Announcements and updates related to the operating systems and software applications available in the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE).
The CLSE changes this summer included upgrading the base operating systems to Microsoft Windows 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, as well as removing the “I” (Instructional) or “R” (Research) computer designations.
Students no longer have to decide between an “I” (Instructional) or “R” (Research) Continue Reading »
We have removed QuickTime from being available in Application Jukebox on computers running the CLSE for Windows. This was done in response to the following CERT advisory:
The CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) will be upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10 for the Fall 2016 term. The change will improve the performance of our software on-demand environment, better support newer computer hardware being released, and provide a similar operating system that students have on their personal computers today.
CAEN will continue to deploy Continue Reading »
Over the Fall 2015 term, students using CAEN computer labs experienced long launch times for a select number of applications served from the Application Jukebox, including:
We have since deployed several fixes to address each application on the above list. Our goal is make Continue Reading »
CAEN has worked with ITS on changes to ITS Sites lab computers that provide an experience more consistent with what Engineering students see in CAEN Labs. Improvements include:
Included with a CAEN Account, all eligible students are provided with a 5 GB network-accessible online file storage allocation (a.k.a. a “CAEN Windows Home Directory”). CAEN Windows home directories are mounted as the N: network drive when logging into CAEN Windows lab computers and now, ITS Sites Windows lab computers.
When using a CAEN Continue Reading »
When using Windows computers in CAEN Labs or ITS Sites, students are encouraged to store their class work and other files in their CAEN Windows Home Directory instead of ITS AFS Personal Storage, M+Box, or M+Google Drive. With M+Box and M+Google Drive, students are constrained to copying files back and forth to local temporary Continue Reading »
The CAEN Windows Remote Desktop Service has been upgraded to support virtualized GPUs (graphics processing units). This enables software applications that are graphically intensive (e.g. CAD, 3D Visualization…) to run faster by making use of graphics hardware located on the server.
Different host pool names are available depending on whether you are connecting from on-campus Continue Reading »
The CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) for Linux available in computer labs and the Linux login service will be upgraded to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 starting July 20, and continuing until the start of the Fall 2015 term. As a result, the previous GNOME user interface will be replaced with the newer Cinnamon Desktop Continue Reading »
The process for running software applications on the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) for Windows available in computer labs and the remote desktop service will change in Fall 2015. Each time a student logs in, they will be presented with a website listing available software applications:
Clicking the “Launch” button for each software Continue Reading »
