CAD and Visualization Laboratory - Revision history

imported>Matthazinski at 21:03, 7 September 2013

2013-09-07T21:03:30Z

70.192.211.208 at 20:55, 21 May 2013

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imported>Matthazinski: /* CVL Power */

2013-05-11T16:23:56Z

‎CVL Power

imported>Matthazinski: Added power info

2013-04-28T20:42:18Z

Added power info

imported>Matthazinski: Fixed account creation link

2013-01-28T18:34:59Z

Fixed account creation link

imported>Matthazinski: /* External Links */ Fixed account creation link

2013-01-28T18:25:41Z

‎External Links: Fixed account creation link

imported>Matthazinski: /* Compute Clusters */ Corrected number of cluster nodes

2013-01-28T18:22:53Z

‎Compute Clusters: Corrected number of cluster nodes

imported>Matthazinski: Added details about giant printer

2013-01-26T23:42:43Z

Added details about giant printer

imported>Matthazinski: Added detailed information about compute clusters

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Added detailed information about compute clusters

imported>Matthazinski at 04:32, 7 October 2012

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 The '''CAD and Visualization Laboratory''' or '''CVL''' is a computer lab running mainly [[w:CentOS|CentOS]] machines maintained by the [[Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering]]. It is located in 432 [[Whittemore Hall]]. Access is through a keypad, the number to which can be obtained through official channels from ECE systems administrator [http://search.vt.edu/search/person.html?person=1181337 Branden McKagen]. Disk quotas are enforced when home folders become unreasonably large, unless you have a good reason to need the space. The CVL cluster is available via ssh to account holders on <code>cvl.ece.vt.edu</code> and has MPI, MATLAB, Cadence, and [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Software_Packages_and_Programs other software] installed.
-Virginia Tech users can obtain a central authentication account for all CVL machines using the [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ automated account creation tool].
+Virginia Tech users with a PID can obtain a central authentication account for all CVL machines using the [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ automated account creation tool].
 == Physical Resources in the CVL ==
 The lab in 432 Whittemore Hall contains:
 * <strike>9 workstations (formerly <code>cvlwsXX.ece.vt.edu</code>), most of which have CentOS, Core 2 Duo, 4 GB memory, and dual monitors</strike>
-* 9 new workstations (cvlwsXX), with CentOS 6, dual quad-core Xeons, 16 GB memory, dual monitors, and dual NVIDIA graphics cards
+* 8 new workstations (cvlwsXX), with CentOS 6, dual quad-core Xeons, 16 GB memory, dual monitors, and dual NVIDIA graphics cards
-* A printer available at <code>socket://172.16.12.1</code> (only accessible from machines behind the CVL router). This uses the Dell M5210 Foomatic/Postscript driver, which is available in <code>/software/Dell_5210n.ppd</code> on CVL machines.
+* A printer available at <code>socket://172.16.12.1</code> (only accessible from machines behind the CVL router). This uses the Dell M5210 Foomatic/Postscript driver, which is available in <code>/software/Dell_5210n.ppd</code> on CVL machines. It's currently broken.
 * A microscope
 * A large-format Epson 9800 printer for research groups to print posters and CAD drawings (located offsite, follow [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Document_Printing_(Posters,_CAD_drawings,_photographs) the posted instructions] for usage).
 == Compute Clusters ==
-* <strike>15</strike> 14-node old cluster
+* <strike>15</strike> 14-node old cluster (also known as "the CVL cluster" or "ghetto-cluster")
 ** Each has Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz CPUs, 8 GBytes RAM, 1 Gbit/sec ethernet
 ** Remote access available through ssh to <code>cvl.ece.vt.edu</code>. Individual nodes are <code>cvlXX.ece.vt.edu</code>
 ** MPI is installed, qsub can be used to parallelize things
 ** X11 is also installed, so <code>ssh -X cvl.ece.vt.edu</code> can be used to remotely run GUI applications.
-* <strike>32</strike> 31-node blade cluster
+* <strike>32</strike> 31-node blade cluster (the new cluster, or the Beast cluster)
 ** 16 nodes with 2x Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2350 2GHz, 20 GBytes RAM, 1 Gbit/sec ethernet (<code>cluster[01-16]</code>)
 ** 16 nodes with 2x Quad-Core (8 threads) Intel(R) Xeon Processor E5620 2.40 GHz, 24 GBytes RAM, 1Gbit/sec ethernet (<code>cluster[17-32]</code>)
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 * <code>prometheus.ece.vt.edu</code>, an off-the-shelf parallel computing cluster
 * VTLUUG servers, including <code>wood</code> (a VM host) and <code>sunway</code> (a 19-node Pentium 4 cluster)
 == CVL Power ==

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 == Physical Resources in the CVL ==
 The lab in 432 Whittemore Hall contains:
-* 9 workstations (<code>cvlwsXX.ece.vt.edu</code>), most of which have CentOS, Core 2 Duo, 4 GB memory, and dual monitors
+* <strike>9 workstations (formerly <code>cvlwsXX.ece.vt.edu</code>), most of which have CentOS, Core 2 Duo, 4 GB memory, and dual monitors</strike>
 * A printer available at <code>socket://172.16.12.1</code> (only accessible from machines behind the CVL router). This uses the Dell M5210 Foomatic/Postscript driver, which is available in <code>/software/Dell_5210n.ppd</code> on CVL machines.
 * A microscope

