HPC/Network Access/PuTTY Configuration/The Carbon login nodes

Configuration for all users

1. In the main PuTTY Configuration window, click Session at the top of the tree on the left.
2. Select the Mega session and push Load. This session will be the basis for the next steps.

   

3. Click SSH in the tree
4. Uncheck the checkbox Don't start a shell or command at all.
5. Click X11 in the tree.
   • Click the checkbox Enable X11 forwarding.
   • Set X display location to :0

   

6. Scroll to the top of the tree and click Session. Enter the host details:
   • Host name: localhost
   • Port: 33301 (referring to the tunnel set up above as L33301.)
   • Protocol: SSH (leave at the default).
   • In the Saved Sessions field, enter Clogin
   • Push Save. The entry will appear in the list of saved sessions.

   

To use VNL remotely

1. In the main PuTTY Configuration window, click Session at the top of the tree on the left.
2. Select the Clogin session and push Load.

   

3. Click Tunnels.
   • Select the L33301 entry and push Remove. There should be no forwarded ports listed.
4. Under Add new forwarded port, enter:
   • Source port: 6200
   • Destination: mgmt03:6200
   • Push the Add button.

   

5. Repeat with the following settings:
   • Source port: 6201 (not 6200!)
   • Destination: mgmt04:6200
   • Push the Add button.
   • You should now see these two entries:

   L6200  mgmt03:6200

   L6201  mgmt04:6200