Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

Scientific Data Management Laboratory Techical Information

Technical information specific to the lab.

Login to SDML

To connect, login to db1.msi.umn.edu via ssh:

ssh -l username db1.msi.umn.edu

You only need to use -l if your sdml login name is different than the login name you use on your own workstation.

Database Management System

Currently both Oracle and MySQL DBMS are available for SDML users. SDML users can request Oracle and/or MySQL account(s). Other database management system can be installed upon request. Please contact user support for direct assistance.

Oracle

Oracle home: /usr/local/oracle10g/product/10.2.0/db_1

To access Oracle sqlplus via the command line, you will need to set environment variable and then sqlplus command:

. /usr/local/oracle/oracle10g_client
sqlplus oracle_username@instance_name

MySQL

MySQL is installed at db0.msi.umn.edu (127.0.0.1) port 9903

To access MySQL via the command line, you will need to set environment variable and mysql command:

. /usr/local/mysql/mysql_client
mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 9903 -u mysql_username -p

Web Interface Development Environment