Learning how to use HPC infrastructure (part I)

Connecting with SSH from Windows and Linux on CECI clusters (1)

17 Oct 2022, 11:15

1h 30m

MERCATOR 04 (Louvain-La-Neuve)

Speakers

Juan Cabrera (UNamur/PTCI) Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain/CISM)

Description

SSH is the protocol used to connect to the clusters. This session presents the complete use of the tools to make access to the clusters easy (without being harrassed by passphrase requests, coping with firewalls in a transparent manner, transferring files from one cluster to another, etc.)
Contents: SSH client usage and common errors SSH keys, passphrases and agents SSH configuration file Passphrase managers Tunnels, proxies and (pseudo-)VPNs SSH-based file transfer (SCP, rsync, Unison, SSHFS)	Prerequisite: Being familiar with a text editor  Mastering the Linux command line and the GNU utilities (mkdir, cp, scp, etc.) Prerequisite for: all the other sessions   Type: Hands-on,  Target audience: Everyone Must: This session is mandatory.

Presentation materials

22_10_17_SSH.pdf