SLAC network 101

FastX

• https://fastx3.slac.stanford.edu:3300/ (webbrowser)
• If the resolution is not high enough, e.g., to open camera monitors: turn off smart scaling and increase the resolution
  

Connecting to the SLAC network via ssh

• ssh smeuren@fastx3.slac.stanford.edu -Y
• ssh smeuren@centos7.slac.stanford.edu -Y
• ssh smeuren@rhel6-64.slac.stanford.edu -Y

Control computers

• • fphysics@facet-srv01
  • fphysics@facet-srv20 (DAQ)
  • fphysics@facet-srv20-2 (newest, most powerful, DAN)

Save typing time

• • Shortcut for ssh:
    export    fx=smeuren@fastx3.slac.stanford.edu
    export    cent=smeuren@centos7.slac.stanford.edu
    alias sshfx="ssh $fx -Y"
    alias sshcent="ssh $cent -Y"
  • put such aliases into ~/.cshr or ~/.bashrc (depending on the shell)

Login via ssh without password

• • Generate a key on the remote server (default options, empty passphrase): smeuren@rhel6-64p $ ssh-keygen -t rsa
  • On your local computer:
    • mkdir ~/.ssh
    • cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh smeuren@rhel6-64.slac.stanford.edu 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys'
    • login without password

ssh with port tunnel

• • creating a port tunnel to the FACET control server: ssh fphysics@facet-srv01 -Y -R 42000:e320pi:42000
    (note difference between local and remote port forwarding, i.e., direction: server on remote or server on local -L / -R)

Get access to the control server

• get an fphysics account: https://facet-ii.slac.stanford.edu/faq/coming-to-slac#COMPUTERS
• In case your login fails: test "klist". If there is nothing, do kinit
  
  

Screen capture on control computer

mccsg

Copying files to the SLAC cluster (AFS file system):

from computer to cluster:
scp -r "local file path"  smeuren@rhel6-64.slac.stanford.edu:/afs/slac.stanford.edu/u/gu/smeuren/ 

from cluster to control server:
smeuren@mcclogin $ scp -r /afs/slac.stanford.edu/u/gu/smeuren/ "filename" fphysics@facet-srv01:/home/fphysics/smeuren/

Facet-II elog

http://physics-elog.slac.stanford.edu/facetelog/index.jsp

• Print screenshot to FACET elog
  log onto the control computer → mccsg

Getting internet access on the control network (webbrowser)

• ssh to mcclogin (-Y), ssh to, e.g., fastx3
• run firefox there

SLACK

• https://slack.com/workspace-signin
• The workspace is "facet-II"