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 ===== How to Connect to the Cluster ===== ===== How to Connect to the Cluster =====
  
-"Connecting to the HPC" **is not done through clicking** on the "Log In" link on the top right corner of these wiki pages. In order to launch computations on the HPC or even just to view files residing in its storage infrastructure, users must use the **SSH protocol**. Through this protocol, users gain command-line access to the HPC from an SSH //client// software installed on their own machine (e.g. a laptop, desktop or smartphone). Depending on the operating system you are using on the computer from which you want to establish the connection, the procedure differs:+Connecting to the HPC **is not done through clicking on the "Log In" link** on the top right corner of these wiki pages. In order to launch computations on the HPC or even just to view files residing in its storage infrastructure, users must use the **SSH protocol**. Through this protocol, users gain command-line access to the HPC from an SSH //client// software installed on their own machine (e.g. a laptop, desktop or smartphone). Depending on the operating system you are using on the computer from which you want to establish the connection, the procedure differs:
  
 ==== If you are running MacOSX (on Apple computers) or any GNU/Linux distribution ==== ==== If you are running MacOSX (on Apple computers) or any GNU/Linux distribution ====
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-Another option is to [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html|install MobaXterm]]: choose the "installer edition" unless you don't have rights to install stuff on the computer you are using, in which case you will use the "portable edition"). Once you have installed MobaXterm, you can setup a new connection by specifying the following connection parameters:+Another option is to [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html|install MobaXterm]]: choose the "installer edition" unless you don't have rights to install stuff on the computer you are using, in which case you will use the "portable edition". Once you have installed MobaXterm, you can setup a new connection by specifying the following connection parameters:
   * host: ''hpc.ilri.cgiar.org''   * host: ''hpc.ilri.cgiar.org''
   * port: leave the default SSH port, i.e. port 22   * port: leave the default SSH port, i.e. port 22
using-the-cluster.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/20 12:02 by jean-baka

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