UD’s Mills HPC Cluster Available

Overview

The University IT department along with many academic departments have collaborated in planning and implementing a new HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster, named mills.hpc.udel.edu, in honor of  Professor Emeritus David L. Mills (see press release).  Several members of the Mathematical Sciences department have invested in the Mills cluster and are stakeholders.  As a

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Email Connection Problems? Check These Settings…

If you are having email connection problems in your email program, please check the following settings(*):

Incoming Email Settings

  • Server Name – email.math.udel.edu
  • Server Type – IMAP (NOT POP!)
  • Connection Security – SSL/TLS
  • Port Number – 993
  • Authentication Type – Password

Outgoing Email Settings

  • Server Name – email.math.udel.edu
  • Server Type – SMTP

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WOPR now available for all department users

WOPR (wopr.math.udel.edu) is a fairly powerful computer (48 cores and 128 GB of shared memory), and it is a good resource for running moderate computation jobs. Now that the UD Mills Community Cluster is online, WOPR’s role has been changed to a more general-purpose computer.

Here is a summary to the changes on WOPR:

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Handy Online Infotech Short Courses Available

Check out http://www.udel.edu/it/learnit/RecordedClasses.html for a list of some good recorded short courses on various information technology topics.

Post-Install Help for Ubuntu Linux

This article provides helpful information to resolve the most common issues encountered for those who have just had Ubuntu 10.04 Linux installed on their office computers.

Wait for the software to be fully installed

You will know when your computer is ready to use when the login screen only has the Ubuntu logo, the name

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Using Sun Grid Engine on WOPR

NOTE:  WOPR does not have Grid Engine running anymore. Usage of WOPR is now following the ‘free-for-all’ model. Try to be nice to your fellow users.

Download PDF:  Using Sun Grid Engine on WOPR

Automated software updates on Macs with Munki

Most of the non-OS software updates on the office Macs is now being handled by some handy software called Munki.  This software will automatically check for new software and updates made available by the systems administrator.  It will either install the software automatically if no one is logged in at the time, or a user

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Setting Up Your Own Person Stash of LaTeX Style Files

 

Most LaTeX distributions provide a plethora of style files, but the distribution on your computer may be missing some that you really need.  Since you can only store files in your home directory, this article will briefly discuss where to put style files that you obtain by yourself.

There is some consensus, but some LaTeX

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How to Setup SeaMonkey 2.x to Read Your Department Email

Introduction

This article provides instructions for setting up Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.x (x is a non-negative integer) to read your department email.  Please check to make sure the correct version is installed before following these instructions.  In order to determine the version of SeaMonkey that you are running:

  • (Windows) Click the About SeaMonkey option in the Help

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How to Set Up a Department Shared Printer in Windows XP

You can set up any one of the department’s shared printers on your Windows XP computer by following the instructions in this article.

What You Need to Know

  • Queue
  • Printer make & model
  • Printer features (duplexer? how much memory?)

Queues with Printer Makes and Models

Queue Name Queue IPP Name Make & Model

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How to Set Up a Department Shared Printer in Windows 7 or Vista

You can set up any one of the department’s shared printers on your Windows 7 or Vista computer by following the instructions in this article.  These instructions were made with Windows 7 illustrations, but Vista is so similar that the instructions should directly apply.

What You Need to Know