[HECnet] HECnet .HLP library for OpenVMS

Sampsa Laine sampsa at mac.com
Fri Sep 11 03:40:22 PDT 2015


Well, I'm open to other format suggestions, this isn't that hard to write by hand, took me like 10 mins max to convert the file I had.

Now that I look at it, it does look a bit like XML - but with like 3 or 4 tags :)



Sampsa

On 11 Sep 2015, at 03:37, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

> 
>  Uh...wow...That's supposed to be better than XML? ;)
> 
>                -Dave
> 
> On 09/10/2015 02:32 PM, Sampsa Laine wrote:
>> 
>> !!! Example HECnet info markup document
>> !!! Lines beginning with three bangs are comments
>> !!! Any whitspace outside SECTSTART...SECTEND is ignored
>> !!! All text should be in a SECT
>> !!! Text inside SECTs is considered preformatted
>> 
>> |||TITLE|HILANT:: VAXcluster	
>> |||DATE|1-JAN-2015		
>> |||VERSION|0.01
>> |||AUTHOR|Sampsa Laine
>> |||AUTHOR_MAIL11|HILANT::SAMPSA
>> |||AUTHER_SMTP|sampsa at mac.com
>> 
>> !!! Where this documnet is stored on HECnet
>> |||DOC_LOC|HILANT::[INFO]HILAINFO.MRK			
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|1|HILANT
>> |||SECTSTART
>>          #    # # #        ##   #    #  ##### 
>>          #    # # #       #  #  ##   #    #   
>>          ###### # #      #    # # #  #    #   
>>          #    # # #      ###### #  # #    #   
>>          #    # # #      #    # #   ##    #   
>>          #    # # ###### #    # #    #    #   
>> 
>> Welcome to the HILANT VAX Cluster, part of the SAMPSACOM, .FI section.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|2|Accounts
>> |||SECTSTART
>> No guest accounts at the moment, but if you log in as ACCTREQ
>> you can apply for a full one.
>> 
>> For the more active accounts you can interact with, look in 
>> Active Accounts here or KAHUNA$:[INFO]ACCOUNTS.TXT
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|Active Accounts
>> |||SECTSTART
>> List of quite active accounts on HILANT::
>> -----------------------------------------
>> 
>> SAMPSA      Sampsa Laine, owner, admin
>> DAVIDSON    Steve Davidson, co-conspirator, admin
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|2|Mail
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Mail can be sent to HECnet users directly using the <NODE>::<USER>
>> syntax I'm sure you are all familiar with.
>> 
>> To send mail to the internet, route it via the CHIMPYMAIL gateway,
>> using this syntax:
>> 
>> 	LEGATO::smtp%"joe.user at example.com"
>> 
>> Please note that some providers (notably Apple and Hotmail/Windows Live)
>> do not accept this as a valid address. Gmail does however.
>> 
>> Your inbound address is:
>> 
>> 	<username>@hilant.decnet.org
>> 
>> For information on how to forward your mail, see the Forwarding 
>> subsection.
>> 
>> See KAHUNA$:[INFO]ACCOUNTS.TXT for the most active accounts, usually
>> admins who can help you.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|Forwarding
>> |||SECTSTART
>> You can forward your mail by using MAIL's SET FORWARD command.
>> 
>> To stop forwarding mail, issue the SET NOFORWARD command in MAIL.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Forwarding to HECnet
>> --------------------
>> 
>> Simply use the <NODE>::<USER> scheme, e.g.
>> 
>> 	MAIL> SET FORWARD CHIMPY::FOOBAR
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Forwarding to the Internet
>> --------------------------
>> 
>> To forward you mail to the Internet, use the CHIMPYMAIL gateway.
>> 
>> For example, to forward your mail to joe at example.com do:
>> 
>> 	MAIL> SET FORWARD LEGATO::smtp%"joe.user at example.com"
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|2|Hardware
>> |||SECTSTART