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 == CVL Power ==
-The CVL currently has 15 20A circuits and can provide a total of 100A triple-phase 220V power fed from panel LV4G.
+The CVL currently has 15 20A circuits and can provide a total of 100A triple-phase 220V power fed from panel LV4G (the transformer is rated for less than that though).
 * Near-side wall (with window into hallway)
 ** Circuit 8: Used for workstations
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 ** Circuit 2
 *** VTLUUG powerstrip S2 - <code>temp88191</code>, <code>tardis</code>, 8-port switch
-*** VTLUUG Rack 1 PDU - monitor, KVM switch
+*** VTLUUG Rack 1 PDU - monitor, KVM switch, akhaten
 ** Circuit 4: Used for workstations
 ** Circuit 6

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	For larger jobs, the [http://www.arc.vt.edu Advanced Research Computing] machines may be more appropriate.		For larger jobs, the [http://www.arc.vt.edu Advanced Research Computing] machines may be more appropriate.
		+
		+	== Colocated Servers ==
		+	The CVL is also home to the following:
		+	* <code>prometheus.ece.vt.edu</code>, an off-the-shelf parallel computing cluster
		+	* VTLUUG servers, including <code>wood</code> (a VM host) and <code>sunway</code> (a 19-node Pentium 4 cluster)
		+
		+	== CVL Power ==
		+	The CVL currently has 15 20A circuits and can provide a total of 100A triple-phase 220V power fed from panel LV4G.
		+	* Near-side wall (with window into hallway)
		+	** Circuit 8: Used for workstations
		+	** Circuit 10: Used for workstations and the CVL printer
		+	** Circuit 12: Used for workstations
		+	* Left-side wall (with non-functional door into hallway)
		+	** Circuit 1: Unused
		+	** Circuit 3: Used for Poweredge 2900s (bottom PSU) and workstations
		+	** Circuit 5: Used for workstations
		+	* Far-side wall (has window into power lab)
		+	** Circuit 7
		+	*** CVL powerstrip #6 - CVL nodes <strike>5,</strike> 6, 7, 8
		+	*** VTLUUG powerstrip S1 - <code>wood</code>, <code>mirror</code>, <code>mirror2</code>, <code>temp88191</code>
		+	** Circuit 9
		+	*** Prometheus PDU
		+	**** Prometheus nodes 3-4
		+	**** VTLUUG powerstrip C2 - Sunway nodes 1-4
		+	*** VTLUUG powerstrip C1 - Sunway nodes 12-17, 48-port switch
		+	*** CVL powerstrip #8 - CVL 9, 10, 11, 12
		+	** Circuit 11:
		+	*** Prometheus head-node powerstrip
		+	*** CVL powerstrip #16 - CVL nodes 13, 14, 15
		+	*** CVL switch
		+	*** CVL powerstrip #6 - CVL 1, 2, 3, 4, other CVL switch
		+	* Right-side wall
		+	** Circuit 2
		+	*** VTLUUG powerstrip S2 - <code>temp88191</code>, <code>tardis</code>, 8-port switch
		+	*** VTLUUG Rack 1 PDU - monitor, KVM switch
		+	** Circuit 4: Used for workstations
		+	** Circuit 6
		+	*** VTLUUG powerstrip C3 - Sunway 5-11
		+	* Floor
		+	** Circuit 14: Prometheus nodes 1-2
		+	** Circuit 16: Stuff on middle desk - Poweredge 2900s, RAID boxes, Powerconnect 5524, etc
		+	** Circuit 18: ???
		+	* Circuits 15, 17, and 19 are not connected to outlets

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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 The '''CAD and Visualization Laboratory''' or '''CVL''' is a computer lab running mainly [[w:CentOS|CentOS]] machines maintained by the [[Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering]]. It is located in 432 [[Whittemore Hall]]. Access is through a keypad, the number to which can be obtained through official channels from ECE systems administrator [http://search.vt.edu/search/person.html?person=1181337 Branden McKagen]. Disk quotas are enforced when home folders become unreasonably large, unless you have a good reason to need the space. The CVL cluster is available via ssh to account holders on <code>cvl.ece.vt.edu</code> and has MPI, MATLAB, Cadence, and [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Software_Packages_and_Programs other software] installed.
-Virginia Tech users can obtain a central authentication account for all CVL machines using the [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~jkh/Session/ automated account creation tool].
+Virginia Tech users can obtain a central authentication account for all CVL machines using the [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ automated account creation tool].
 == Physical Resources in the CVL ==

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 == External Links ==
 * [http://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/CVL Description of the CVL]
-* [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~jkh/Session/ Automated account creation]
+* [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts/ Automated account creation]
 * [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Software_Packages_and_Programs Installed software]

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 * [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~jkh/Session/ Automated account creation]
-[[Category:Computer laboratories]]
+[[Category:Computer labs]]
 [[Category:ECE Labs]]
 [[Category:Electrical and Computer Engineering]]
 [[Category:Campus computing resources]]