SSL

SSL which stands for Software Systems Lab is one among many labs in the IT lab complex.

This lab was established in 2006. The objective of this laboratory is to provide the infrastructure for conducting the regular labs (Network Lab, Data Structures Lab, DBMS Lab, Hardware Lab , Compiler Lab, OS Lab and Programming Languages Lab) and project works for the BTech and MCA Programs.

The lab is equipped with state of the art servers, desktops and software (Linux and compilers for C, C++, Perl, TCL, PHP, Java, Python, etc.).

Official website

Entry in the lab is only allowed for CSED students with valid ID card. Although officially it is not a place of hangout, SSL hosts some of the best minds in the the department as they collaborate and innovate in this air conditioned temple of Computer Science.

SSL Student Admins

The student admins of SSL are volunteers that handle the usage of the lab servers and systems. They are allowed to stay past 5PM to keep the lab open to CSED students as a place to study. Inducted by the previous SSL student admins, they are linux administrators that love to learn.

Specifications of Machines in SSL

The SSL hosts Dell Optiplex 7010 systems with a 3rd Gen i5, 12 GiB of RAM, 512 GB SATA SSD and 1.0 TB Hard Drives. These Optiplex machines come with standard dell keyboards and mice from 2014 era with a 1366x768 Monitor connected via VGA. They are being slowly replaced with HP Pavilions, with 10th Gen i5, 8 GiB of RAM and 512 GB nVME storage. These machines run the latest version of Debian (12).

In additions to the terminals, the SSL also has a server rack consisting mostly of Dell Poweredge R740 Systems, (2x 16C 32T 6th Gen Xeons) and 64 GiB RAM with 5 TB of RAID5 HDD Storage. You would also notice a few old Fujitsu racks, a Network Storage Device, a smaller Dell Rack. The racks under the control of student admins run Xen or Proxmox. /*TODO*/ get exact specs