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workstations:whynot [2011/05/04 09:40] marina |
workstations:whynot [2016/05/06 08:24] ritossa [Why you have not to move any workstation inside (under the table...) or outside its room] |
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- | ==== Why you have not to remove/tamper/disconnect any part of any workstation ==== | + | ==== Why you must not remove/tamper/disconnect any part of any workstation ==== |
**You are authorized to use the workstation assigned to you, but you must not **: | **You are authorized to use the workstation assigned to you, but you must not **: | ||
* **remove/disconnect** //temporarily or not// **any part** for your personal use (your laptop, your PC at home, just for a moment...). | * **remove/disconnect** //temporarily or not// **any part** for your personal use (your laptop, your PC at home, just for a moment...). | ||
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- | ==== About the network cable ==== | + | ==== About the network cables ==== |
- | - Sometimes our staff has to upgrade or change the configuration due to SECURITY PROBLEMS, or to avoid SECURITY PROBLEMS on all our workstations simultaneously and in " remote mode "... the workstations have to be connected to the network,\\ | + | - Very often SISSA staff has to upgrade linux workstations due to SECURITY PROBLEMS. These operations are executed remotely, so all the linux workstations have to be connected to the network;\\ |
- | - other users can have their files on its local /scratch area....\\ | + | - other users can have their files on your linux workstation local **/scratch** area and they could need to use them, so do not unplug the network cable or switch off your linux workstation. |
- | - the person who uses the workstation during your absence or departure-- does not know about your interference and if our staff is not present, he/she could not be able to solve the problem (not all the people know: what they have to check, how to shutdown and restart a workstation properly.........).\\ | + | \\ |
- | **If you need a network cable for your laptop ask to our helpdesk service.** | + | **If you need a network cable for your laptop, please ask to our helpdesk service.** |
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- | ==== Why you have not to move any workstation inside (under the table...) or outside its room ==== | + | ==== Why you must not move any workstation inside (under the table...) or outside its room ==== |
- | * **inside its room** ... the frame of a workstation have to remain on a table or on another kind of furniture and ** NEVER near to a BLACKBOARD**, because dust of the floor and chalk damages the hardware. For example, the fans will ruin and then make noise.\\ | + | * **inside its room** ... the frame of a workstation have to remain on a table or on another kind of furniture and ** NEVER near to a BLACKBOARD**, because **dust** of the floor and **chalk** **damages the hardware**. For example, the fans will ruin and then make noise.\\ |
- | **Please DO NOT PUT paper or books on the frame,** this could create heat problems .... and the hardware could be damaged (also during winters).\\ | + | **Please do not put paper or books on the frame,** this could create heat problems .... and the hardware could be damaged (also during winters).\\ |
* the computer staff ONLY is authorized to move any part of a workstation. <color purple>Every " movement " has to be requested and approved in advance by the hardware responsible of your Sector and by our staff (sometimes it is not possible to do it for technical/electrical supply problems).</color> Every " movement " has to be planned, because the staff has to warn all the users who have files on it.... | * the computer staff ONLY is authorized to move any part of a workstation. <color purple>Every " movement " has to be requested and approved in advance by the hardware responsible of your Sector and by our staff (sometimes it is not possible to do it for technical/electrical supply problems).</color> Every " movement " has to be planned, because the staff has to warn all the users who have files on it.... | ||
and sometimes other workstations and " unexpected " users can be involved in a movement. | and sometimes other workstations and " unexpected " users can be involved in a movement. |