Getting Started on Velocity

3.1 Login Machines

Windows Login Machines

The login machines give you full windows desktop functionality on your local machine. You can compile programs, access files on the file server (H:), and submit and monitor batch files. You should not run jobs on the login machines, because the machines are not designed for heavy cpu loads and response times for anyone using the machine will become extremely sluggish. You can work either in the native Windows environment, using the GUI and/or the command prompt, or in a UNIX-like environment.

  • Full windows desktop functionality on your local machine

  • Access to all of the software on the login machines

  • What you can do on the login machines:
    • compile programs
    • access files on the file server (H:)
    • submit and monitor batch files

  • What you can not do on the login machines:
    • run jobs

  • Working environment:
    • native Windows environment with terminal server
    • comand line or unix-like environment with ssh, telnet or from the command prompt

Linux Login Machines

The Linux Login Machines give you a linux window on your local machine. You can compile programs, access files on the file server /home/nfs/ctcfsrvn/m, and submit and monitor batch files. You should not run jobs on the login machines, because the machines are not designed for heavy cpu loads and response times for anyone using the machine will become extremely sluggish. 

  • Full linux desktop functionality on your local machine

  • Access to all of the software on the login machines

  • What you can do on the login machines:
    • compile programs
    • access files on the file server /home/nfs/ctcfsrvn/m
    • submit and monitor batch files

  • What you can not do on the login machines:
    • run jobs

  • Working environment:
    • native Linux environment, accessible with ssh.