{"id":165,"date":"2019-01-14T12:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T21:20:06","slug":"student-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/docs\/computer-systems\/student-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165\" class=\"elementor elementor-165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d0c95e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d0c95e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-794e7824\" data-id=\"794e7824\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b354237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b354237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two different groups of Student systems; they are part of<em><a href=\"https:\/\/report.cs.rutgers.edu\/nagiosnotes\/iLab-machines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the iLab cluster<\/a><\/em> and are described as follows:<\/p><details><summary><b>1. General Student Systems<\/b><\/summary><div><article style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Student systems, a.k.a. iLab cluster, are the main general computing resource for courses, student projects, and faculty-sponsored users. These systems are available to students, faculty, and staff.<ul><li>If you are accessing the systems from home, please connect to <b>ilab.cs.rutgers.edu. <\/b>That will give you one of four large servers: iLab1, iLab2, iLab3, and iLab4. You can also access any iLab Desktops distributed in offices at Hill and CoRE, especially when you need to run <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/computer-systems\/vms-for-academic-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual machines<\/a>.<\/li><li>As of Fall 2024, we have 5 other GPU servers (rLab1, rLab2, rLab3, rLab4, and rLab5) and iLabU.cs (running the newest version of Ubuntu LTS for compatibility testing) to the iLab cluster.<\/li><li>The large servers, iLab.cs and rLab1-rlab5, have a mix of GPUs. As of Fall 2022, these GPUs are accessible only via <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/scheduler-for-gpu-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Job Scheduler<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>We also run <em><a href=\"https:\/\/services.cs.rutgers.edu\/jupyter.html\">JupyterHub<\/a><\/em>, a web programming interface for Python and Scala.<\/li><li>If you want to use a <b>system in person<\/b>, we have desktop systems, Instructional Labs Systems in <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.rutgers.edu\/location\/hill-center-bldg-for-the-mathematical-sciences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hill 120, Hill 248, and Hill 252<\/a><\/li><li>For more details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/report.cs.rutgers.edu\/nagiosnotes\/iLab-machines.html\">specifications and status<\/a> of these machines.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><\/div><\/details><details><summary><strong>2. Graduate Systems<\/strong><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Graduate student offices are part of<em> the iLab cluster and are<\/em>\u00a0primarily used as a desktop system for the office.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For significant work, grad students should probably use our machines named<em> ilab.cs.rutgers.edu, <\/em>described above.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Ph.D. students may run\/request VMs for special projects if necessary; this VM could last as long as they are enrolled in the program. We normally use Ubuntu. The VM is limited in CPU and Memory and <em>not meant for computing<\/em>.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Note that iLab desktops are workstations with monitors, but they are sometimes used by people connecting to them remotely. Please <strong>don&#8217;t turn them off<\/strong> or reboot them since that will interfere with other people using them remotely.<\/p><\/details><p><strong><em>IMPORTANT<\/em><\/strong>: You must have an account on CS Linux systems before using the iLab machine. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources\/new-users\/getting-started\/\">Getting Started page<\/a> for more details about using our resources.<\/p><p>Unless noted otherwise, our servers and desktop systems use the same basic software: the current Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS) Linux Operating System.<\/p><p>All our machines are accessible remotely via a web browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari using WebLogin, or via SSH clients such as the SSH command on MacOS and Linux, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitvise.com\/ssh-client-download\">Bitvise Client on Windows<\/a>. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lJjEhWC0XYQ\">Video tutorial<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/311287\/how-to-connect-to-an-ssh-server-from-windows-macos-or-linux\/\">SSH HowTo<\/a>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/computer-systems\/windows-remote-desktop\/\">Windows Remote Desktop<\/a> or come to one of the rooms in Hill 248, Hill 252, or Hill 254.<\/p><p>For more details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/report.cs.rutgers.edu\/nagiosnotes\/iLab-machines.html\">specifications and status<\/a> of these machines. Please be aware that these machines have <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources\/limitation-enforced-on-cs-linux-machines\/\">preset limitations<\/a> to prevent abuse and runaway processes.<\/p><p>For specific instructions on a variety of topics, including accounts of the system and how to use various programming languages, see the<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources\/new-users\/beginners-info\/\">Documentation Collection<\/a><\/li><li>Collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources\/new-users\/how-to\/\">How-Tos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>Account Cleanup<\/h2><p>Your <span style=\"color: #800000\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">CS Linux account is normally deactivated when you no longer have a role in Computer Science or are <em>no longer taking CS classes &#8211; this includes students taking a gap semester, regardless of major or status<\/em>. <\/span>Normally, account deactivation is done about four months or a semester later. <i>You can reactivate your account by registering for a qualified CS class again. <\/i>If you need your data, make sure you back it up before you leave. We cannot guarantee that your files will be there when you reactivate later.<i> <\/i>For CS graduate students or CS majors, we normally send a notice to your official university address, NetID@rutgers.edu, about account deactivation.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">For help with our systems or immediate assistance, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rutgers.edu\/~operator\/\"><span class=\"s1\">LCSR Operator<\/span><\/a> at CoRE 235 or call 848-445-2443. Otherwise, see <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>CS HelpDesk.<\/b><\/span><\/a> Don&#8217;t forget to include your NetID along with descriptions of your problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two different groups of Student systems; they are part of the iLab cluster and are described as follows: 1. General Student Systems Student systems, a.k.a. iLab cluster, are the main general computing resource for courses, student projects, and faculty-sponsored users. These systems are available to students, faculty, and staff. If you are accessing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":461,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":110,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10997,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions\/10997"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}