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This manual provides grant proposal writers with an overview of the facilities and services available at CNS. Topics include support services, large-scale research computing, CNS hardware and software, and types of charges.
This information is updated annually. We recommend that you keep a current version available.
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We welcome your comments and suggestions on this and all CNS documentation. Please send your comments to:
CNS Information Services
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Table of Contents
This document provides grant proposal writers with an overview of the facilities and services available at CNS. Some of the information provided here will be repeated in more detail in other documents. This document is updated as needed; we recommend that you refer back to the on-line version frequently.
Information that updates this document is made available through CNS's newsletter ( /Update ), CNS's online documentation system ("DOCWEB"), CNS News, and other sources. Throughout this document, references to "CNS documents" or "DOCWEB" refer to our searchable online documentation database located at <http://docweb.cns.ufl.edu/>.
The Division of Sponsored Research (http://rgp.ufl.edu/research/) has prepared a document to assist UF faculty and staff who are seeking or administering external project support. The DSR document provides for ease and consistency in preparing and administering sponsored research. The DSR document explains research policy, proposal preparation and processing, and research administration. To obtain this document, call DSR Program Information at (352) 392-4804
Credit should be given to CNS in any publication arising from work performed on CNS's computers.
The following reference is required:
Computing was performed using the facilities of the Northeast Regional Data Center at the University of Florida.
Credits can be combined with more specific information. For example, if you used a SAS program to obtain your research statistics, an appropriate reference would be as follows:
Data were analyzed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS). Computing was performed using the facilities of the Northeast Regional Data Center at the University of Florida.
CNS is located in the Bryant Space Sciences Research Building (SSRB) on the University of Florida campus. CNS provides computing facilities and services to meet the administrative, research, and educational computing needs of the following organizations:
Other governmental agencies
The University of Florida Computing Help Desk provides consulting services in 132 HUB, and cooperates with CNS to provide computing services for UF students and faculty. The UF Computing Help Desk provides consulting, programming, microcomputer software training, equipment repair, open-shop microcomputers, interactive terminals, and plotting facilities. High-speed batch input/output facilities are available at several campus locations. Call the UF Computing Help Desk (http://helpdesk.ufl.edu/) at (352) 392-HELP, for current information about terminals or microcomputers acting as terminals that are available to UF faculty, staff, and students.
Several university computing support organizations provide programming, consulting, training, and other computing support for various groups of CNS customers. These university computing support organizations use CNS's computer hardware, although most have their own programmers and input/output facilities. To obtain a CNS userid or programming assistance, contact the university computing support organization designated for your group; the current list of university computing support organizations may be found in the CNS Guidebook (http://www.cns.ufl.edu/guidebook/). If you do not fit into one of the listed categories, contact CNS at (352) 392-2061, for information.
The "CNS Computing Facilities" chapter of this manual lists hardware available at CNS.
CNS provides many software packages, including high-level languages and special-purpose languages. A complete list of software is included in the "CNS Software" chapter of this manual.
More information about CNS is available in other CNS documentation, CNS's Guidebook (http://www.cns.ufl.edu/guidebook/), and CNS's newsletter, /Update (http://www.cns.ufl.edu/update/). You can obtain a free subscription to /Update by filling out the subscription form on the World Wide Web.
We invite you to visit our home page on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.cns.ufl.edu/
There you'll find recent copies of our newsletter, the Guidebook, access to DOCWEB, and important announcements.
You may need to ask questions, receive information, or obtain services through CNS that are not available from your university computing support organization. All CNS service sections--Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Information Services, Operational Services, Systems Support Services, Technical Services, and Network Services--are located in Bryant Space Sciences Building (SSRB) on the UF campus. To call CNS Operational Services or the tape librarian, dial (352) 392-2291. To call all other CNS service sections, dial (352) 392-2061. For more information about each of these service sections, refer to CNS's Guidebook (http://www.cns.ufl.edu/guidebook/) or the General Information manual (CNS document D0011, available through DOCWEB or from CNS Information Services).
Visitors must sign in before conducting business that requires them to enter CNS security areas. All visitors must be accompanied by CNS personnel at all times while in these areas. Machine room access is limited to CNS personnel. A brief "slide-show/tour" is available at <http://www.cns.ufl.edu/tour/>. For more information, call CNS Information Services.
The principal computing systems at CNS consist of an IBM z9BC-Q02 and an IBM p5-570 running AIX (UNIX).
The principal operating systems are z/OS (MVS) with JES2 and AIX/6000. z/OS batch jobs can be submitted from AIX or TSO; files can be transferred among the operating systems.
CNS's UNIX service, NERSP, consists of AIX running in a logical partition (LPAR) of a p5-570 system. See the NERSP home page <http://nersp.cns.ufl.edu/> for current information.
Facilities are also available for magnetic cartridge and reel tapes, disks, graphics, and computer output microfiche (COM). CNS users can access AIX, CICS/VS, TSO, and interactive file generation and editing. Graphic output is available through a large-format HP 5000 PS color printer, and IBM laser printers.
Current information regarding the hardware configuration of CNS's NERSP (UNIX) service may be found on the NERSP home page.
CNS operates an IBM z9BC-Q02 computer. The main operating system is z/OS (with JES2).
