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

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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.
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 2 present.png
  3. Click "+" in front of SSH in the tree.
  4. Click "SSH itself.
  5. Uncheck the checkbox Don't start a shell or command at all.
  6. Click Tunnels.
    • Select the L33301 entry and push Remove. There should be no forwarded ports listed.
  7. Click X11 in the tree.
    • Click the checkbox Enable X11 forwarding.
    • Set X display location to :0
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 7 X11.png
  8. 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.
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 10 Save.png

To use licensed applications remotely

VNL
  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.
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 11 load clogin.png
  3. Click "+" in front of SSH in the tree.
  4. Click Tunnels.
  5. Under Add new forwarded port, enter:
    • Source port: 6200
    • Destination: mgmt03:6200
    • Push the Add button.
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 8 VNL enter.png
  6. 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
    HPC 2012-08 PuTTY config 9 VNL done.png