New users please note: much of the documentation here was written at a time when users would mostly be using these research IT facilities whilst on a College campus. However, with the almost wholesale shift to off-campus remote working for most since March 2020 (and more recently, post-pandemic, a mixed hybrid working environment of both on-campus and remote working for many), this assumption is no longer valid and it is important to remember that for security reasons almost all internal systems at Imperial College are not directly accessible from the public Internet. If you have been given an account on a Maths system, please read this note for information on the various ways in which you can access Maths systems from anywhere in the world when you are off-campus.
You may also find these tips on getting the most from your remote broadband connection useful.
For a concise overview of the research computing facilities offered by the Mathematics Department. please visit the Research Computing Support page on the main Maths website. The sysnews website you are now reading is intended for those who already know about these facilities and want to know how to use them.
Continually updated, the pages you'll find here contain useful information about the Linux and UNIX-based IT services and facilities available to the research community in the Department of Mathematics. Admittedly, these pages are heavily biased towards these operating systems since most research is done on Linux, Macs or FreeBSD platforms but we would welcome suggestions on ways in which these pages can be expanded to include more support for Windows.
Support is available most of the time including weekends, out of hours and during holidays simply by emailing Andy Thomas or by calling +44 7866 556626. More....
Getting support
Main services
current status: December 12th
about the current status of Maths systems, services and facilities Maths NextGen compute cluster: latest news, September 26th
latest news for the Maths NextGen compute cluster current news: September 19th
current news topics for Degond cluster users: latest news
news for users of the Degond cluster for Stats users: latest news August 8 th, 2022
latest news for users of the Statistics section clusters
for Stats users
information for users in the Statistics section
ICT print service
how to set up print queues for Linux and UNIX for the ICT printservice Maths NextGen compute cluster
about the Maths compute cluster lovelace compute server
about the new non-clustered compute server the experimental X2go service
log into a remote Linux system with a full graphical desktop over ssh port forwarding using PuTTY
use PuTTY to get around firewalls by legitimately tunnelling connections over ssh web homepages
how to create and maintain your homepages on the Maths website laptop backup/sync facility
relaunched service to automatically backup or synchronise your laptop calculus storage server
about the calculus storage server using your ICNFS home directory
making the most of your ICNFS storage and what to do if you run out of space GPU computing
about the Maths GPU compute facilities Maths SSH gateways
list of Maths systems with external SSH access and how to use them Maths silos
about the Maths large data storage facilities MySQL
about MySQL database server facilities subversion (SVN) server
about the Maths subversion server facility quickstart guide to job queueing
for those who can't wait to start using the job queueing system external collaboration support
new service for sharing data with external collaborators current Maths network status
about the current network status in Maths compute cluster 'live' website
see how busy the machines in the compute cluster are historical news items
older news topics Intel Fortran and C compilers
about the high performance Intel Fortran and C compilers ssh
all about the ssh Secure SHell scp
using the secure copy command to copy files between computers about Linux
some (very old) notes about Linux for Maths Physics users
news for users of the Maths Physics section's cluster The Stats CRAN mirror
about the new CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network) mirror alternative Usenet servers
alternatives to the now defunct JANET NNTP service using pine at Imperial
how to set up pine/alpine for use in Imperial's email environment fetchmail
how to set up fetchmail in Imperial's email environment
Andy Thomas
Research Computing Manager, Department of Mathematics
last updated: 12.12.2024
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