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== Prerequisites ==
 
== Prerequisites ==
 
* A valid ETH account
 
* A valid ETH account

Revision as of 15:33, 27 January 2021

Who can access the cluster

Euler Leonhard Open
Shareholders who invested into a share of the clusters resources Yes Yes
External collaboration partners of shareholders Yes Yes
All ETH members Yes, as guest users with limited resources No

Prerequisites

How to access the cluster

  • Start your SSH client
  • Use ssh command to connect to the login node of Euler or Leonhard Open
 ssh username@euler.ethz.ch
 ssh username@login.leonhard.ethz.ch

For new users and unverified accounts

  • Upon the first login, a verification code should be sent to your ETH email address (username@ethz.ch)
  • Enter the verification code to the prompt
An access code has been sent to your ETH email address.
Enter the access code at the prompt below.
If you do not receive the access code within a few minutes,
then contact us by opening a ticket at
http://smartdesk.ethz.ch

Access code (ending in ******Ls):

External collaborators

Members of other institutions who have a collaboration with a research group at ETH may use the clusters for the purpose of said collaboration

  • