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 To get access to the cluster you should talk to Jean-Baka (he sits in BecA). Once you have access you should read up on [[Using SLURM|SLURM]] so you can learn how to submit jobs to the cluster.
+===== How to Connect to the Cluster =====
+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 ==
+Those operating systems are part of the large family of UNIX systems, that almost invariably contain an already-installed SSH client, most often some flavor of the [[https://www.openssh.com/|OpenSSH]] client. Just open a terminal emulator and run the command ''ssh username@hpc.ilri.cgiar.org'', where your replace ''username'' with your own username on the HPC (as communicated by the person who created your account there).
 ===== Cluster Organization =====