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; Job Users
; Job Users
: The generic user of Mufasa. People who ''run and manage their own jobs'' on Mufasa, but can neither intervene on the jobs of other users, nor create new users. (Special case: in each research group there is one specially designated Job User who can create new users.)
: ''People who run their own jobs.''
: Job Users are people who need the computing resources of Mufasa for laboratory activity (e.g., experiments). Typically, Job Users are academic staff, Ph.D. students and sometimes M.Sc. students.
: They can neither intervene on the jobs of other users, nor manage users. (Special case: in each research group there is one specially designated Job User who can create new users.)
 
: Job Users include academic staff and Ph.D. students; sometimes also M.Sc. students.
: If you are a Ph.D. or M.Sc. student and you don't know who to ask for information or help, your '''supervisor''' can usually advise.


; Job Administrators
; Job Administrators
: People who ''manage users and jobs'' on Mufasa.
: ''People who manage users and jobs.''
: Job Administrators can create new users and intervene on process queues and jobs of any user. Typically, job administrators include specially skilled academic staff and people who supervise/support laboratory activities, such as lab technicians.
: Job Administrators can create and modify users, and intervene on jobs and process queues.
 
: One of the Job Administrators for Mufasa is [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]].
: One of the Job Administrators for Mufasa is [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]], i.e. the administrator of this wiki.


; System Administrators
; System Administrators
: People who are ''in charge of the setup, configuration and maintenance of Mufasa's hardware and software''.
: ''People who are in charge of the setup, configuration and maintenance of Mufasa's hardware and software.''
: The tasks of System Administrators include installing and configuring hardware and software components, managing software updates and executing periodic activities such as system backups.
: Their tasks include: installing and configuring hardware and software components, managing software updates, executing maintenance activities such as system backups.
 
: The System Administrators of Mufasa are the [https://www.deib.polimi.it/eng/organigramma-ictclienteng ICT technicians of DEIB].
: The System Administrators of Mufasa are the [https://www.deib.polimi.it/eng/organigramma-ictclienteng ICT technicians of DEIB].

Revision as of 17:32, 27 January 2022

Who does what on Mufasa

People who interact with Mufasa have different roles, i.e.:

Job Users
People who run their own jobs.
They can neither intervene on the jobs of other users, nor manage users. (Special case: in each research group there is one specially designated Job User who can create new users.)
Job Users include academic staff and Ph.D. students; sometimes also M.Sc. students.
Job Administrators
People who manage users and jobs.
Job Administrators can create and modify users, and intervene on jobs and process queues.
One of the Job Administrators for Mufasa is Giulio Fontana.
System Administrators
People who are in charge of the setup, configuration and maintenance of Mufasa's hardware and software.
Their tasks include: installing and configuring hardware and software components, managing software updates, executing maintenance activities such as system backups.
The System Administrators of Mufasa are the ICT technicians of DEIB.