This is counter intuitive sometimes and more discussion can be found on the XWindow Wikipedia page When you SSH into ganymede and then launch gnuplot, in that scenario the Xclient is running on ganymede and it is trying to use the X server that runs on your laptop. How it works (and the associated nomenclature) is different in the pure X case.
While this client / server relationship for RDP and X2go are analogous, for pure X it is not. Your laptop is then running the x2go client and your viewing a desktop that is running on the x2go server.Īs Bennet mentioned, the normal login nodes () do not provide x2go, however, the dedicated x2go servers do.
#MOBAXTERM WIKI DOWNLOAD#
You download an X2go client from their website ( ) and set it up to connect to the X2go Ganymede login node,. This is similar to how X2go works as Sol alluded to. The desktop from the server is then projected on your laptop which you interact with. With RDP you run an RDP client on your laptop and connect to an RDP server. Most people are familiar with products like Remote Desktop from Microsoft (or the RDP protocol in general). I wanted to clarify a bit how X works and how it compares to X2go.
#MOBAXTERM WIKI INSTALL#
Please note that you do not need to install this if you use MobaXterm.Thanks everyone for helping Patrick. Make sure Xming is running in the system tray, and then run a program in your SSH console which has a graphical frontend (like ~]$ xtermĪ graphical xterm console should open on your Windows desktop. Once your SSH connection is open, check whether it works by seeing whether the DISPLAY variable is ~]$ export | grep DISPLAY You do not need this if you have MobaXterm. In PuTTY, enable it in the Connection|SSH|X11 menu on the left when connecting to the server.
#MOBAXTERM WIKI PRO#
In TeraTerm Pro enable it in the Setup|SSH Forwarding. For it to work correctly, X11 forwarding must be enabled in your SSH client. Xming allows graphical programs to run on the cluster, but display on your own Windows machine. Install from (or local copy, only available on campus, possibly outdated). Use WinSCP instead if you run into trouble. MobaXterm sometimes has issues with transferring large amounts of data. Install this or a combination of the programs below. A very nice client that combines SSH client, SCP client and X11 server. Install from (or local copy, possibly outdated). MobaXterm, PuTTY and TeraTerm Pro are SSH clients which will allow console access. Jobs are submitted from the console (also called command line).
MobaXterm and WinSCP make this really easy. To enable X11 forwarding, use the -X parameter with SSH:įiles are transferred with the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). To copy an entire directory localdir, use scp -r localdir list of commands is not exhaustive, see the scp man pages, or google it. To copy a file localfile from your machine to your home directory on the HPC, use scp localfile copy a file remotefile from the HPC to your local machine in the current directory, use scp. You can also use the Terminal or Konsole to transfer files using the scp command. $ ssh ssh transfer files, use Konqueror (if you are using KDE) and the fish command in the form:įish:// you are using Gnome, open Gnome Commander and create a new Remote Connection. Use the Terminal or Konsole to SSH to the cluster using the ssh command in the form: Your interaction with the cluster will entail two major activities: You will only be able to connect to the HPC while on campus (wired only, no Wifi access), or if you have a VPN connection open to campus.Īll interaction with the cluster is done securely with SSH.
#MOBAXTERM WIKI PASSWORD#
Please note that your username and password are the same as for your email. Use the following connection details to log in: SSH connection details HPC1 (also known as Rhasatsha)