Help:HPCC Access

HPCC Access

Once you have an account you can access the CSDMS HPCC with any secure-shell (SSH) application (primarily ssh, scp, sftp) from workstations located in the CU Internet domain (*.colorado.edu) or from workstations connected to the colorado.edu domain through a virtual private network (VPN) connection. A VPN account will automatically be created for users outside the colorado.edu domain.

You will need the following software to establish a connection to the colorado.edu domain and to login to the HPCC:

1. VPN: Download VPN software if you do not have installed it already on your machine. Choose your operating platform and simply follow the installation procedure. You need your IdentiKey username and password (both provided to you when you applied for a HPCC account).
2. SSH: Download SSH if you do not have installed it yet.

Then:

1. Start a VPN connection to the University of Colorado (CU)
2. Open a SSH window and type from the command prompt:

   > ssh <username>@beach.colorado.edu
   

   (where <username> is your own username)
3. Provide your password when asked and your connected to the HPCC!

SSH Tunneling X Windows

Displaying of the graphical desktop of the HPCC master-control node to your personal workstation is possible through SSH Tunneling X Windows software. This might require prior installation and configuration of software on your workstation. See information below on how to operate the graphical desktop for Mac and for Windows operating systems.

SSH Tunneling X Windows for Mac OSX

You will need X11 to tunnel X Windows to a Mac. Fortunately, Mac OSX comes with X11. If you're using an older version of OSX, download X11 from the apple site.
Open X11, select Applications and then Terminal. In the terminal type:

> ssh -Y beach.colorado.edu -l <username>

Type <password> and that's it. Now you can test the Tunneling by for example typing <matlab>.

SSH Tunneling X Windows for Windows

Install Xming on your windows machine. Needs more info