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'''Computational Biology and Bioinformatics'''

New Students Primer:


- Who do I ask for help? 
 techstaff@cs.vt.edu


- When I have a problem what information do they need to know?
 - Your PID/UID
 - Your location (building, room, cubical, etc)
 - Your workstation name
 - Your best description of what is not working for you


- What resources do I have available to me?
 - <your own workstation>
 - bioterm1 - shared resource
 - bioterm2 - shared resource
 - mnemosyne - shared resource
 - mnemosyne2 - shared resource
 (Shared Resource means that before you submit a task, you need to make sure there are resources available to run)

- How do I make a website on bioinformatics?
 Create a directory called ~/public_html in your home folder and it will link to http://bioinformatics.cs.vt.edu/~<Your_PID>

- Is there a disk quota?
 Yes, the limit is 20GB on your home directory and no you can't increase it.  If you need more space
 you can request for space on /research (or /data if you are in Murali's group)


- What machines are allowed on the network?
 Only VT owned servers and workstations are allowed on the VT or private GigE networks