[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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