Mail Server Upgrades

May 17, 2021, 0 comments

On May 27 2021, CADE will be upgrading mail servers. For nearly all users, this should be an invisible upgrade. Users who may be affected are those with older mail clients or operating systems that do not support modern encryption standards. We will be raising the minimum requirement to TLSv1.2, just as we have already done for the large majority of our websites.

The following list of common mail clients should be supported:

  • Outlook 2013+
  • Apple Mail / OSX 10.12 (Sierra) and above
  • Mail / iOS 11+
  • Mail / Android 5+
  • Thunderbird 45.6+

If you experience email issues after the upgrade, please contact us and we’ll be happy to get you upgraded.

CADE email is also available using the web interface at webmail.eng.utah.edu.

Looking for Compute Servers?

March 21, 2019, 0 comments

As CADE no longer offers general use compute servers, we thought some may be interested in other on-campus options. A simple one to set up is through the Center for High Performance Computing (www.chpc.utah.edu). In addition, they’ve recently announced expanded service through a test/debug queue <https://www.chpc.utah.edu/news/latest_news/2019_mar/201903020.php>

“We have two new AMD processor (Epyc 7601)  based nodes now available as compute nodes on notchpeak.  Each node has 64 physical cores and 512GB of memory.

Instead of adding these nodes to the  general notchpeak partition, we are using them to explore having a “test or debug” queue, with a shorter maximum wall time.  We are doing this as we have had several requests for a test queue, and the arrival of these nodes has given us an opportunity to see if there will be sufficient usage of this queue.

In order to maximize throughput of short jobs, and provide access to all users, they have been placed in a separate partition, with node sharing enabled. In addition, the nodes are being run such that they will allow a load of twice the number of physical cores, again to maximize job throughput. 

Use of these nodes is limited:

·       Maximum wall time is 4 hours

·       Maximum jobs  in the queue per user is 10

·       Maximum running jobs per user is 2

·       Maximum cores per user is 32

·       Maximum memory per user is 128GB

To use set both the partition and the account to notchpeak-shared

As node sharing is being used – users MUST specify the  number of cores and the amount of memory – seehttps://www.chpc.utah.edu/documentation/software/node-sharing.php for additional details.

All users have been given access, and the usage of these two nodes will not use any general allocations.

Please report any questions or issues to helpdesk@chpc.utah.edu

PCE Domains available for UMail accounts

July 26, 2017, 0 comments

CADE may shut down our e-mail servers for POP and IMAP at any time but want to give you all time to move your mail to another account and set up the appropriate aliases with uMail.

In preparation for phasing out the PCE e-mail servers, we have worked with UIT and the uMail team to make College domains available for all PCE faculty, staff and student e-mail addresses.
We can modify your uMail alias (typcically some form of your first, middle and last names and/or initials; Fac/Staff have more leeway than do students) and set your account with any of the following domains:

  • @bioen.utah.edu
  • @che.utah.edu
  • @civil.utah.edu
  • @coe.utah.edu
  • @ece.utah.edu
  • @eng.utah.edu
  • @mech.utah.edu
  • @mep.utah.edu
  • @mse.utah.edu

If you’re interested, send an e-mail to support@coe.utah.edu and give us the following information: Full name, uNID, desired alias, which CoE Domain extension you would like and if you’d like the new one set as the Primary alias/Reply-To, or leave it as currently set.

As part of this process, you may set or change your account via the uNID Tools page: https://unid.utah.edu/

MATLAB Research License Server

September 19, 2016, 0 comments

As announced earlier this month, the University of Utah has obtained a campus wide site license for MATLAB, Simulink, and 48 additional toolboxes.
This new campus wide license is being administered by the Office of Software Licensing (software.utah.edu).

If you use Matlab for research, you need to purchase Matlab through OSL (see link below) or you may use our research license server for Matlab that supports UP TO 2016A. There is no cost to use our server as the license has been paid for already.

One may download Matlab at https://uofu.box.com/v/mathworks for use on our Matlab Research license.

It you need anything newer than Matlab 2016A or different toolboxes, you must buy from OSL, otherwise download for free from: https://uofu.box.com/v/mathworks

The College will continue to maintain MATLAB Academic Teaching/Classroom licenses for the student computing facilities (CADE, Engman, MGK Mac and CS Undergrad labs, as well as Mech’s LaLonde Computer Center[MEK 0670]).

Students are able to purchase a single license through OSL which they can use on their personal or university owned computer. With this license they are allowed to use MATLAB for both classroom and academic research on 2 machines. The cost for the student license is $20 and will cover MATLAB, Simulink, and the 48 additional toolboxes.

Faculty and staff can either purchase a single license from OSL for $90 which they use on either personal or university computers (2 max.) or they can purchase concurrent licenses which can be used on multiple computers within a lab/research team.

Purchase Matlab here: https://software-store.utah.edu/uofu/misc/osl/detail.shop?productId=2499

More information can be found on the OSL website http://software.utah.edu/news/mathworks.php
And their FAQ page: http://software.utah.edu/faq/license/mwc/index.php

If you have specific questions on how the new license works, running concurrent licenses, etc. not found on the FAQ page, please contact the Office of Software Licensing (1.801.581.4000, software@utah.edu or bill.lutz@utah.edu).

MGK Mac Lab now using ActiveDirectory authentication

September 6, 2016, 0 comments

For the Fall 2016 semester, the MGK Mac Lab machines (lab8) moved to Active Directory authentication, replacing our LDAP setup. This transition should go unnoticed for most users; however, manual intervention may be required for some user accounts.

Your password for the Windows and *nix (Linux and MacOS) machines were different (although you may have set them to the same characters), but now you log into the MacOS, Linux and Windows machines using your Windows/ActiveDirectory credentials.

If you are having trouble logging in, the first step should be resetting your password via the CoE User Tools – Password Reset page.

For any questions or problems regarding this change, please email us, or stop in to the Help Desk in WEB L210 or L224.

CADE E-Mail Changes

July 28, 2016, 0 comments

On Monday August 8, CADE’s email server will move to using Active Directory.
All email clients will need to be changed to use your main College of
Engineering password.

If you do not know your College of Engineering password, it can be set here.

The simplest method would be to select “Sync My Password”, which sets the
password to be the same as your CIS password.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email at
opers@eng.utah.edu, or drop by the CADE Lab.

Power-outage killed compute2

May 19, 2016, 0 comments

Power to most of lower campus went out earlier today, and we’re sorry to report that compute2 failed to come back online.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience and hope to have a replacement in the not too distant future.

Shutdown of CADE FTP Server – 05.23.2016

May 13, 2016, 0 comments

On Monday, May 23rd, we will be discontinuing CADE’s FTP service due to lack of use and availability of secure alternatives.

For those still using FTP, we recommend using services like Box, Dropbox, OneDrive or GoogleDrive in place of FTP.

If this poses a major problem for anyone, please email us to further discuss this.

CADE Linux labs now using ActiveDirectory authentication

May 6, 2016, 0 comments

On Monday, May 9, 2016, the Linux lab machines in CADE will be moving to
Active Directory authentication, replacing our current LDAP setup. This transition
should go unnoticed for most users; however, manual intervention may be required
for some user accounts.

Your password for the Windows and Linux machines are different (although you may have set them to the same characters), and you’ll now be logging into the Linux machines using your Windows credentials.

If you are having trouble logging in, the first step should be resetting your password via the CoE User Tools – Password Reset page.

For any questions or problems regarding this change, please email us, or stop in to the CADE Lab Administration Office.