====== Accounts and registration ======
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== Contents ==
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#introduction|Introduction]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#getting_a_vlsi_account|Getting a VLSI account]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#technology_permissions|Technology permissions]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#available_technologies|Available technologies]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#infn_unix_account|INFN UNIX account]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#wiki_account|Wiki account]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#cern_accounts|CERN accounts]]
* [[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#swip_card_request|Swip card request]]
**Keywords:** account, technology, NDA, remote machine, SSH, badge
====== Introduction ======
In this page we cover initial information about obtaining necessary **accounts**
to start work with VLSI lab and INFN computing resources.
====== Getting a VLSI account ======
Before you can start work with any licensed design tool you must obtain a
**VLSI computing account**.
To get the account, please **ask your master thesis or PhD supervisor** to request
such an account for you. The request must be addressed to the VLSI lab
system administrator (//[[mazza@NOSPAMto.infn.it]]// remove NOSPAM in the address)
and must contain valid credentials and the design project you should be involved in.
A new UNIX account will be created on a machine part of the VLSI computing cluster.
Then a login **username** and a **temporary password** will be provided by the system administrator,
along with a fresh home directory, the machine hostname and some login instructions.
Furthermore, you might be asked in the near future to personally sign a **non-disclosure agreement (NDA)**
contract with a manufacturer (foundry) or a third party IC fabrication service. \\
Once you have obtained a VLSI account you can start work almost immediately.
Things to do the first time you login in your VLSI machine will be described in
__[[vlsi:workbook:computing:setup|Setting up the computing environment]]__.
====== Technology permissions ======
At present various **CMOS technologies** are used in the different VLSI lab research activities.
Depending on which design project you are involved in, your account is tied to
specific technology-related UNIX permissions defined by the system administrator that
limit the number of technologies you are allowed to work with.
By default each VLSI user can work with AMS and IBM technologies. The access to other
technologies is restricted and it depends on the user membership to a specific
**technology group**.
====== Available technologies ======
At the time of writing available CMOS technologies are:
* AMS 0.35 µm
* IBM 130 nm, 90 nm
* UMC 130nm, 110 nm
* TowerJazz 180 nm
* TSMC 65 nm
Be aware that //**all technology information and documentation are very confidential and restricted**//.
Technologies can be mentioned, but no technology-related information can be disseminated to a third party or published
on the Web. Each VLSI user is bound to specific **non-disclosure agreement (NDA)** contracts, please don't disclose
foundry secrets! According to these policies, all the proposed WorkBook tutorials are **technology-independent**.
For more details about any technology-related issue, please refer to the documentation contained
in the __[[vlsi:private:technologies|VLSI protected area]]__.
====== INFN UNIX account ======
Besides a VLSI account, each user should obtain a further **INFN UNIX account**,
often called //zoroastro// or //phoinix// account.
Such an account is required to access your VLSI machine from outside
the INFN and university computing networks. Moreover, with an INFN UNIX account comes an [[http://drlog.andregoerres.de/wifi-and-email-at-infn-torino/|email address]] in the form //username@to.infn.it// ad a mail box, accessible through
//[[https://webmail.to.infn.it]]//.
An INFN UNIX account is also required to perform the request for a
__[[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#wiki_account|VLSI Wiki account]]__.
To get an INFN UNIX account, follow the instructions provided by the Computing
and Networking Service (//Centro di Calcolo//) [[http://calcolo.to.infn.it/calcolo-e-reti/richiesta_account-ita.shtml|here]].
The account request must be presented by a research group referent or by an authorized member of the
technician and administrative staff.
A list of authorized people can be found [[http://calcolo.to.infn.it/calcolo-e-reti/referenti-ita.shtml|here]].
For more details, help and support please contact //[[giorgio.cotto@NOSPAMunito.it|Giorgio Cotto]]// or //[[lorenzo.zamprotta@NOSPAMunito.it|Lorenzo Zamprotta]]// (remove NOSPAM in the address).
After the account has been created, the login **username** and a **temporary password**
will be communicated you by the responsible for your request.
With these credentials you can then access a remote machine of the INFN central computing cluster
by using the **[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell|Secure Shell (SSH)]]** connection protocol.
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Available machines for **public login** are:
* **baldassarre.to.infn.it**
* **gaspare.to.infn.it**
* **melchiorre.to.infn.it**
* **zoroastro.to.infn.it** (alias for **to01xl.to.infn.it**)
To connect to a remote machine, open a terminal and use the ''ssh'' command,
ssh [-X] username@hostname
where ''hostname'' is the name of the remote machine (e.g. zoroastro.to.infn.it).
