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-====== Accessing the cluster ======
-The cluster is only available from Duke networks.  For remote access, VPN is required ( [[biac:accounts|Account Requests]] ) .
-==== Setting up X-Win32 ====
-To set up the terminal in X-Win32, follow these steps:
-  * Windows Start -> **X-Win32 2019**
-  * If the **X-Win32 Configuration** window doesn't open, click **Open X-Config**
-  * On the //Connections// tab, click **Wizard...**
-  * 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:
-    * //Login:// your NetID
-    * //Password:// (you can leave this blank, to be prompted later)
-    * Click **Next**
-  * On the command page, enter:
-    * //Command:// select **Linux XTERM**
-  * Click **Finish**
-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, you'll be prompted to allow connections.
-  * An XTERM terminal window should appear (it may not be the foremost window).
-Once the terminal is usable, all graphical forwarding should work.  Type, "nedit" on the command line to test.
-The next time you want to connect, you can open X-Win32 and simply "Launch" your saved connection.  If you drag the connection to the "Autostart" folder, it will open automatically when you open X-Win32.
-==== Access from Mac or Linux ====
-To access the cluster from a Mac or Linux machine, open your terminal window (for Mac usually the program "terminal", Centos is konsole or xterm) and run the following command
-   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: ~/.ssh/config )
-<code>
-Host *
-    ForwardX11 yes
-    ForwardX11Timeout 596h
-</code>

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