The MMM Division's computing environment supports many users on several different computing hardware platforms, each functioning somewhat differently. Getting an Account All MMM staff, visitors, and students are eligible for an account on the divisional computing systems. To obtain an account, you must first complete a computing information form, available from the MMM Systems Manager, Pat Waukau, the Computing Assistant, Jose Castilleja, or the Visitor Coordinator, Sudie Kelly. Users do not have login access to the file server. The user file systems and a variety of software packages are available from the file server.
Users do have login access to the data server.
These file systems are then served to the divisional systems across a switched ethernet network. Users have login access to several general-use Sun, Compaq Alpha, and SGI workstations. Additional information on the division's workstations, their workstations, and availability is located at the Computing Resources page . Files on the permanent storage disk are backed up biweekly by the systems staff, early Tuesday and Friday mornings. This disk is purged nightly with a scrubbing algorithm that deletes all files older than four days.