>> - KUHAVX (boot node, SIMH, ~12 VUPS, 128 MB)
>> - LABVAX (app node, SIMH, ~15 VUPS, 512 MB RAM)
>> - SIIKAX (app node, SIMH, ~20 VUPS, 512 MB RAM)
>> - HPIVAX (Raspbery PI SIMH, ~1.6 VUPS, 128 MB RAM)
>> - GIFTVX, SIIRI - real MicroVAX 3400s, ~2 VUPS, 20 MBs of RAM 
>> - K4VX1 real VAXstation 4000/90, ~22 VUPS, 32 MBs of RAM 
>> - K4VX2 real VAXstation 4000/60, ~12 VUPS, 24 MBs of RAM
>> 
>> See Performance here or KAHUNA$:[INFO]PERFORMANCE.TXT for details.
>> 
>> Real hardware courtesy of Saku Setala
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|Performance
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Introduction
>> ============
>> 
>> I _KNOW_ that VUPS is useless to measure any platform other than VAXes,
>> but thought it might give some relative guidance to how slow emulated
>> Alphas are compared to real ones.
>> 
>> The main point here is that if you need some heavy VAX work done, 
>> use LABVAX (or if you just need CPU and very little RAM, K4VX1/2).
>> 
>> If you need some Alpha work done, use CHIMPY - it has far more stuff
>> on it than QAMAR anyway.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Results
>> =======
>> 
>> VAXes
>> =====
>> 
>> GIFTVX, SIIRI 			~2 VUPS
>> HPIVAX				~1.6 VUPS
>> KUHAVX,LABVAX			~27 VUPS
>> SIIKAX				~20 VUPS
>> K4VX1		        	~23 VUPS
>> K4VX2				~12 VUPS (note the low RAM however)
>> 
>> Alphas
>> ======
>> QAMAR				~34 VUPS
>> CHIMPY				230 VUPS
>> 
>> Itanics
>> =======
>> RHESUS				~300 VUPS
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|2|Software
>> |||SECTSTART
>> We have a bunch of stuff installed, including a pretty full set of VAX
>> development tools. See Compilers and Applications as well as 
>> KAHUNA$:[INFO]COMPILERS.TXT and KAHUNA$:[INFO]APPS.TXT for details.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|Applications and Utilities
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Uhhh, like, this section is not done yet.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|Compilers
>> |||SECTSTART
>> VAX Development Tools on HILANET
>> 
>> Compilers
>> ---------
>> BASIC     039 
>> BLISS32   047        
>> CC        064          
>> COBOL     057        
>> CXX       056          
>> PASCAL    058
>> FORTRAN   066
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Other tools
>> -----------
>> DECSET    124      
>> VAX/RSX   025   (Only on LABVAX:: and SIIKAX::)
>> KEDNOSPLI 038     
>> 
>> Mail us at HILANT::SYSTEM or sampsa at mac.com if you'd like to see something
>> added to these.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|2|Disks
>> |||SECTSTART
>> KUHAVX is the boot server and serves out most disks, including paging. 
>> KUHAVX serves out a large-ish bound volume (~13 GB) called KAHUNA$ 
>> LABVAX also serves out an 80 GB bound volume called WHALE$
>> 
>> Most users will have their home directories on either WHALE$ or KAHUNA$
>> so no need to worry about disk space per se.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|2|Nodes
>> |||SECTSTART
>> LABVAX:: and SIIKAX:: are by far the most powerful nodes with 512 MBs of 
>> RAM and about 26 / 20 VUPS respectively. 
>> 
>> If you need to compile something huge etc, do it on SIIKAX or LABVAX.
>> 
>> K4VX1:: and K4VX2:: are also quite fast (~22/~12 VUPS) but only have 32 and 24
>> MBs of RAM respectively.
>> 
>> KUHAVX:: is the boot node, so try to run your heavier jobs on the faster nodes.
>> 
>> HPIVAX:: is one of those "Because it can be done" systems, a Raspberry
>> Pi running SIMH VAX on Debian.
>> 
>> GIFTVX:: and SIIRI:: are there for authenticity, not very powerful but
>> fun nonetheless.
>> 
