Euler Server
Euler (pronounced OI-LER), named after the mathematician, Leonhard Paul Euler, is a Sun Linux server that replaced the old AlphaServer 9200 server, called Compute. The full name of the Euler server is euler.temple.edu.
Euler is an Oracle Sun Fire X4600 M2 x64 server with eight AMD dual core Opteron
64-bit processors. Euler effectively has 16 processors, 128Gb of RAM, and
6TB of disk storage.
The operating system running on Euler is the 64-bit version of SuSE Linux 11. Euler also offers over 15 data analysis programs, including SAS, S-PLUS, and Maple as well as access to Internet 2.
Euler is managed by Temple University Computer Services. The system is intended for use by any student or faculty member who needs to use the tools Euler offers for computationally-based research or coursework. It is not intended for those who wish to host a web page or do lightweight programming in perl or other tools that are readily found on other systems at Temple.
Please note that Euler will be rebooted as infrequently as possible. The intention is to allow Euler to remain in service for long periods of time, so you can run time-consuming processes without concern for scheduled reboots.
Opening an Account
If you are you a faculty member or student engaged in large computational research, you can request an account from the Help Desk through the TUhelp web site.
Obtaining Assistance
If you need assistance, please contact the Help Desk at 215-204-8000 (1-8000) or go to TUhelp and submit your request.
Software Packages
The following data analysis packages are available on Euler:
Package |
Description |
| gap4 | Algebra software. See www.gapsystem.org/Overview/Capabilities/capabilities.html for details. To start: type gap |
| Gaussian | Chemical modeling software for use by the Chemistry department. Use of this software requires that each user be listed in Euler's g03 group. To request this, please contact the Help Desk through the TUhelp web site and ask for access to Gaussian software. Technical support for this software is provided by the Chemistry department. |
| magma | Information is available at http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma. To start: type magma |
| maple (64-bit version) |
To start: type maple |
| matlab (64-bit version) |
For technical support information for Matlab, please click on www.mathworks.com/support. Matlab is known to utilize heavy memory resources. In order to make your Matlab programs run as effeciently as possible and to reduce the memory utilization on Euler, please follow the advise on the How do I Manage Memory in MATLAB? web page. |
| Mathematica | For info about Mathematica, see the publisher's web site at www.wolfram.com. |
| MPICH | For more information about MPICH parallel processing software, please click on www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/mpich1. |
| R 2.7.0 (open source 64-bit statistics package) |
To start: type R | SAS | Documentation for SAS is online available at http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/sas9doc.html. To start: type sas program_name.sas or sas& |
| sca | Note that scamacro.dat and other support *.dat files are in /usr/local/lib To start: type sca |
| stata | To start from In line mode, type stata. To start in XWindows mode, type xstata. |
| TeX (64-bit Gnu/Linux version) |
See www.tug.org for details. |
| tsp (32-bit evaluation version) |
Type tsp. |
Programming Languages
The following programming languages and tools are available on Euler:
- gcc 3.3.3 (gnu c++). See "man g++" for details
- gnu FORTRAN (g77). See "man g77" for details
- perl 5.8.3
- Sun Studio 12 C, C++, FORTRAN and programming tools
- Absoft FORTRAN - This compiler is needed to use IMSL.
Other gnu tools are also available including the 64-bit Gnu/Linux version of TeX. For more information, see the gnu.org web site.
Documentation Resources
Extensive online technical documentation is available through Temple's Libraries at http://library.temple.edu. On the Library site under Books, Movies and More, click on eBooks, and then on Safari Tech Books Online. If you are off campus, you will need to enter your AccessNet username and password to proceed to this resource.
Also, documentation for Absoft FORTRAN is available in the form of PDF (
) files. The following documents are available:
Accessing Euler and Transferring Files
PC Uers
The following guide provides instructions on how to obtain and use a secure telnet program called SSH Secure Shell to access your Euler account. It also provides instructions on uploading and downloading files.
Macintosh Users
The following guide provides
instructions on how use a secure telnet program called
Terminal, which comes with the Mac OS, to access your Unix account.
The following guide provides instructions on how to use a program called FUGU to transfer files between your Macintosh and your Euler account. You can download a free verion of FUGU from the Help Desk Download web site.
Installing Additional Software
Please contact the Help Desk through the TUhelp web site if you are interested in using software that is not currently installed on Euler. Computer Services wiill consider installing any open source package on Euler provided it is compatible and it is designed for computational research. Commercial packages will also be considered; provided the funds are available to pay for the software.
Photos of the Euler Server
Revised 08/10/10
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