Hardware Resources

The CI makes several resources and services available to its users. Some of these services are available to all CI users, while some are available upon the approval of the resource owner.

General Use Resources/Services

The following resources and services are provided to all CI users regardless of their project affiliation.

Login Server

The CI provides a machine that any CI user can login to for development or other day to day activities: login.ci.uchicago.edu. Please remember that this is a shared resource and to reduce the impact on other users, do not use this machine for long running or CPU/memory intensive applications. If such processes are discovered or brought to the CI support staff's attention, the support staff can and will kill any processes without prior notification. If you have more demanding applications, you should consider using one of the HPC resources or special purpose resources below.

NFS Home File System

Refer to the Storage Resources topic for information on the NFS home file system.

Email Access

The CI runs an IMAP server to check email and an SMTP server for sending mail. Please refer to the FAQ entry on how to use this service. Every CI account has a corresponding CI email address; however, by default email is forwarded to the email provided at account request time. For details on how to disable this refer to the Mail Forwarding FAQ.

The CI also provides mailing lists for CI users and projects. To request a new list, use this web form.

Web Services

The CI runs a dedicated web server. Any CI projects can have dedicated web space and any CI user has personal space by creating a directory named public_html in their home directory. For more information on what web specific web services the CI maintains refer to the Software Resource topic.

Databases

Refer to the Storage Resources topic for information on the database server.

Special Request Resources

The following resources are available to all CI users by special request. If you need access to these services email support@ci.uchicago.edu.

SAN Storage

Refer the GPFS section of the Storage Resources topic for information on the CI SAN storage.

AccessGrid

Each conference room in Searle - 219, 236, 240A and 240B - have AccessGrid capabilities and can be used by any CI user. If you need to schedule a meeting on the AG or need help running an AG meeting, send mail to ag@ci.uchicago.edu.

High Performance Computing (HPC) Resources

The CI runs several HPC resources. The following are available for use by any CI user upon request.

Teraport

Refer to the Teraport website for details about the Teraport cluster and how to gain access.

PADS

Refer to the PADS website for details about the PADS cluster and how to gain access.

Beagle

Refer to the Beagle wiki for details about Beagle and how to gain access.

Project Specific Resources

The following resources require approval by the owner of the resource. You must contact the owner to request access and details about the resource.

Grid Lab

This is a set of machines for grid specific research and education. Contact Mike Wilde for access.

Bue

These machines are for high performance visualization and drive the high resolution tiled display. Contact Mark Hereld for access.