Linux Front End

The Linux front end is pscuxa, a 1.6Ghz dual-CPU Operton system. It runs Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a Unix-like operating system. pscuxa has 2GB of memory and 80GB of mirrored local disk space.

It serves as a front end to the PSC's supercomputers, providing an area where you can develop your codes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STAY INFORMED

It is imperative that you read messages posted to the general bulletin board, to stay informed of changes taking place at PSC.

POLICIES

Review these important policies:

ACCESSING PSCUXA.PSC.EDU

pscuxa can be accessed with ssh.

Although the file system on the linux front end resembles any other UNIX filesystem, there is one important distinction. The machines are part of the Andrew File System (AFS). Your directories of work space reside in AFS.

Because many of PSC's systems use AFS, you should read the document: Configuring your AFS environment to learn how to properly setup your AFS space.

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE AND LANGUAGES

Editors

Several text editors are provided for your use. vi and emacs are screen based; ed and ex are command-line based. Man pages are available.

Compilers

Fortran and C compilers are installed on pscuxa.

Compile your program using one of these statements: 

Fortran: f77 prog.f 
C: cc prog.c