System Overview

  • 2x AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core CPU w 48 threads each
  • 256 GB RAM
  • 3x NVIDIA Tesla T4 GPU
  • Windows Server 2022

Available 3D Software

Login Info

General Info

Logins are restricted to users physically located at the Cornell NanoScale Facility or connected via VPN.

All users (and staff) login with a Cornell NetID or a Cornell GuestID.

Your AFS home folder and the lab transfer shares can both be accessed. Depending on your Remote Desktop client, you may also redirect local drives to the remote computer. And cloud based file services such as Box.com, google drive, etc are all available via web browser. WinSCP is also available for remote transfer of files.

Files saved locally on the remote computer will be deleted when the computer reboots.

Idle sessions will auto disconnect after 6 hours and auto logoff after 2 days.

Logging in from CNF Thin (Linux)

  1. Go to the Applications menu
  2. Go to the Utilities submenu
  3. Choose Remote Desktop Viewer
  4. In the Remote Desktop VIewer window, click Connect
  5. For Protocol, choose RDP
  6. For the hostname, type in: rs-cnf-3gwin.cnf.cornell.edu
  7. Under RDP Options, choose:
    1. Check the Scaling button
    2. For Username, type in your Cornell NetID or GuestID
    3. For Domain, in all caps type in: CORNELL
    4. For the Width, we recommend: 1280
    5. For the Height, we recommend: 1024
  8. Click Connect
  9. For the Certificate, the Subject will be blank and the Issuer will be: DC = edu, DC= cornell, CN= Cornell University Intermediate CA. 
    1. Click Connect
  10. Enter your NetID or GuestID password. We do NOT recommend clicking Remember this credential
  11. Resize the window as appropriate.

Logging in from Windows or Mac

Windows

Note: The "new" Windows Remote Desktop Client will not work. You must download the separate Remote Desktop application from the Microsoft Store.

Download the "new" Remote Desktop client.

  1. Open the Remote Desktop client (orange icon).
  2. Click the "Add" button in the upper right.
  3. Select "PCs" from the drop list
  4. In the "Add a PC" window...
    1. For PC name, type in: rs-cnf-3gwin.cnf.cornell.edu
    2. For User account, type in: CORNELL\<netid_or_guestid> substituting your netid or guestid for <netid_or_guestid>
    3. For Display Name, type in a name that will help you remember what this connection is
    4. Click "Save"
  5. Your new connection will now display under "Saved PCs"... click the connection you created to connect

Macintosh

The Remote Desktop client for Macintosh is available in the app store.

  1. Open the Remote Desktop client (orange icon).
  2. Click the "Add" button in the upper right.
  3. Select "PCs" from the drop list
  4. In the "Add a PC" window...
    1. For PC name, type in: rs-cnf-3gwin.cnf.cornell.edu
    2. For User account, type in CORNELL\<netid_or_guestid> substituting your netid or guestid for <netid_or_guestid>
    3. For Display Name, type in a name that will help you remember what this connection is
    4. Click "Save"
  5. Your new connection will now display under "Saved PCs"... click the connection your created to connect

iOS/Android

Apps for both iOS and Android are available in the various app stores. After installing use the above instructions to connect and login.

You will connect to host: rs-cnf-3gwin.cnf.cornell.edu with your Cornell NetID or GuestID in domain (all caps) CORNELL.


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