#refresh 0 http://www.imperial.ac.uk/computing/csg/guides/ = Guides = Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve common tasks. == Short Guides == Here are a series of short guides, PDF documents ready to print: * We've started with a [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/short-guides/quota.pdf|Short Quota]] guide, which backs up the main [[guides/file-storage/quota|How to check your file quota]] guide below. * We've followed the above up with a [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/short-guides/longtrunningprocesses.pdf|Long Running Processes]] short guide. This backs up the information in our main [[guides/longrunningprocesses|Long Running Processes]] guide. * We've written an [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/cloud-guides/elasticsearch.pdf|ElasticSearch Tutorial]] showing a way of using our DoC private cloud to create a fleet of Short-lived (Ephemeral) cloud VMs to run a distributed computation as an experiment. More will follow. == File Storage == How to access and manage your files on [[services/file-storage|network fileservers]], including: <> * [[guides/file-storage|See all...]] == Printing == Please see the [[http://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/ict/self-service/computers-printing/printing/|ICT Printing Guide]] for information on configuring your standalone laptop, desktop, or mobile device to use the ICT print service. For printing from the departmental Linux computers, please consult the [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg/guides/printing/linux-commandline|this web-page]]. Please see the following guides if you are member of staff or a PhD student requiring access to a CSG-managed work-group printer within the department: <> == Databases == How to access and manage databases housed on one of the Department's [[services/databases|database servers]]. <> * [[guides/databases|See all...]] == Web Hosting == How to set up and use the [[services/web|web-hosting services]] provided for groups and individuals. <> * [[guides/web|See all...]] == Private IaaS Cloud == You can find the main documentation for the Department's [[http://www.imperial.ac.uk/computing/people/csg/services/cloud/|Private IaaS Cloud here]] == Java == We provide some information about using Java in special ways in the Department: <> * [[guides/java|See all...]] == Computer purchase and support == * [[guides/computerpurchase|A guide on buying desktop, laptop and server computers for use within the department.]] * [[guides/computertagging|All the new DoC equipment (desktop, laptop, server...) must be tagged before use within the department.]] == Windows == This information is intended mainly for users of workstations within the Department of Computing. Windows 7 runs on workstations in the student labs, and on machines installed in the last year for staff and research students. Older machines used by staff and research students may still have Windows Vista or even Windows XP; please contact us to upgrade these. * [[guides/windows|Introduction to Windows in DoC]] == Mac == * [[guides/macs-in-doc|Introduction to using a Mac in DoC]] == Users == <> == Version Control == * [[guides/version-control|Introduction to Version Control]] <> == DoC Virtual Private Networks == WITHDRAWN: We are in the process of decommissioning our DoC VPN, please use the College VPN instead. If you have questions about this, please [[mailto:help@doc.ic.ac.uk|mail us]]. == Remote Access to DoC == How to set up and use [[guides/remoteaccess|remote access]]. == PlanetLab at DoC == Information about PlanetLab. == Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines == How to avoid inconveniencing other users when you need to [[guides/longrunningprocesses|run Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines]].