First Time Access to the Viking Cluster
Sign-up Form for Access to the Viking Cluster: Viking Cluster Sign-up
This link can also be used for faculty and students to create an account on the Viking Cluster
Option 1: Open On Demand (Preferred for most users)
OnDemand is the easiest way to access CSU’s High Performance Computing resources. With OnDemand, you can upload and download files; create, edit, submit, and monitor jobs; run GUI applications; and connect via SSH, all via a web broswer, with no client software to install and configure.
Step 1: Visit https://openondemand.csuohio.edu/ and login with your CSU credentials
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Step 2: Choose what you want to do
- Upload/Download Files
- Create, Edit, and Submit a Job
- Run GUI Software Through the Interactive Apps Tab
To run software click “Interactive Apps” and Open a Viking Desktop. Specify which account, number of hours expected (try to be as close to expected as possible for efficiency!) and th number of nodes you need.
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Click “Launch” and you will be put in the virtual queue. Here you can launch the Viking Desktop or share a link to the desktop with other users for collaboration.
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Clicking “Launch Viking Desktop” will open a linux window where you can access programs.
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Once on the desktop you can open a terminal to launch applications
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Option 2: SSH (For Advanced Users)
To setup your directory initially you will need to ssh to yourCSUID#@hpc-stor-01.csuohio.edu. then you can securely transfer files via sftp to your home directory on the Viking Cluster.