- First time user information
- Set password; account lockouts
- Check node usage
- Connect to a research node
- Set up working environment
- Manage files
- File compression
- Control access to files
- Print from a research node
- Manage programs and processes
- End computing sessions
- Move files between local PC and CISER home directory (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista users)
- About the VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- Creating custom startup icons
General Information
For an overview of the computing system, please see the Introduction to CISER Computing Video.
CISER RESEARCH NODES
x64 systems, remotely accessible
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis software
Attached file server for disk space
Map file server directly to your desktop with CISER VPN
SYSTEMS SUMMARY
CISER Research nodes: RSCH101, RSCH102, RSCH103, RSCH104, RSCH105
Dell R900 systems, MS Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition x64
Nodes each have four Quad-core processors, 128 GB of RAM, and over 400 GB of temp space on the T:\drive
CISER Research file server: (RSCHFS1) SAN architecture, 14.28 TB of disk space for user files
Mapped to each of the computing nodes above as the "U:\" drive
HARDWARE SPECS: http://ciser.cornell.edu/pub/ComputingHardwareSpecifications.shtm
SOFTWARE: http://ciser.cornell.edu/athena/athena_software.shtml
Note: A new billing system was implemented on July 1, 2008
CISER DATA ARCHIVE
CISER's Data Archive files also reside on the file server attached to the CISER Research Computing nodes. More info: CISER Data Archive.
