User Information
Number of responses to the survey: 134
Respondents by DOE Office and User Role:
| Office | Respondents | Percent |
|---|
| ASCR |
9 |
7 |
| BER |
29 |
22 |
| BES |
28 |
21 |
| FES |
28 |
21 |
| HENP |
37 |
28 |
| guests |
3 |
2 |
|
|
| User Role | Respondents | Percent |
|---|
| Principal Investigators |
35 |
26 |
| Repo managers |
22 |
16 |
| Users |
77 |
57 |
|
Respondents by Organization:
| Organization | Respondents |
|---|
| Berkeley Lab |
19 |
| Livermore |
9 |
| Los Alamos |
8 |
| Argonne |
7 |
| UC Berkeley |
7 |
| Oak Ridge |
6 |
| General Atomics |
4 |
| New York Univ. |
4 |
| UC Los Angeles |
4 |
| NCAR |
3 |
| PNNL |
3 |
| U. Maryland |
3 |
| UC San Diego |
3 |
|
|
| Organization | Respondents |
|---|
| Ames Lab |
2 |
| City U. of New York |
2 |
| Florida State |
2 |
| Ohio State |
2 |
| PPPL |
2 |
| U. Texas |
2 |
| William & Mary |
2 |
| other universities |
31 |
| other labs |
9 |
|
What NERSC resources do you use?:
| Resource | Responses | Percent | Responses to Corresponding |
|---|
| IBM SP |
64 |
48 |
|
56 |
| Cray T3E |
86 |
64 |
|
70 |
| Cray PVP |
66 |
49 |
|
44 |
| HPSS |
70 |
52 |
|
70 |
| Visualization Server |
6 |
4 |
|
8 |
| Math Server |
10 |
7 |
|
11 |
| PDSF |
5 |
4 |
|
|
| NERSC web site |
43 |
32 |
|
92 |
| Consulting services |
57 |
43 |
|
100 |
| Account support services |
46 |
34 |
|
83 |
| Operations |
14 |
10 |
|
|
| Other |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Other resources listed: ACTS, AFS, Three machine linux network for development, Workstation, PC support.
How long have you used NERSC?
| Time | Number |
|---|
| 6 months or less |
18 |
| 6 months - 3 years |
45 |
| more than 3 years |
68 |
What desktop systems do you use to connect to NERSC?
| Operating System Type | Number |
|---|
| UNIX |
175 |
| PC |
73 |
| MAC |
31 |
| VMS |
1 |
| Individual Systems | Number |
|---|
| UNIX-linux |
60 |
| UNIX-solaris |
50 |
| MAC-macos |
31 |
| PC-win98 |
29 |
| UNIX-irix |
27 |
| PC-winNT |
21 |
|
| Individual Systems | Number |
|---|
| UNIX-osf |
16 |
| UNIX-aix |
15 |
| PC-win95 |
12 |
| PC-win2000 |
8 |
| UNIX-hpux |
7 |
| X-windows |
1 |
| VAX |
1 |
| LinuxPPC |
1 |
| Ultrix |
1 |
| OS/2 |
1 |
| PC-win3 |
1 |
|
What type of connection do you often use to connect to NERSC?
| Connection Type | Number |
|---|
| Ethernet |
116 |
| Cable Modem |
17 |
| DSL |
9 |
| ISDN |
6 |
| Modem |
30 |
| Other |
4 |
Browser Used to Take Survey:
| Browser | Number |
|---|
| Netscape 4 |
110 |
| Internet Explorer 5 |
16 |
| Internet Explorer 4 |
6 |
| Netscape 3 |
2 |
