March 17, 2014

Today's topics:

Linux Introduction

At the recent CESR Software meeting, a Linux Tutorial for VMS Users was giving. While some aspects are specific to CESR, this is a good resource if you are new to Linux but are familiar with VMS.

A more general introduction to Linux for CLASSE users is available at ClasseLinux, and the main page for CLASSE Linux documentation is available at LinuxSupport .

LNS61/LNS62 user disk outage

LNS61's USER$DISK4 failed over the weekend. It is shared by LNS62. We are attempting to restore the disk from tape, but have encountered some additional hardware problems. It might be available again some time late this evening or tomorrow. Fortunately LNS61& LNS62 are VMS computers that very few people use.

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General network and server maintenance will occur every Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM. The CLASSE-IT group will always announce any expected disruptions in our NewsLetter and via CLASSE-IT-NEWS-L, but with the size and complexity of our network there is always the potential for something to go wrong. We will do our best to contain all network maintenance and planned outages to Tuesdays from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM.

Unless other arrangements have been made, CLASSE-managed Windows systems may be updated and rebooted on Tuesday morning at 2:00 AM, so please avoid critical or lengthy operations at that time. For more details, please see SystemExpectations.

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Questions or problems? Submit a service request (or email service-classe@cornell.edu).

Other resources:

• CLASSE-IT Home Page
• Previous newsletters

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