Time Sharing Systems

Two large multi-user Sun servers are provided for general Unix command-line tasks and to provide remote shell and FTP access.

Systems

• Finan - a 2x 1.3 GHz processor Sun v240 with 8 GB of real memory.
• Aidan - a 4x 400 MHz processor Sun Enterprise 450 with 4 GB of real memory.

Remote Access

Both systems support remote access using the secure shell (ssh) facility. Most modern Unix systems include the ssh utility (including Mac OS X) and all ISS Windows PCs include an ssh client in the Communications & Internet menu.

The ssh client is free for non-commercial use and can be downloaded for your own PC from the ssh.com site.

• Using the ssh client in Windows.
• Using Exceed for an X11 session in Windows.
• Using the ssh client in Unix.

Usage Guidelines

The time sharing machines are suitable for CPU intensive work beyond the capabilities of the Linux workstations. However, for larger computational tasks where interactivity is not required, the batch processing facility should be used instread.

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