Access to HPC
Explore the methods to access HPC systems using SSH from various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. Learn to generate SSH keys for password-less login and understand VPN usage for secure off-campus connections to institutional HPC resources.
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To access the HPC systems at your institution, you generally need an account which your HPC authority would create for you.
Once you have obtained an account, the only method available to connect to the HPC is to use a secure shell (ssh) client, no matter what operating system you are using. However, note that HPC facilities around the work is generally Linux-based because that makes the building cost cheaper!
Accessing HPC systems on campus
Linux:
To connect to the HPC from a Linux based computer, open a terminal window and simply type ssh hpc-login-node-name and then press enter.
Windows: To connect to the HPC from a computer using Microsoft Windows requires the use of a SSH client, e.g. PuTTY or MobaXterm.
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for ...