Computational Cluster Programs

CNSI Cluster Operating System

The preferred way to access the CNSI Cluster is through the UCLA Grid Portal at http://grid.ucla.edu. The grid portal makes the CNSI Cluster accessible from any web browser. It provides you with a unified interface to the CNSI Cluster and other clusters at UCLA. If you are going to use the CNSI Cluster from the UCLA Grid Portal, you will not need to know any of the information presented here.

CNSI Cluster Linux Operating System

The CNSI Cluster runs Fedora Core, a free Linux-based operating system.

Linux/Unix Commands and Shells

To use the CNSI Cluster from its head node, you need to know this information about commands, shells and your environment.

Editors

The following editors are available on the CNSI cluster:

VIM -- Vi IMproved

Documentation is available from vim.org. Documentation is also available by entering :help while in the editor.

GNU Emacs

Documentation is available from the Free Software Foundation.