Primary Data Server

CUA900.AP.COLUMBIA.EDU
Compaq Alpha XP900

Operating System: VMS 7.2-1
Phil's VMS tutorial

Connection Methods: telnet, ftp, rcp, rsh

Available software:
editing: emacs, nedit
programming, idl (intro guide), fortran, mdsplus

How to start X client:
@tcplogin localip#
from analysis servers use the alias: cua900

Analysis servers

These computers use a common user database (same passwords) and /home file structure.

SHERWOOD.AP.COLUMBIA.EDU
Dell Precision 530 Dual 1.5 Mhz Intel Xeon Processors w/ 1 GB of RAM

BETA.AP.COLUMBIA.EDU
Dell Precision 530 Dual 2.0 Mhz Intel Xeon Processors w/ 1 GB of RAM

LANGMUIR.AP.COLUMBIA.EDU
Dell Precision 650 Dual 2.4 Mhz Intel Xeon Processors w/ 2 GB of RAM

Operating System: Redhat Linux 8.0
HOWTO Documentation from linux.org

Connection Methods: ssh, sftp, scp

Available software:
editing: emacs (quick guide), gedit, nedit
programming: idl (intro guide)
programming (only available on sherwood): matlab (w/ Simulink), Lahey/Fujitsu Fortran 95, Absoft Fortran 90, NAG Fortran Libraries, gcc
mdsplus
Analysis Codes: dcon, tokamac, valen

note: when using Lahey/Fujitsu F95 compiler you will need to use the --static-link option when linking so that the executable will work on Beta or Langmuir

Links for suggested client programs:

General:
Openssh.org
Columbia's Internet Software

Windows:
teraterm
WS-FTP

Mac:
fugu (gui sftp, scp, and ssh for OSX)
niftytelnet
fetch

How to use ssh port forwarding to transfer files using teraterm and WS-FTP:

1) Open an ssh connection to beta with teraterm
2) From the teraterm setup menu select SSH forwarding and add a forwarded port - forward local port 1021 to remote machine beta.ap.columbia.edu port 21 (ftp)
3) open ws-ftp and connect to hostname: localhost with your username on beta and in the advanced tab change the remote port to 1021