Welcome
CLEAR is a new robust and dynamic Linux cluster with exciting features available to Rice students and faculty. Curently in a closed beta and preparing for public launch in Spring 2010, the cluster is designed to offer a Linux environment available for teaching and courseware needs. For research needs, the Shared Research Computing Cluster is a more appropriate environment.
Accessing CLEAR
To access the CLEAR cluster interactively, you must have an SSH client. Simply use ssh.clear.rice.edu as the host name and log in with your Rice NetID and password. Your home directory will be the same as your desktop home provided from storage.rice.edu. If you are teaching a course, you will be given disk space on a separate filesytem local to the cluster. If you are taking a course, your instructor will tell you where your course filespace is.
Course websites usually follow the convention http://www.clear.rice.edu/coursename, eg. http://www.clear.rice.edu/comp221
Additional Resources
Here are some links to IT documentation that may be helpful as you try out CLEAR:
- IT documentation on CLEAR
- Use Subversion for version control
- UNIX Text Editors
- SSH and SFTP Instructions (general)
- Introductory Reference to UNIX Commands
This website will be undergoing vast expansion and changes over the remainder of the Fall 2009 semester as materials are put up getting ready for CLEAR's official launch. Please check back often and feel free to give feedback via the contact info on the left sidebar.
Updates and Timeline
Printed invitations sent to Computer Science and ECE faculty.
Deadline for notifying admin about teaching a Spring course
