Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of UserGuidelines


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Oct 18, 2013 3:33:50 PM (11 years ago)
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  • UserGuidelines

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    33 * DO read the [https://education.deterlab.net/DETERintro/DETERintro.html Student Introduction to DeterLab] if you are a student.
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     5== Preserving our Control Network ==
    46 * DON'T use control network unless absolutely necessary. This means:
    57     * DON'T use full node names such as {{{ping node1.YourExperiment.YourProject}}}
    … …  
    79     * DON'T generate traffic to 192.168.x.x network
    810        * DO use addresses of experimental interfaces. These can be from any IPv4 address range, depending on your NS file, but are often from 10.10.x.x address range.
     11== Preserving our FileSystem ==
    912 * DON'T store large files (e.g. uncompressed kernel source) in your home or project directory unless you need them in multiple experiment instances.
    1013   * DO store these files locally on a node, e.g., in {{{/tmp}}} folder. If you need more disk space you can mount more to {{{/mnt/local}}} by doing
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    2124 * DON'T compile software or kernels in your home directory
    2225    * DO compile them on a local disk ({{{/tmp}}} or {{{/mnt/local}}} on experimental machines)
     26== Preserving CPU cycles on {{{users}}} ==
    2327 * DON'T compile large files or run CPU intensive jobs on {{{users.deterlab.net}}}.
    2428   * DO allocate experimental nodes, store files locally and compile/run jobs there.