1. assignprelim.1 Assignment Preliminaries © 2012 B. Wilkinson/Clayton Ferner. Modification date: Aug 10, 2012

2. assignprelim.2 Student accounts on computer systems Some programming assignments will be done on the UNC-C servers: –coit-grid01 – coit-grid05 collectively for message passing programs –coit-grid05 for shared memory programs –coit-grid07 for GPU programming Account details will be sent by email. As soon as you get your account details, check that account works!! If you do not, it could delay you doing the assignments. Note “interim dates” on course home page to report problems.

3. coit-grid01-4: Each two Xeon processors (3.4Ghz) 8GB main memory coit-grid05: Dell R900, four quad-core Xeon processors (2.93Ghz) 64GB main memory 1.2 TB disk coit- grid01 switch coit- grid05 coit- grid03 coit- grid02 coit- grid04 All user’s home directories on coit-grid05 (NFS) UNCC cluster coit-grid01.uncc.edu – coit-grid7.uncc.edu coit- grid06 NVIDIA Tesla GPU (448 core Fermi) Login from within the campus only Login from on-campus or off-campus coit- grid07 NVIDIA Tesla GPU (448 core Fermi) coit-grid07: GPU server, X5560 2.8GHz quad-core Xeon processor with NVIDIA 2050 GPU, 12GB main memory coit-grid06: GPU server with NVIDIA 2050 GPU, Normal login server

4. assignprelim.4 Traditional way from a Windows system is to use PuTTY for a command line remote access. Remote Access coit-grid01.uncc.edu Select SSH Obtain from: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

5. Terminal Window assignprelim.5 Enter your username and after password prompt, your password. When all PuTTY information filled in correctly, click Open button. This will open a terminal:

6. WinSCP SCP client Useful for transferring files to and from servers. Can also be used as an ssh client. WinSCP can be downloaded from http://winscp.net/eng/index.php It is recommended to install both PuTTY and WinSCP. assignprelim.6 Remote directoryLocal directory Drag to move files

7. WinSCP console window Console terminal selection

8. assignprelim.8 Testing account Log onto coit-grid01 with username and password given. Check simple Linux commands work and you can see your home directory (/nsf-home/, which is on coit-grid05). See next.

9. assignprelim.9 Commonly Used Linux Commands Viewing and Navigating Directories Frequently used commands for viewing/navigating directories. ls -a List files in current directory. -a says list all files including hidden files (those starting with a period) pwdPrint the full path of the current directory cd directory Change user’s directory to that specified, or if none specified, to user’s home directory cd..Move up one directory

10. assignprelim.10 Commonly Used Linux Commands Changing Password Once you have logged on, you may need to change your password as your account may have been set up with a password that was sent to you in an insecure way (say by email). The command is passwd Change user password which will prompt for the current password and then the new password. NOTE: For the coit-grid cluster, you have to log into coit- grid02.uncc.edu to make a change to the password. (A cron script propagates passwords every 15 minutes to the other servers.)

11. assignprelim.11 Creating Directories and Files Files are usually created using an editor. The standard Linux editor is called vi. One simple editor that may be more convenient for the casual user and part of most Linux installations is called nano. To invoke nano, type nano filename or without a file name if file not yet created. One simply types into the window to change the contents the file. Use control-O to save and control-X to exit. Available commands are given at the bottom of the window

12. Nano editor File being edited Simply type in as needed Control key commands: Control-O to save, Control-X to exit

13. assignprelim.13 Manipulating Directories and Files Common commands for manipulating directories and files: mkdir directoriesCreate one or more directories cat filesdisplays contents of files. more file less fileboth display file one page at a time (space bar to go forward one page, 'b' to go backward one page, 'q' to quit) cp file1 file2Copy file1 to file2 cp file1 directoryCopy file1 to directory mv sources destinationMove or rename files and directories rm filesDelete one of more files rmdir directoriesDelete one of more directories. Must be empty. rmdir -r directoriesRemove non-empty directories (recursive remove)

14. assignprelim.14 UNC-C Moodle will be used for submitting assignments and for multiple-choice class tests. Access is through 49er Express or http://moodle.uncc.edu/ A link is provided from the course home page: Make sure you use a recent browser. Class tests and assignment submission

15. Will be sent by email to UNC-W students once their Moodle account have been set up. You must change your password the first time you log into Moodle. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD. UNC-C HAS NO EASY WAY RESETTING PASSWORDS. UNC-W students Moodle user name and password

16. Moodle Select the combined course: Fall 2012-ITCS-4145-001:ITCS-5145-001_Combined CHECK YOU CAN ACCESS THIS!

17. assignprelim.17 Your name!!!! Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student. Your institution Clearly identify each part in the assignment you did Give your code with an explanation. Show that your programs work by taking screen shots and include these screen shots in the document. –To include screen shots from Windows XP, select window, press Alt- Printscreen, and paste to source file. –Specific screen shots may be requested in the assignment write-up and must be present and identified. What to put in document for each assignment

18. assignprelim.18 You can produce the source document in any format (Word etc.) BUT only submit a single PDF document. No other format accepted. IT MUST BE A SINGLE PDF FILE Creating PDF: Print selecting Adobe PDF print driver, my approach (or “save as PDF” may be available or use free converter such as pdf995). Document format

19. Submit your PDF document to Moodle at the appropriate place e.g. “Assignment 1”, “Assignment 2”, etc, which is only shown when assignment set. DO NOT SUBMIT MULTIPLE FILES. YOU CAN MAKE A RE-SUBMISSION THAT REPLACE THE PREVIOUS SUBMISSION BEFORE THE DEADLINE. DO NOT SUBMIT TO ME BY EMAIL UNLESS I SPECIFICALLY ASK YOU TO DO SO!! I WILL IGNORE THE EMAIL.

20. TO REPEAT - SUBMIT A SINGLE PDF FILE TO MOODLE, OTHERWISE:

21. assignprelim.21 Each assignment will have posted due date posted on the course home page: http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~abw/ITCS4145S12/ which is firm unless you have documented system problems. Due Date

22. Course Assistance Course Teaching Assistant Haoqi Zhao hzhao5@uncc.edu Contact TA on matters such as user accounts, UNC- C system not functioning, or software issues. For issues with UNC-W system contact Dr. Ferner. Contact Instructor for matters such as course materials and assignment write-up.

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