Biotime machine - Revision history

Rf at 10:09, 5 December 2019

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‎Vital machine details

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   # Server Configuration File
   rsession-which-r=/usr/local/bin/R
 = Administration =

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 * Password, the same as IPMI for marvin (obviously cannot write that here).
 * Some basic functions are available on DRAC, such as power on and power cycle, but Remote Console is the most interesting.
-* DRAC can also load an live Linux iso from your local computer and boot it instead of the resident OS
+* DRAC can also load an live Linux iso from your local computer and boot it instead of the resident OS, as can the remote console application.
-* Remote console is a JNLP program (java) which can be downloaded and run with the latest version of javaws. Or, the browser may launch it automatically
+* Remote console is a JNLP/javaws program which is a deprecated technology. It requires Java 6 and the method for settign up should follow [https://gist.github.com/xbb/4fd651c2493ad9284dbcb827dc8886d6 this].
-* Remote console will allow you login using the password.
+* Remote console will allow you login as root using the password for the machine which is the same as above.
 * when updating and rebooting this machine has a tendency (albeit a rare one) to hang at BIOS: simply try rebooting.
-* Faye Moyes is temporary owner until Maria is off sabbatical (which Maria I'm not sure of! Ans. Maria Dornelas, the PI for this machine.)
+* this machine mostly reboots smoothly, the above statement may be over cautious.
 * IT Security do external scans on the 5th of every month between 6pm and 5am, and they take a couple of days.

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 * Remote console will allow you login using the password.
 * when updating and rebooting this machine has a tendency (albeit a rare one) to hang at BIOS: simply try rebooting.
-* Faye Moyes is temporary owner until Maria is off sabbatical (which Maria I'm not sure of!)
+* Faye Moyes is temporary owner until Maria is off sabbatical (which Maria I'm not sure of! Ans. Maria Dornelas, the PI for this machine.)
 * IT Security do external scans on the 5th of every month between 6pm and 5am, and they take a couple of days.

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:05, 6 November 2018
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	* Remote console will allow you login using the password.		* Remote console will allow you login using the password.
	* when updating and rebooting this machine has a tendency (albeit a rare one) to hang at BIOS: simply try rebooting.		* when updating and rebooting this machine has a tendency (albeit a rare one) to hang at BIOS: simply try rebooting.
		+	* Faye Moyes is temporary owner until Maria is off sabbatical (which Maria I'm not sure of!)
		+	* IT Security do external scans on the 5th of every month between 6pm and 5am, and they take a couple of days.

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 = Links =
-* [http://docs.rstudio.com/ide/server-pro/index.html Porfession Version admin guide]
+* [http://docs.rstudio.com/ide/server-pro/index.html Admin guide to Rstudio professional version]
 * [https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/200638878-resuming-session-hangup hanging resuming session]
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 * Remote console is a JNLP program (java) which can be downloaded and run with the latest version of javaws. Or, the browser may launch it automatically
 * Remote console will allow you login using the password.
+* when updating and rebooting this machine has a tendency (albeit a rare one) to hang at BIOS: simply try rebooting.

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 Will probably do a better job.
-== Hanging user sessions =
+= Hanging user sessions =
 As well as killing the session, getting rid of the following file
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 * [http://docs.rstudio.com/ide/server-pro/index.html Porfession Version admin guide]
 * [https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/200638878-resuming-session-hangup hanging resuming session]

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 = R installation =
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 Will probably do a better job.
 = Memory-style errors =

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   $Usage: rstudio-server {status|start|stop|restart|test-config|verify-installation|suspend-session|suspend-all|force-suspend-session|force-suspend-all|kill-session|kill-all|offline|online|active-sessions|version}
-For example to kill a certain session:
+For example to kill a certain session, first find out the PID
   rstudio-server force-suspend-session <PID>
 = Memory-style errors =
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   Message from syslogd@biotime at Apr  3 14:56:59 ...
    kernel:[5173414.766767] [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: EV

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 = Administration =
-The executable is '''rstudio-server'''. For example to kill a certain session:
+The executable is '''rstudio-server'''. Documentation is available but for the professional version, whihc nonetheless may be useful (see the links section).
   rstudio-server force-suspend-session <PID>