Using econstat servers and NFS turbo
Connecting to econstat5/6
If not on UM Wireless, connect to the UM VPN.
Connect to econstat6 using the following command:
ssh asyadav@econstat6.econ.lsa.umich.eduEnter UM password when asked.
Transferring files
NFS Turbo storage volume
The easiest way to make files available to econstat is to upload them to my 2TB NFS turbo storage volume. This storage volume is “mounted” on the econstat servers (and Great Lakes), which means files on the volume can be accessed by econstat.
To do upload files to the storage volume:
- If not on UM Wireless, connect to the UM VPN
- Right-click on Finder and select “Connect to Server”
- Connect to
smb://lsa-asyadav-win.turbo.storage.umich.edu - Navigate through the prompts to get to my personal storage volume
lsa-asyadav. - Copy/paste files to the volume as would do in any other situation.
To access files on the volume when using econstat the easiest thing to do is to change the directory to the volume using the following command
cd /nfs/turbo/lsa-asyadavCyberduck
The easiest way to transfer files directly to an econstat server (rather than the NFS turbo volume) is to use Cyberduck.
Again, if not on UM Wireless network, you need to connect to the UM VPN.
Then connect to the server using Cyberduck with the following specs:
- SFTP, Port 22
- Server: econstat6.econ.lsa.umich.edu
- Username: asyadav
- Password: UM passward
Once connected, you can simply copy a file from the local machine to the server, creating a new folder if needed. Similarly, you can get download files from the server back to the local machine.
Terminal
You can transfer file from the local machine to the home directory of the econstat server using the terminal command:
scp <local file path> asyadav@econstat6.econ.lsa.umich.edu:~I think the ~ means home directory on the server.
Using R/Studio
Once connected, access R using the command R. To quit R type quit().
To execute an R script type Rscript script_name.R
To use RStudio (Server) in a web browser go to: https://econstat6.econ.lsa.umich.edu/auth-sign-in (must be connected to VPN).
Using Julia
Julia 1.6 is installed on econstat6, and following Ben Butler’s instructions, I’ve made it automatically load when I connect to the server. Then to open the Julia REPL simply type julia. From here you can install packages in the usual way, if needed (but many packages are already installed). To exit the REPL type exit().
To execute a script use the command julia script_name.jl.
