
web publishing
Notes Mail/Calendar
Notes Mail
Notes Mail web
WFU template
WFU template - Main Menu
WFU template
WFU template
WFU web-enabled template
Web
template
Classroom
• SVGA+ BARCO projector (up to 1600x1200?)
• A/V facility (107 soon)
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VCR, LaserDisc
Canon FlexCamera/overhead camera
audio, wireless mic, laser pointer
DVD soon
• Power and Ethernet to each seat (101 soon)
• BACKUP PLAN
– copy to local server, CD, printout
– 10 min. early for (unpack, find cable etc.), handout
– web, print, mail, directory, video, file servers
Optional
– 1.6/3.2G parallel TR3 tape backup
– Kodak DC120 1280x960 3x zoom digital camera
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remote mouse/keyboard
digitizing tablet, ZIP drive
PC Card videoconference camera soon
Java, C, C++, VisualBASIC compilers, disk, conversion utilities
multimedia authoring, 2D/3D graphics
Labs. - laser printers
• How many pages printed? 164346 as of 9/10/97
Color printing
• HP 1200/PS color inkjet printer
– 20M RAM, 300 dpi
Laser Printers
• 5 Lexmark Optra R/Rn/Lxn/Lx+ laser printers
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Postscript Level 2/PCL 5
4-8M RAM
8 ppm (1200 dpi) 16 ppm (300 dpi)
Ethernet, accepting jobs from ac, NT/95, AIX, ftp, telnet
UNIX text
This is a UNIX
Text files
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UNIX
– hex -0A (LF)
PC
– hex - OD (CR), OA (LF)
Mac
– hex - OD (CR)
This is a UNIX
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Text files
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It looks like • this
in Windows NotePad
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Print problems
• ac
– default unix text lp -dolin305or junk.txt
– PostScript lpr -P olin305or -l test.ps
– cannot cancel for printing (ac jobs are spooled through NT, no cancel)
• DEC
– default binary/PostScript
– UNIX text lp -d olin305_text (printer_cr) or mpage
• PowerPC
– default binary/PostScript
– UNIX text lp -d luna (lp -dolin305unix on enterprise)
• No printing
– 95 - Right click on printer icon. If dimmed, uncheck Work- Offline
– PowerPC - Click on printer icon, if Out-of-Service, tell yip to restart Q
Research Facility Advanced
Computation Lab.
305a
Research Facility Advanced
Computation Lab.
305a
Advanced Computation Lab.
Advanced Computation
• 7 DEC Alpha 64-bit Workstations
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5x3000 Model 600/700, 1x250 4/266, 1x500
175/225/266/500 MHz Alpha 21064(A)/21164
128/160/512M RAM
2/4GB internal/9 GB external storage on each
10GB Digital Linear Tape Backup, SmartUPS 700
Digital UNIX 4.0b, Fortran, C++ etc.
• Other Workstations
– RS/6000 43P 133MHz 604e, 128M RAM, 2G, AIX 4.2.1
– SUN SparcStation
Physics Computer Lab
• Room 305 Olin
What’s wrong?
Friday night at 11pm, where are the students?
Computer Lab. AIX
• 5 PowerSeries850
– PowerPC 604, audio, 4xCDROM, 2M DRAM S3
graphics, 64M RAM, 3G storage, P50/17V monitors
– AIX 4.2.1, IBM Data Explorer 3.1.4, Matlab 5.1.0.421
– NAG F90, gcc compiler.
