Getting Started

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• About CISER'S Research Computing System
• Get an account

REQUIREMENTS

• System and Software Requirements
• System Usage Policies

HOW TO USE THE CISER RESEARCH NODES

• First Time User Info
• Set Password and account lockout policies
• Check Node Usage
• Log on to the CISER research nodes
  • Connecting via Remote Desktop Client (*recommended method*)
  • Connecting with Remote Desktop Web Connection
• Set up your working environment
  • Finding and Using Your Home Directory
  • Using Your "My Documents" Folder
  • About Windows 2003 User Profiles
  • Identifying Drives, Pathnames, and Filetypes
• Manage your files
  • Storing Files in your Home Directory
  • Scratch Space
  • File Backup Information
  • How to Transfer Files To and From the CISER Research File Server
  • File Compression
    • NTFS Compression Utility
    • GZIP / GUNZIP Compression Utility
    Control access to your files
    • About default permissions
    • Restricting access to your files
    • Giving access to selected others
    Print from a CISER research node
    • Windows 2000 and XP users
    • Other Windows users
    Manage programs and processes
    • About running programs
    • Directing program output
    • Managing processes
    • Running multiple sessions
    • Need more resources?
    End your computing sessions
    • How to disconnect a session
    • How to log off

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