The first time you connected you should retrive a warning message in the form:
The authenticity of host can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is .
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
This is required by the ''ssh'' client to add the machine to the list of known hosts.
Simply enter ''yes'' and press the Return key.
Use the ''-X'' option to enable X forwarding if you want to open graphical windows remotely.
If you are using a Mac computer use ''ssh -Y'' indeed, because Mac's operating systems are stricter
about X forwarding compared to Linux. The ''-Y'' option enables a //trusted X forwarding// and will allow
you to work without any problem. If you are working on a Windows system and for more details about
remote working, refer to the documentation provided in
__[[vlsi:workbook:computing:remote|Accessing computing resources remotely]]__.
Once you have successfully logged in, you are in front of a standard UNIX environment and you can
start interacting with the system entering shell commands at the prompt:
++++ Show/Hide |
===============================================================================
T O 0 1 X L . T O . I N F N . I T
(aka Zoroastro/Zarathustra)
This is a private system.
Do not attempt to login unless you are an authorized user.
Any authorized or unauthorized access and use may be monitored and
can result in criminal or civil prosecution under applicable law.
Machines available for public login:
Linux: ZOROASTRO (RHEL6 x86_64 with GNU compilers)
PHOINIX (RHEL5 x86_64 && INTEL compilers)
BENNU (RHEL5 i686 with INTEL compilers)
Tru64: TOMMASO (5.1B Faster access to /scratch)
PATRIZIA (5.1B-4)
===============================================================================
stty: invalid argument `new'
Try `stty --help' for more information.
to01xl.to.infn.it>
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Please, the first time you log in don't forget to change your temporary password using the ''passwd'' command:
to01xl.to.infn.it> passwd
Changing password for user
Changing password for
(current) UNIX password: ********
New UNIX password: ********
passwd: password changed.
\\
By default you have **2 GB** of disk quota. Programming software, compilers and data analysis
applications such as [[http://root.cern.ch/drupal|ROOT]] are installed on //bennu// and //phoinix// machines,
whereas //zoroastro// offers a standard GNU environment.
For more information about the INFN central computing cluster and how to use its software resources
see //[[http://calcolo.to.infn.it/cluster-centrale/]]//.
====== Wiki account ======
A username and an authentication password are required both for editing Wiki pages and accessing the private area.
All VLSI users should obtain a Wiki account, at least for reading and contributing to protected pages.
Once the account has been created, the authentication uses the same **INFN UNIX account** login credentials.
If you don't have an INFN UNIX account yet, please read __[[vlsi:workbook:computing:accounts#infn_unix_account|here]]__
how to get it.
If you already have an INFN UNIX account indeed, just send an email to //[[fenoglio@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Marco Fenoglio]]//
(remove NOSPAM in the address) and ask for a VLSI Wiki account. In your request you must specify the //username// of your
INFN UNIX account and the ''vlsi'' Wiki group (namespace) that you would to join.
You will receive a confirmation email from the INFN Computing Services.
====== CERN accounts ======
VLSI lab users working with ALICE/CMS collaborations or other projects
supported by CERN should also obtain a **[[http://information-technology.web.cern.ch/services/lxplus-service|CERN computing account]]**
(called //lxplus// or //afs// account) and a CERN email account (//nice// account).
These accounts are a must for every ALICE or CMS member. \\
As a matter of fact, a CERN UNIX account is required to read and download for free
restricted papers (available after paying subscribers only otherwise)
as described in __[[vlsi:workbook:computing:remote|Accessing computing resources remotely]]__.
To get the account, please contact your ALICE or CMS reference person.
====== Swip card request (badge) ======
The access to the VLSI lab and to the offices in the old building is public.
A **swipe card (badge)** is required to access both new building offices and
the Electronics Laboratory (with further restrictions) instead.
Each new VLSI user (in particular new master thesis and Ph.D. students)
can make a request for such card if required.
The badge is provided by the administrative services of the Experimental Department of Physics
(//Segreteria Amministrativa Dipartimento di Fisica Sperimentale//) at the University of Turin.
To get the card, go personally to the office (new building, 4th floor, room 17 - tel. +39.011.6707392).
For more information, please contact //[[ciuffreda@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Daniela Ciuffreda]]//
(remove NOSPAM in the address).
====== Review status ======
^ Reviewer/Editor and Date ^ Comments ^
| Luca Pacher - Dec 14, 2014 | External links to lxplus |
| Luca Pacher - Nov 21, 2014 | Added Review Status table |
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Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Dec 14, 2014
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