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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions guides/index.rst
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Guides
======

* :doc:`User guides <user/index>`
* :doc:`Application guides </applications/index>`
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title: Accounts and quotas
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===================
Accounts and quotas
===================

Getting started on the machine (account, quota, password)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
=========================================================

Before you start using Stallo, please read the :doc:`University of Tromsø's guidelines <guidelines>`.

A general introduction to Notur can be found at
`http://www.notur.no/quotas/rules/ <http://www.notur.no/quotas/rules/>`_

How to get an account and a CPU quota on Stallo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
===============================================

To be able to work on Stallo you must have an account and you must have
been granted CPU time on the system. There are two ways to achieve this:
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Tromsø's guidelines <guidelines>`_.

Information about how to log in on Stallo with ssh, and how to learn more about ssh.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
====================================================================================

An SSH client (Secure SHell) is the required tool to connect to
Stallo. To learn more about this, check out the `Metasenter page on SSH
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.. FIXME: fix link to docs.notur.no
Obtain a new password
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
=====================

When you have been granted an account on stallo.uit.no, your username and password is sent to you separat.
the username by email and the password by SMS. The password you receive by SMS is temporally and only valid for 7 days.

The passwd command does not seem to work. My password is reset back to the old one after a while. Why is this happening?
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The Stallo system is using a centralised database for user management.
This will override the password changes done locally on Stallo.
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title: Accounting
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Accounting
==========

CPU quota.
~~~~~~~~~~
----------

To use the batch system you have to have a cpu quota, either local or
natinoal. For every job you submit we check that you have sufficient
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not start until you have enough cpu-hours to run it.

Resource charging.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------------

The accounting system charges for used processor equivalents (PE)
times used walltime so if you ask for more than 2GB of memory per cpu
you will get charged for more than the actual cpus you use.

Processor equivalents.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------

The best way to describe PE is maybe by example: Assume that you have a
node with 8 cpu-cores and 16 GB memory (as most nodes on stallo are):
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if you ask for 16GB memory then PE=8 as you only can run one cpu per compute node.

Inspecting your quota.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------

You can use the cost command to check how much cpu-hours are left on
your allocation:
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Allocated normal quota

Inspecting historic use.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------------------

You can view the accounting history of your projects using:

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Job accounting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------------

We charge for used resources, both cpu and memory.

CPU quota.
~~~~~~~~~~
----------

To use the batch system you have to have a cpu quota, either local or
natinoal. For every job you submit we check that you have sufficient
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not start until you have enough cpu-hours to run it.

Resource charging.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------------

The accounting system charges for used processor equivalents (PE)
times used walltime so if you ask for more than 2GB of memory per cpu
you will get charged for more than the actual cpus you use.

Processor equivalents.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------

The best way to describe PE is maybe by example: Assume that you have a
node with 8 cpu-cores and 16 GB memory (as most nodes on stallo are):
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if you ask for 16GB memory then PE=8 as you only can run one cpu per compute node.

Live status information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Live status information from Stallo

Live status information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


-----------------------

From our monitoring tool Ganglia, you can watch live status information
on Stallo:
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Basic Information
=================

- Something about accounting, cpu quota on top of what is in the quick-start guide?

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Example: First jobscript.
=========================
.. index:: first jobscript

.. FIXME: inline job script example
Setting up your first job-script.
==========================================
---------------------------------

A job script is just a regular shell-script with some comments that are directives telling the batch system which resources this script needs when running.

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Further reading.
=====================
----------------

* :doc:`Batch system <./jobs>`.

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Guidelines
------------
==========

Guidelines for use of computer equipment at the University of Tromso


Definitions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------

Explanation of words and expressions used in these guidelines.

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equipment.

Purpose
~~~~~~~~~~~
-------

The purpose of these guidelines is to contribute towards the
development of a computer environment in which the potential provided by
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results.

Application
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------

These guidelines apply to the use of the University's computer
equipment and apply to all users who are granted access to the computer
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possible supplementary regulations.

Good Faith
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Never leave any doubt as to your identity and give your full name in
addition to explaining your connection to the University. A user is
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University are secured on behalf of the University.

Data Safety
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------

Users are obliged to take the necessity measures to prevent the loss of
data etc. by taking back-up copies, careful storage of media, etc. This
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responsible for data safety.

Respect for Other Users Privacy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------

Users may not try to find out another persons password, etc., nor try
to obtain unauthorized access to another persons data. This is true
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(forvaltningslovens section 13 annet ledd).

Proper Use
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------

The computer equipment of the University may not be used to advance
slander or discriminating remarks, nor to distribute pornography or
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University. This excludes direct commercial use.

Awareness of the Purposes for Use of Resources
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------------------------------

The computer equipment of the University is to strengthen and support
professional activity, administration, research and teaching. Users have
a co-responsibility in making the best possible use of the resources.

Rights
~~~~~~~~~~
------

Data is usually linked to rights which make their use dependent on
agreements with the holder of the rights. Users commit themselves to
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rights of use and/or license agreement is not permitted.

Liability
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------

Users themselves are responsible for the use of data which is made
accessible via the computer equipment. The University disclaims all
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insufficient protection of their own data.

Surveillance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
------------

The systems manager has the right to seek access to the individual
user's reserved areas on the equipment for the purpose of ensuring the
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be reported to superior authorities.

Sanctions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------

Breach of these guidelines can lead to the user being denied access to
the University's data services, in addition to which there are sanctions
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University Council, ref. section 47 of the University law.

Complaints
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------

Complaints about sanctions are to be directed to the person(s) who
order sanctions. If the complaint is not complied with, it is sent on to
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Helpdesk
========


Information regarding help-desk support
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------------------------------------

How to get user support.

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From the web page you can also track your requests.

Please remember to consult the :doc:`Stallo User Guide <.>` and the
:doc:`FAQ <../faq>` for information that you are looking for.
:ref:`faq` for information that you are looking for.



About support requests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------

* Requests will be handled as soon as possible by the support staff.
* Please be as detailed as possible about your problem when submitting
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