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| ====== Accessing the cluster ====== | ====== Accessing the cluster ====== | ||
| - | === Setting up Xwin32 === | + | The cluster is only available from Duke networks. |
| - | To setup the terminal in Xwin32, follow these steps: | + | |
| - | * Window' | + | |
| - | * Under the " | + | |
| - | * **Name:** hugin ( or anything that you want ), **Type:** select //" | + | |
| - | * **host:** hugin.biac.duke.edu | + | |
| - | * **Login:** your username, **Password: | + | |
| - | * **Command: | + | |
| - | * click //" | + | |
| - | If your new connection | + | ==== Setting up X-Win32 ==== |
| - | * Click your saved configuration, then //" | + | To set up the terminal in X-Win32, follow these steps: |
| - | * A terminal window should appear and you may be prompted to enter your password if you didn't originally save it. | + | * Windows Start -> **X-Win32 2019** |
| - | * Also, if its your first connection, | + | * If the **X-Win32 Configuration** window |
| + | * On the // | ||
| + | * On the first page, enter: | ||
| + | * //Name:// **cluster** ( or anything that you want ) | ||
| + | * //Type:// select **ssh** | ||
| + | * Click **Next** | ||
| + | * On the host page, enter: | ||
| + | * //host:// **cluster.biac.duke.edu** | ||
| + | * Click **Next** | ||
| + | * On the credentials page, enter: | ||
| + | * // | ||
| + | * // | ||
| + | * Click **Next** | ||
| + | * On the command page, enter: | ||
| + | * // | ||
| + | * Click **Finish** | ||
| - | Once the terminal is usable, all graphical forwarding should work. | + | To start your newly created connection: |
| + | * Select **cluster** under //My Connections// | ||
| + | * Click **Launch** | ||
| + | * If you didn't save your password in your connection, you will be prompted for it now. Click **Continue**. | ||
| + | * If you get a Security Alert from Windows Defender Firewall, just click **Cancel**. No rules need to change. | ||
| + | * If this is your first connection to cluster.biac.duke.edu, | ||
| + | * An XTERM terminal window should appear (it may not be the foremost window). | ||
| - | The next time you want to connect, you can open X-Config and simply | + | Once the terminal is usable, all graphical forwarding should work. Type, "nedit" |
| - | === Access from Mac or Linux === | + | The next time you want to connect, you can open X-Win32 and simply " |
| - | To access the cluster from a Mac or Linux machine | + | |
| - | ssh -X username@hugin.biac.duke.edu | + | |
| + | ==== Access from Mac or Linux ==== | ||
| + | To access the cluster from a Mac or Linux machine, open your terminal window (for Mac usually the program " | ||
| + | ssh -Y username@cluster.biac.duke.edu | ||
| + | The -X parameter enables the forwarding of graphics. | ||
| + | * after major OSX updates sometimes it is required to re-install XQuartz and reboot | ||
| + | * if you're experiencing x-forwarding timeout failures its usually because SSH on OSX only forwards graphics for 10 minutes by default. You can change this behavior by setting a timeout in your local ssh config file ( ie: ~/ | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | Host * | ||
| + | ForwardX11 yes | ||
| + | ForwardX11Timeout 596h | ||
| + | </ | ||
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