From: Gunther Weber (ghweber_at_lbl.gov)
Date: 08/12/2008
Dear NERSC User, In the 2007 NERSC user survey, we received feedback about insufficient interactivity when using graphical user interface (GUI)-based applications at NERSC over slow network connections. We currently are testing an X11 alternative that promises to make GUI-based applications more usable over slow, high-latency network connections. If you are interested in trying this new technology, you can find detailed setup instructions at http://vis.lbl.gov/NERSC/HowTos/FreeNXDaVinci/. Our preliminary experiences in testing this solution are very promising. However, we hope to collect more information from a test launch and would appreciate any feedback that you can provide after trying NX. While currently this service is only available to access DaVinci, it should also be possible to use NX to accelerate access to other NERSC systems. Simply open a remote desktop on DaVinci using NX and use ssh from the remote desktop to connect to another NERSC machine such as Franklin. If you encounter any problems in testing this new service, please contact consult@nersc.gov, and we will be happy to assist you in resolving them. Please send any feedback to consult@nersc.gov as well. Best regards, Gunther H. Weber NERSC Analytics _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@nersc.gov
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