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| ====== Virtual CdM lab 2023+ ====== | ====== Terminal server lab for 2023+ courses ====== |
| Students may access the software employed during the | Students may access the software employed during the |
| * Progettazione Assisita di Organi di Macchine | |
| * FEM Fundamentals and Chassis Design | * FEM Fundamentals and Chassis Design |
| * Design and modelling of high performance combustion systems | * Modellazione Strutturale di Componenti Meccanici |
| * Engine components design and manufacturing | |
| lab sessions by logging in to a shared terminal server, and run the software from remote, see below for details. | lab sessions by logging in to a shared terminal server, and run the software from remote, see below for details. |
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| The shared terminal server may be accessed **from the university computer labs** by | The shared terminal server may be accessed **from the university computer labs** by |
| - turning on the terminal as described [[https://web.ing.unimo.it/~acorni/shared/laboratori/20220901%20-%20Uso%20Terminali%20Lab%20Informatici.pdf|here]], | * turning on the terminal as described [[https://web.ing.unimo.it/~acorni/shared/laboratori/20220901%20-%20Uso%20Terminali%20Lab%20Informatici.pdf|here]], |
| - logging in as usual, | * logging in as usual, |
| - launching a browser with ''ctrl-N'', and | * launching a browser with ''ctrl-N'', and |
| - by reaching the [[https://x2go-cdm.ing.unimore.it]] website. | * by reaching the [[https://x2go-cdm.ing.unimore.it]] website. |
| The last step alone should sufficient to reach the terminal server from any other web browser equipped device. | The last step alone should sufficient to reach the terminal server from any other web browser equipped device. |
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| With regard to ''wxMaxima'', you may also simply [[https://maxima.sourceforge.io/|download]] and run it locally from your pc. | With regard to ''wxMaxima'', you may also simply [[https://maxima.sourceforge.io/|download]] and run it locally from your pc. |
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| Different options -- e.g. the direct installation of the MSC.Marc/Mentat software on your Windows/iOS/[[http://distrowatch.com|Linux/BSD]]/Solaris/[[https://9front.org/|9Front]] pc, or the usage of the former 2021-22 virtual machine -- are **not** supported by the teacher. | Different options -- e.g. the direct installation of the MSC.Marc/Mentat software on your Windows/iOS/[[http://distrowatch.com|Linux/BSD]]/Solaris/[[https://www.haiku-os.org/|Haiku]]/[[https://9front.org/|9Front]] pc, or the usage of the former 2021-22 virtual machine -- are **not** supported by the teacher. |
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| ====== noVNC terminal server ====== | ====== noVNC terminal server ====== |
| ''x2go-cdm.ing.unimore.it'' is a good old bare metal server like this | ''x2go-cdm.ing.unimore.it'' is a good old bare metal server like this |
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| equipped with two Xeon X5675@3.07GHz hexa-core cpus, 96GB of ram, a Quadro P1000 gpu, and a few 10/15krpm disks, which is located in the MO27 building. | equipped with two Xeon [[https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/52577/intel-xeon-processor-x5675-12m-cache-3-06-ghz-6-40-gts-intel-qpi.html|X5675@3.07GHz hexa-core cpus]], 96GB of ram, a Quadro P1000 gpu, and a few 15krpm SAS disks, which is located in the MO27 building. |
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| Such machine loads a [[https://www.devuan.org/os/announce/chimaera-release-announce-2021-10-14|Devuan Chimaera]] linux OS, and is kept up and running by [[http://personale.unimore.it/rubrica/dettaglio/ebertocchi|Enrico Bertocchi]]. | Such machine loads a [[https://www.devuan.org/os/announce/chimaera-release-announce-2021-10-14|Devuan Chimaera]] linux OS, and it is kept up and running by [[http://personale.unimore.it/rubrica/dettaglio/ebertocchi|Enrico Bertocchi]]. |
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| ==== Credentials ==== | ==== Credentials ==== |
| ===== The User interface ===== | ===== The User interface ===== |
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| Technically, both the noVNC terminal server and the //berta// virtual machine are based upon a [[https://www.devuan.org/| Devuan Beowulf/Chimaera]] OS, running a very minimal desktop environment based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_Window_Manager|Motif Window Manager]] (''mwm''). | Technically, the noVNC terminal server is based upon a [[https://www.devuan.org/| Devuan Beowulf/Chimaera]] OS, running a very minimal desktop environment based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_Window_Manager|Motif Window Manager]] (''mwm''). |
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| ==== Basic usage ==== | ==== Basic usage ==== |
| ''Alt-Tab'' (and ''Alt-Shift-Tab'' the way back) cycles through the windows, as expected. | ''Alt-Tab'' (and ''Alt-Shift-Tab'' the way back) cycles through the windows, as expected. |
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| | ==== Shared folder ==== |
| | A shared folder ''/home/n123456/_shared'' is available for the lab exercises, which is available to all users in read-only mode, and to the teachers in read/write mode. |
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| | The content of the shared folder is also directly reachable at the link [[https://x2go-cdm.ing.unimo.it/_shared/|https://x2go-cdm.ing.unimo.it/_shared/]]. |
| ===== Support forum ===== | ===== Support forum ===== |
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| ~~DISCUSSION~~ | ~~DISCUSSION~~ |
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