linux.student.cs Servers
- Mari Hassanzada
- Nick Lee
Current linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Hosts
The linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca hosts are a collection of Linux servers for general CS course work. Access is through SSH. The servers currently run Ubuntu 22.04 and consist of the following machines.
Servers may be rebooted or temporarily turned off for maintenance, so they may not all be available at any given time. Live status is available on the Linux server status page.
Hostname | CPU Type | # of CPUs | Cores | Threads | RAM (GB) | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz | 2 | 20 | 2 | 384 | Supermicro | SYS-1029U-E1CR25M | |
AMD EPYC 7532 @ 2.4GHz | 2 | 32 | 2 | 512 | Dell Inc. | PowerEdge R7525 | |
AMD EPYC 7532 @ 2.4GHz | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1024 | Dell Inc. | PowerEdge R7525 | |
AMD EPYC 9654 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 1536 | Supermicro | AS-2125HS-TNR | |
AMD EPYC 9654 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 1536 | Supermicro | AS-2125HS-TNR | |
AMD EPYC 9654 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 1536 | Supermicro | AS-2125HS-TNR | |
Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz | 2 | 20 | 2 | 384 | Supermicro | SYS-2029U-E1CR25M |
Older ubuntu2004.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Hosts
The following older Ubuntu 20.04 hosts are still available, but most people should be using the current hosts above instead.
Hostname | CPU Type | # of CPUs | Cores | Threads | RAM (GB) | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697A v4 @ 2.60GHz | 2 | 16 | 2 | 256 | Dell Inc. | PowerEdge R730 | |
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz | 2 | 14 | 2 | 256 | Dell Inc. | PowerEdge R730 |
windows.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Host
The windows.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca host allows connection to a Windows Remote Desktop. See access instructions.
ugster*.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Hosts
The ugster*.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca hosts are a reconfigurable computing cluster to augment course and student requirements. Past examples of use are as a Rocks compute cluster running CentOS (a derivative of Redhat Linux), and as ten pairs of performance analysis nodes running Ubuntu Linux. Use is specific to undergraduate courses requiring clustered computing (e.g. CS458). The ugster machines are not intended for general login.
smb-files.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca Hosts
The smb-files.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca hosts allow mounting your TEACHING account as a folder/drive on your computer using Samba. See access instructions.
Other Hosts
http://student.cs.uwaterloo.ca - TEACHING web servers used to serve course websites and student personal web pages
markus.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca - Runs the Markus assignment submission system
marmoset.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca - Runs the Marmoset assignment submission system
cs452.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca - CS452 Real-time boot server