📄️ Using the ASU VPN
When connecting to ASU Research Computing resources, users must first install and activate the Cisco VPN Client. You can find this client via the ASU SSLVPN page or from in ASU MyApps.
📄️ SSH Clients
To interact with the supercomputer, users typically employ a terminal interface through a command-line or SSH client installed on their local workstation. Once connected, you can submit unattended jobs--tasks executed autonomously on the supercomputer without the need for continuous user interaction or maintaining an active session.
📄️ Interactive Sessions
Interactive sessions allow users to directly interact with compute nodes on the supercomputer, facilitating step-by-step experimentation, iterative testing, or interactive tasks. You will especially want to use an interactive session for tasks such as creating python environments, bulk deleting/renaming files, and other light work.
📄️ Browser-based Web Portal
You can request and use the Supercomputer very quickly with our browser-based web portal. Log in to the web portal via your preferred supercomputer using your ASURITE login and password.
📄️ X11/GUI Applications
While many applications on the supercomputer operate directly within the terminal, others utilize graphical interfaces (GUIs) for interaction, such as Gaussian View, VMD, or even standard applications like Firefox. X11 forwarding allows users to run these GUI-based applications remotely by transmitting graphical output to their local machines. To use graphical applications, follow one of the recommended methods described below or an equivalent alternative.