First, login via SSH to the “researchcluster-login.ucsd.edu" Linux server login node using your UC San Diego Active Directory (AD) username (with ‘@researchcluster-login.ucsd.edu’) and password. After logging in, you will be in a login node for the Research Cluster and should not perform any computation in the login node. Login step-by-step guidance: Open command line interface - known as the 'Terminal' for MacOS and 'Command Prompt' for Windows. Enter command ‘ssh ADusername@researchcluster-login.ucsd.edu'. If the researchcluster-login.ucsd.edu login node is currently down/unavailable, you may TEMPORARILY use the “dsmlp-login.ucsd.edu” login node instead. The dsmlp-login.ucsd.edu login node is intended for instructional class work use by students as its first priority, so it’s recommended to always use the researchcluster-login.ucsd.edu for research work. Student involved in research projects should login to the relevant login node depending on the intended work (class work versus research work).
You may be asked a question after entering your username. Select 'yes’ to continue connecting. Enter your password. Note: Your password will not display as you enter it. A successful login will display your last login information. For example, ‘Last login: Thu Aug 3 10:25:19 2023 from 137.110.14.162’. Note that you are now in the Login Node.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT RUN JOBS IN THE LOGIN NODE. ! Jobs must only be run in a launched container. Follow the guidance in the next section (Launching a Container), before running your compute jobs. |