Compute jobs on the IGBMC HPC cluster are launched from the Unix command line. In order to access the Unix command line you must first log onto a specific computer called the login node. The process of logging on establishes a connection between your own computer and the login node.

Note that you must connect with a terminal session at least once before using tools that may, for example, copy files to your home directory. This is because that first connection is necessary to initialize your home directory on the HPC cluster.

Prerequisites

To access the IGBMC HPC cluster you must have :

• a valid IGBMC user account
• a Secure Shell (SSH) client.

Your IGBMC user account

Please see Compte numérique IGBMC

Secure Shell client

To log on to the IGBMC login node you must use the ssh (secure shell) protocol. This allows you to type commands in a window on your local computer and have them executed on the IGBMC HPC cluster. To log on to the IGBMC HPC cluster using ssh you must specify the fully qualified name of the login node : hpc.igbmc.fr

A SSH client is available by default on Mac or Linux computer :

• On Mac, use the Terminal app located under Applications > Utilities
• On Linux, use the Terminal or Console application available in your environment.

There is no SSH client available by default on Windows. However, you can download PuTTY which is a free SSH client for Windows.

Logging in to the HPC cluster

To log in to the IGBMC HPC cluster, sign in to hpc.igbmc.fr using your IGBMC username and password.

Mac and Linux

Open a terminal and run the ssh command:

ssh <username>@hpc.igbmc.fr

Windows

1. Start Putty
2. Enter hpc.igbmc.fr in the field Host Name
3. Click the Open button
4. Your username and password will then be requested.

Accessing your data

Several volumes of data storage are available on the IGBMC cluster. All of these volumes are accessible from the /shared folder.

Your personal home directory (homedir) is located in /shared/home/<your_login>. This folder is used to store your Unix profile.

You have also access to one or more project folders to store your scientific data. These folders are located under /shared/space2.

If you have no project folder yet, please read our Stockage de données scientifiques documentation.