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-=== Hugin for dummies... or really smart people who aren't used to this system yet! ===+=== Cluster for dummies... or really smart people who aren't used to this system yet! ===
  
-The BIAC cluster, Hugin, is a Linux-based processor put in place to analyze any type of data.  You will work on Hugin though a terminal window by writing commands one line at a time.  In order to set up access to Hugin on your computer, you need to be behind the DHE firewall.  Being at BIAC or on the "Clubs" wireless network puts you behind this firewall.+The BIAC cluster is a Linux-based processor put in place to analyze any type of data.  You will work on Hugin though a terminal window by writing commands one line at a time.  In order to set up access to Hugin on your computer, you need to be behind the DHE firewall.  Being at BIAC or on the "Clubs" wireless network puts you behind this firewall.
                                
 To connect to the cluster, you will need [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System|X-Windows]] software. On BIAC computers X-Win32 comes standard, but it can also be downloaded from [[http://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/index.php|OIT’s software website]] (click “Browse and order software”). To connect to the cluster, you will need [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System|X-Windows]] software. On BIAC computers X-Win32 comes standard, but it can also be downloaded from [[http://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/index.php|OIT’s software website]] (click “Browse and order software”).
                                        
-== Connecting to Hugin ==+== Connecting to the Cluster ==
   * Begin by running X-Config in the X-Win32 folder under All Programs on your Start Menu   * Begin by running X-Config in the X-Win32 folder under All Programs on your Start Menu
-  * Select your cluster profile, aptly named “Hugin,” and hit launch+  * Select your cluster profile, aptly named “cluster,” and hit launch
   * Alternative:   * Alternative:
           * Under the X-Win32 tab in your programs select X-Win32 2014 (or whatever year)           * Under the X-Win32 tab in your programs select X-Win32 2014 (or whatever year)
           * The X-Win32 icon will appear next to the time and date in the bottom right hand corner of your screen           * The X-Win32 icon will appear next to the time and date in the bottom right hand corner of your screen
           * Right click it then scroll down to “My Connections”           * Right click it then scroll down to “My Connections”
-          * Select your profile by clicking “Hugin+          * Select your profile by clicking “cluster
   * If, prompted, enter your cluster password and hit enter (your cluster password may be different from your BIAC password)   * If, prompted, enter your cluster password and hit enter (your cluster password may be different from your BIAC password)
-  * Your command line should appear with username@hugin (this is your home directory on the cluster) in a terminal window +  * Your command line should appear with username@cluster (this is your home directory on the cluster) in a terminal window 
-  * Now you are “on the cluster,” aka Hugin+  * Now you are “on the cluster,”
                                        
  
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   * List of packages: http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/biac:cluster:packages   * List of packages: http://wiki.biac.duke.edu/biac:cluster:packages
-  * Getting on: log onto Hugin, in the command line (username@hugin: ___) type “qinteract” if prompted, type yes, and then enter your cluster password.+  * Getting on: log onto the cluster, in the command line (username@cluster: ___) type “qinteract” if prompted, type yes, and then enter your cluster password.
   * Congratulations!  You are now on the “interactive node.”  Access your study data by typing “cd `findexp Study.01`”   * Congratulations!  You are now on the “interactive node.”  Access your study data by typing “cd `findexp Study.01`”
  
biac/cluster.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/06 18:31 by cmp12