– Optional - IBM C, C++, Fortran, OpenGL, PEX
AIX login
AIX CDE
• Logout when done
• left a paper note if work in progress/run jobs in background
• see screen lockout to NO
AIX CDE style
IBM Data Explorer 3.1.4
Matlab 5.1.0.421 + toolboxes
Computer Lab. - PC
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8x133MHz AMD 5x86, 1x166MMX Pentium-17V/VCR
16/32/48M RAM, 1/2G HD, 1M RAM PCI Cirrus video
4c scanner/Auto document feeder (please turn off after use)
Broadway 30fps MPEG-1 video capture, AWE64 sound
Ricoh 6x read, 2x write CD-R/CD-RW drive
• 7 ThinkPad for TA (no insurance outside dept. or unlocked)
• Different from students’ TP which are insured monthly with
$500/$1000 deductable
Computer Lab. - PC software
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Exceed 5.x.x (6 paid for)
Axum 5.0
Maple V Release 4 Power Edition
Scanner - OmniPage OCR, Corel PhotoPaint 7, Adobe
Acrobat Exchange 3.0 - PDF
CorelDraw 6, JASC PaintShop Pro
Lahey Fortran 90 3.0, Essential Lahey Fortran 3.0
Ulead VideoEditor, SounBlaster SoundEditor
EasyCD Pro 2.1, Adaptec DirectCD
instructional software
• Lab - PASCO Science Workshop
• Intro - ActivPhysics, InteractivePhysics, Modern
Physics Desktop
• Electronics - circuit maker
• Astronomy - SkyGlobe 16-bit Windows/DOS etc.
• Optics - Zemax
• research groups
– IDL, Mathematica, LabView, LaTeX,
GhostView/GhostScript (unix/windows), Gplot,
emacs/xemacs/vi, wien97, beam3
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Natalie principle - more RAM, more HD, faster CPU
8 more big monitors
Exceed 3D w/OpenGL, DisplayPostScript? Use Windows GSView
Matlab, Mathematica for Windows? Maple, Matlab for DEC, RS/6000, PowerPC?
faster color printer, continuous tone?
Asymmetrix Toolbox (CUPLE, StudioPhysics), Interactive Physics developer, Authorware
Site Manager (link verifier, site mapper), FrontPage, NetObject Fusion
WordPerfect. Equation Editor. Scientific WorkPlace
Visual Fortran 5
Olin browsing problem, NT browse master
RealAudio/Video streaming, NetShow multicast
Cable TV, MPEG2 encoder, full screen 640x480 AVI capture
Adobe Premiere, MGI VideoWave Editor
JavaBean, VRML 3D world builder, VR goggle, LCD projector, AVS
Phy software menu
Software desktop
Computer Usage Policy
• WFU Computer Usage Policy - Valid id, break in etc.
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Food (on the floor only)
don’t touch the screens
Copyright
Copying software/CD (except Lotus Notes, install
anywhere you want) Won’t copy full CD/audio CD
• DO NOT install ANY software or change the settings
(shareware, freeware, betaware, silverware,
vaporware etc.)
Backup, Backup, Backup
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no guarantee on data in c:\userdata, /homes/phystud
no backup will be make
will be purged occasionally
use username for folder to store data, c:\userdata\yipcw
C:\userdata
NT Domain login
NT login script
•sync time
•updates
•server names
•Virus/word/Notes
•passwd/install menu
•Login to WFU
•\\academic, \\printer1 etc.
DDEML.DLL error
License Agreement
License Agreement
95 - Display Properties
• 640x480/800x600 16-bit/256 colors
Display Control Panel
IS - computer assistance
Computer Based Training CBT
Library Resources
Netscape
Physics Home Page
Netscape Mail
Email
• Netscape Mail/Messenger (create profile to
H:\somewhere\ first)
• Eudora Light (save to H:\email\)
• pine
Email - Netscape profile manager
(NT start menu)
Email - Netscape create profile
• H:\somewhere
Email - Eudora 1.5.4
Email - Eudora 3.x
telnet
Email - pine
My Computer
My computer (need new)
Map Network Drive
Network Drive
H:\\acSomthing\homes
L:\\acSomething\PCNFS
P:\\Acad1\Physics
\\academic\homes
Network Neighborhood
Entire network
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Key access
Keyacc - login
Keyacc - login - successful
Axum 5.0
Hummingbird Exceed 5
X to ac login
X to ac
• Exceed 6 w/ X11R6.3 (Broadway)
X/Maple on ac
Maple
Maple
Logoff
logoff