Details: The IBM z/System Processors and Peripherals
Communications
1 IBM 3745 Communications Controller
1 IBM 3172 Interconnect Controller
6 IBM 3274 Terminal Controllers
1 Turboways 155 ATM Adapter (type 9-9)
1 IBM 2216 Multiaccess Connector Model 400
Disk Storage
1 IBM 2105 Enterprise Storage Server 1.68 terabytes (1680 gigabytes) capacity
Printers
1 IBM 3130 Laser Printer
1 IBM Network Printer 24 Laser Printer
1 IBM 6262 Model 014 High-Speed Band Printer
Cartridge* Magnetic Tape Storage
1 IBM 3494 Automated Tape Library
4 IBM 3590-E1A Tape Drives
1 IBM 3590-A60 Tape Drive
2 IBM 3480-A22 Tape Storage Control Units
5 IBM 3480-B22 Tape Units, 38000 bpi (10 drives)
Tape Groups (in order by decreasing capacity)
3494 ATL with 3590 drives
3480-A22 with 3480-B22 drives
*3480 cartridge tapes can hold approximately 200MB of data stored in very large block sizes; or 600MB in IDRC mode. 3590 cartridge tapes can hold 20GB or 60GB of compacted data
Large-Format Color Printer/Plotter
1 HP 5000 PS Color Printer
CNS uses IBM z/System-compatible systems and hardware that require the use of IBM Job Control Language (JCL) and Job Entry Subsystem 2 (JES2) control statements. Local modifications to JCL and JES2 statements are described throughout CNS's documentation for specific programs and systems. (See information in DOCWEB <http://docweb.cns.ufl.edu>.)
Input of programs and data can be from the following:
Interactive terminals
Microcomputers emulating terminals
3480 tape cartridges
Disk data sets and files
Optical scanners
Output can be on the following:
Printed pages (line printer, laser printer)
Terminal listings, files, or displays
Disk data sets and files
Magnetic tape
Large-format HP 5000 PS Color printer
For line printer output, you may request a variety of paper types, upper- or mixed-case printing, and six or eight lines per inch. Letter-quality laser printer output is also available. Output can be picked up from the remote batch station where it was submitted or the SSRB lobby if it was routed to the CNS central site. Special forms output, laser printer output, and large-format color output can be picked up in the SSRB lobby. To pick up output with a specified header of INSIDE, call the Operations shift supervisor at 392-2291. Output for jobs submitted from an interactive terminal can be routed back to the terminal.
Cataloged procedures are provided for high-level languages and for most major programs and packages. To locate the information you need, use DOCWEB <http://docweb.cns.ufl.edu> to search on the topic in which you are interested.
We are often asked such questions as "How much does it cost to run a statistical program?" or "How much will it cost to compute this project?" These questions are difficult to answer without specific information on the types and amounts of services you will be using.
If you know how much data or CPU time your processing will require, you can try to estimate charges using the table given in the CNS Charging Algorithm document (D0001). You can obtain a copy of this document from the hall handout rack located in 112 SSRB or request a copy from CNS Information Services by calling (352) 392-2061. It is also available in DOCWEB (docid D0001).
If you are not sure how to estimate your computer use or costs,
discuss your intended use with a consultant at your university computing
support organization or call CNS at 352-392-2061 or e-mail <consult@lists.ufl.edu>.
Charges are generated either automatically by the computing system or manually by authorized personnel. They are collected by the accounting system and debited from the appropriate access number. Charges are accrued and subtracted from the current balance of the sequence number involved. The automatic system-generated charges apply to four main categories: batch, interactive, storage of data within the system, and miscellaneous. These categories are described below and in the CNS charging algorithm document.
Charges are subject to change. Therefore, be sure to check the charging algorithm document frequently for current charges.
Your userid will be charged for each job submitted to the system for batch processing after the job has completed execution and all output has been generated. The z/OS batch charges listed in the CNS Charging Algorithm (D0001) are those in effect at normal priority (Class A rates). See this document for a list of priority classes and the multiplication factor for each class.
Three classes that are specifically used for CPU-intensive computing jobs are Class R, Class S, and Class W.
CPU time is free under Class R, but all other charges apply at the normal Class A rates. Class R is restricted solely to research computing jobs--that is, jobs running under access numbers beginning with 1 (except 19), 2, 4, and 6032. No tape setups can be run under Class R, so your data and programs must be either disk-resident (online) or part of your job stream. There is one Class R initiator. It runs at a very low dispatching priority during all times that batch processing is available so that otherwise unused CPU cycles can be used. There is no guaranteed turnaround time.
Like Class R, Class S is for CPU-intensive computing jobs. Class S is run on weekends, on holidays, and after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. The Class R charge is multiplied by .5 to determine the Class S charge. Class S limitations are the same as those for Class R.
Class W is for research applications only. To obtain approval for use of Class W, contact the CNS Director or Associate Director Marie Dence at (352) 392-2061. Once you have obtained approval, you must schedule your weekend with the Operations manager by 4 p.m. Friday. Access numbers with jobs run under Class W will be billed a flat $500.00 for the weekend, regardless of the number of jobs run. For other details and restrictions, contact the Operations manager at (352) 392-2291.
Interactive charges are generated at the end of the session (except for CICS, which is calculated at the end of each day) using the criteria for the system you are using.
Storage charges are billed daily. Charges can be closely estimated using rates listed in D0001, The CNS Charging Algorithm. OS data set storage are listed under "OS Data Set Storage (Disk)". For AIX, see the storage charges for that system.
Charges for computer output microfiche, the HP 5000 PS large-format color printer, tapes, supplies, and other services are listed in D0001, The CNS Charging Algorithm.
We welcome your comments and suggestions on this and all CNS documentation. Please send your comments to:
CNS Information Services
<editor@cns.ufl.edu>