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====== Accessing the cluster ====== | ====== Accessing the cluster ====== | ||
- | === Setting up X-Win32 === | + | The cluster is only available from Duke networks. |
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+ | ==== Setting up X-Win32 | ||
To set up the terminal in X-Win32, follow these steps: | To set up the terminal in X-Win32, follow these steps: | ||
- | * Window' | + | * Windows |
- | * Under the " | + | * If the **X-Win32 Configuration** window doesn' |
- | * **Name: | + | * On the //Connections// tab, click **Wizard...** |
- | * **host: | + | * On the first page, enter: |
- | * **Login:** your username, **Password:** (if you leave this blank, | + | |
- | * **Command:** click //" | + | |
- | * Click //"Finish"// | + | * Click **Next** |
+ | * On the host page, enter: | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * Click **Next** | ||
+ | * On the credentials page, enter: | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * Click **Next** | ||
+ | * On the command page, enter: | ||
+ | * //Command:// select **Linux XTERM** | ||
+ | * Click **Finish** | ||
- | If your new connection | + | To start your newly created |
- | * Click your saved configuration, | + | * Select **cluster** under //My Connections// |
- | * A terminal window should appear and you may be prompted to enter your password if you didn' | + | * Click **Launch** |
- | * Also, if its your first connection, you'll be prompted to allow connections | + | * 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 | ||
+ | * An XTERM terminal window should appear (it may not be the foremost window). | ||
Once the terminal is usable, all graphical forwarding should work. Type, " | Once the terminal is usable, all graphical forwarding should work. Type, " | ||
- | The next time you want to connect, you can open X-Config | + | The next time you want to connect, you can open X-Win32 and simply " |
- | === Access from Mac or Linux === | + | ==== Access from Mac or Linux ==== |
To access the cluster from a Mac or Linux machine, open your terminal window (for Mac usually the program " | To access the cluster from a Mac or Linux machine, open your terminal window (for Mac usually the program " | ||
- | ssh -X username@hugin.biac.duke.edu | + | ssh -Y username@cluster.biac.duke.edu |
The -X parameter enables the forwarding of graphics. | 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 | ||
+ | </ |