HOWTO, Sliz Lab

This is an old wiki page and is out-of-date. It's been retained as some of this information may still be useful.

Computing Accounts:

Members of Sliz lab will generally have six computing accounts:

• an HKL account for email, calendar and shared documents
• a local (administrator) account for Mac OS X workstations
• a CMCD account for login to the Linux workstation, to crystal.harvard.edu and to other Linux workstations at HMS.
• an HMS account for login to eCommons and to HMS email system.
• SBGrid account (optional) for software update.
• DropBox account - this is a business account with unlimited backups and unlimited storage space.

##Network: All computers in the lab should be connected to the SBGrid network. For connecting a personal computer, you will need to email the MAC address of the ethernet card or adaptor to help@sbgrid.org . In order to access SBGrid wi-fi network you will need to email your MAC address to help@sbgrid.org and request activation on the SBGrid wifi network; to connect, authenticate with your CMCD username and password.

##Printing:
We have two printers in the lab, which are both available from the SBGrid network. ps-laserjet3000dn is located in the wet lab area, ps- brother2270 is located in the SBGrid computing room. Printing will not work if your computer is connected to the HMS Wifi access point (HMS Private or Public).

##Personal Desktop Computers: Personal (OS X / Windows?) systems (sch-jlchoi- imac, ps-wang-macmini, ps-sophia-imac, sb-liz-imac, ps-nozhat-macmini) are administered by the primary user, with support from SBGrid and HMS/BCMP IT.

• SBGrid software will be installed in /programs.

• All research data should be backed-up . This is an NIH and HMS regulation.

  • Visiting Students should use HMS CrashPlan for backing up their work directories. (use registration code JJRR-RHW7-UHJW-H7JM).

  • Postdocs and Graduate Students should always work from a DropBox folder.

##Software:

• personal computers and laptops running OS X can have SBGrid software installed
• HMS licensed software (such as ChemOffice or MATLAB)
• MS office is available on request from bcmpit@hms.harvard.edu
• Geneious: Geneious is preinstalled with SBGrid software collection and Sliz lab has access to a shared database. Please email Piotr for the database login credentials.
• Please use ReadCube for managing your references and we will purchase a Pro version for your use (Pro supports syncing files between multiple computers).

#Linux Workstations Two linux workstations (schl12 and psl2) are fully administered by SBGrid. ps2 (in the 3rd bay) can dual-boot to Windows 7. To login to linux systems, use your CMCD credentials. To login to the windows partition, use the credentials posted over the machine.

Instrumentation Computers:

Computers running our FPLCs (PS-FPLC1, PS-FPLC2, PS-FPLC3) are managed by HMS IT and backups are done on a daily basis using CrashPlan. They can print to the laboratory printer.

Sliz lab also has access to crystallization-room computers (Gryphon controller, unknown system) Those computers are also managed by HMS IT and backed-up using CrashPlan.

Support:

There are several options for support:

1. Please review SBGrid and CMCD support forums on the SBGrid website: forums.sbgrid.org
2. For assistance with Linux workstations and SBGrid network please contact SBGrid ( help@sbgrid.org ). In most cases Pete Meyer or Justin O’Connor will respond to your request.
3. For assistance with printing and your personal desktop please contact HMS IT at bcmpit@hms.harvard.edu . In most cases Peter Cobb will respond to your requests.
4. For assistance with the structural biology software please contact bugs@sbgrid.org (Rob and Jason).

Other Resources:

• SBGrid.org website

• rc.hms.harvard.edu - Harvard Medical School Research Computing Support

Communication:

• All members of Sliz lab are signed up for the Sliz lab mailing lists and the BCMP mailing lists.
• You will also receive a copy of SBGrid monthly newsletter.
• e-mail: Goup members should use hkl.hms.harvard.edu account as the institutional/work email account. You should forward other accounts (e.g. hms.harvard.edu) to HKL.