Introduction

Langley's Integrated Computing Environment (ICE), is an effort to help LaRC computer users move between different computers, potentially running a different operating system on different hardware, with a minimum of trouble. If you do experience trouble, please use our Online ICE Problem & Suggestion Form.

Currently, the main focus of ICE is to provide a common set of software tools which can be provided to users, regardless of workstation type. The testbed is a network of 5 Sun SPARCStation LX machines running Solaris 2.3 and X11R5. These machines are currently in daily use by members of the ICE group and by users supported by them. Future plans include SunOS 4.x, SGI, IBM and HP platforms, as well as PC compatible machines and Apple Macintosh systems. Please see the ICE Accomplishments List for more information on what we've done so far.

An Information Clearinghouse

One of the goals of ICE is to become an information clearinghouse for the LaRC system administrators and users. To this end, we've set up some useful archives for the LaRC community to use, as well as pointers to information sources by other organizations. If you think of others, please don't hesitate to suggest them!

The Langley Bookshelf of online documentation contains several computing-related manuals and books, including new user guides. We'd like to include information sources for other disciplines as well. If you know of any, please be sure to let us know.

To help spread the word about computer security issues, we've established an archive of computer security related bulletins and advisories (keyword searching is available as well).

MAINTENANCE! Now that we've got your attention, Mike Walker has prepated a great page of information regarding maintenance of Sun Microsystems machines and software. Sharon Paulson has provided a similar page for information regarding maintenance of Silicon Graphics (SGI) systems. Additionally, Tad Guy has made available the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) provided by Government Micro Resources (GMR) for FY95 Sun Maintenance and FY95 SGI Maintenance.

We've identified several key technologies applicable to ICE and ICE-like environments. The Advanced Distributed Computing Technologies page contains pointers to more information about these subjects.

Further Information

Draft Documents

These documents are part of the proposed ICE standard document series and are currently considered "Draft Releases." If you have any comments about the contents of these documents, please use the Online ICE Comment Form or forward them to the ICE developers at <ice+help@LaRC.NASA.GOV>.

o IRIX 5.x Installation "Cookbook"
o Software Installation and Configuration
o Cicero: A Package Installation System for an Integrated Computing Environment

Papers & Presentations

o The first ICE paper, Langley's Integrated Computing Environment.
o Proposal for Computer Environment Standards for Distributed Computing at LaRC.
o HTML versions of slides from a presentation to LCUC-DSS on 10/06/93.
o Postscript slides of a Cicero presentation to the DSS by David on 5/4/94.
o Postscript slides of a presentation of ICE issues relating to the ISD Cluster.
o Multimedia Presentation of the ICE Concept [LaRC hosts only...]
o How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the DCE, a talk by David at DECORUM 95.

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