Difference between revisions of "HPC:Login"
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=== First Login === | === First Login === | ||
==== Temporary Password Change ==== | ==== Temporary Password Change ==== | ||
| − | All PMACS accounts are provisioned with a temporary password. Before you can log into the PMACS cluster for the first time, you will need to change this temporary password. | + | All PMACS accounts are provisioned with a temporary password. Before you can log into the PMACS cluster for the first time, you will need to change this temporary password. This needs to be done '''only once'''. Please do not try to log into the server after changing your temporary password. |
* Connect to '''leghorn.pmacs.upenn.edu''' via a Remote Desktop Client | * Connect to '''leghorn.pmacs.upenn.edu''' via a Remote Desktop Client | ||
** Windows 7/Vista users: click Start and search for "Remote Desktop Client" | ** Windows 7/Vista users: click Start and search for "Remote Desktop Client" | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 19 March 2014
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Connecting to the PMACS Cluster
Currently, secure shell (SSH) is the only supported method of connecting to the cluster. The login machine name is consign.pmacs.upenn.edu You should probably add "ServerKeepAliveInterval 60" to your SSH client's configuration.
After your account is created, you can connect using your PMACS credentials.
Important Host/Server Names
- consign.pmacs.upenn.edu : head node/login server
- mercury.pmacs.upenn.edu : file transfer server
- leghorn.pmacs.upenn.edu : temporary password change server
- PMACS VPN
First Login
Temporary Password Change
All PMACS accounts are provisioned with a temporary password. Before you can log into the PMACS cluster for the first time, you will need to change this temporary password. This needs to be done only once. Please do not try to log into the server after changing your temporary password.
- Connect to leghorn.pmacs.upenn.edu via a Remote Desktop Client
- Windows 7/Vista users: click Start and search for "Remote Desktop Client"
- Windows XP users: Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Remote Desktop Client
- Mac users: If its not already installed, download the client from here
- GNU/Linux users: There are several options, Remmina and Rdesktop are fairly popular choices
- Once you log into lgehorn with your temporary password you will be prompted to change it.
- After successfully changing your password, you can exit your Remote Desktop session
Initialize your home area
- With the newly changed password log into the file transfer host: mercury.pmacs.upenn.edu
ssh <your_user_name>@mercury.pmacs.upenn.edu
Remember to replace <your_user_name> above with your PennKey username
- Upon login, you will see a message similar to
Creating home directory for <user_name>
- You are now ready to start using the PMACS HPC cluster :
ssh <your_user_name>@consign.pmacs.upenn.edu
Remember to replace <your_user_name> above with your PennKey username.
Please look at the PMACS HPC Users Guide for information on how to run jobs on the PMACS cluster.