>> See KAHUNA$:[INFO]PERFORMANCE.TXT for more details.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|2|Queues
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Please see KAHUNA$:[INFO]PERFORMANCE.TXT to get an idea where to submit 
>> your job - we recommend LABVAX or SIIKAX.
>> 
>> If you want to submit a job to another cluster member, the following 
>> queues have been set up:
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> General batch queues:
>> 
>>  SYS$BATCH_LABVAX$ on LABVAX::
>>  SYS$BATCH_SIIKAX$ on SIIKAX::
>>  SYS$BATCH_GIFTVX$ on GIFTVX::
>>  SYS$BATCH_HPIVAX$ on HPIVAX::
>>  SYS$BATCH_K4VX1$ on K4VX1::
>>  SYS$BATCH_K4VX2$ on K4VX2::
>>  SYS$BATCH_KUHAVX$ on KUHAVX::
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Build queues:
>> 
>>  SYS$BUILD_LABVAX$ on LABVAX::
>>  SYS$BUILD_SIIKAX$ on SIIKAX::
>>  SYS$BATCH_SIIRI$ on SIIRI::
>>  SYS$BUILD_GIFTVX$ on GIFTVX::
>>  SYS$BUILD_HPIVAX$ on HPIVAX::
>>  SYS$BUILD_K4VX1$ on K4VX1::
>>  SYS$BUILD_K4VX2$ on K4VX2::
>>  SYS$BUILD_KUHAVX$ on KUHAVX::
>>  SYS$BUILD_SIIRI$ on SIIRI::
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|2|Networking
>> |||SECTSTART
>> General rule of thumb to network use:
>> 
>> 	Please try to behave.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|DECNET
>> |||SECTSTART  
>>  All the nodes are connected to HECnet over DECNET and have direct 
>>  access to all other nodes on it.
>> 
>> |||H|3|TCP/IP
>> |||SECTSTART  
>>  KUHAVX is running MULTINET so has full Internet access. 
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|LAT
>> |||SECTSTART  
>>  LAT is running on most nodes - you should not need to use it
>>  as pretty much everything is running DECNET, with the exception
>>  of PYFFLE where CTERM borks for some reason.
>> 
>>  If you want to access PYFFLE (my awesome Waffle clone) either 
>>  type PYFFLE at a DCL prompt or do SET HOST/LAT PYFFLE.
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||SECTSTART
>>   ***WARNING - SERIOUSLY, DON'T MESS WITH THESE:  ****
>> 
>>   DO NOT TOUCH SERVICES CALLED *CON - these are OPA0
>>   consoles for various hardware (password protected 
>>   of course).                                       
>> 
>>   ***END OF FASCIST WARNING MESSAGE               ****
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|3|KERMIT
>> |||SECTSTART  
>>  We have C-Kermit 8.0.211 installed - this is a very flexible
>>  way to transmit and receive files from HILANT and HECnet.
>> 
>>  In fact the writer uses it as his default method of connecting
>>  from his OS X boxes as it even supports Telnet.
>> |||SECTEND  
>> 
>> 
>> |||H|3|Other boxes in the area
>> |||SECTSTART
>> QAMAR:: is an emulated AlphaServer ES40 with one 500 MHz CPU 
>> and 512 MB RAM. It's running on a Core 2 Duo T9900/3.07 GHz Win7
>> host so whilst not blisteringly fast, it works.
>> 
>> There are default proxies setup between QAMAR:: and the cluster
>> so you have FAL access to your home directories etc on both.
>> 
>> SOLAR5:: is another emulated AlphaServer - this is used for 
>> Arcsight log collection, no accounts will be created on this
>> box.
>> 
>> With this in mind, we suggest CHIMPY:: (SAMPSACOM / LONDON)
>> for any serious Alpha work.
>> 
>> Email KUHAVX::SAMPSA for an account on QAMAR::/SHAMS:: if you
>> feel the need..
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> |||H|2|More information
>> |||SECTSTART
>> Look in KAHUNA$:[INFO], we will try to place any useful documentation
>> there.
>> 
>> If you have any questions, mail them to KUHAVX::SAMPSA or sampsa at mac.com
>> |||SECTEND
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
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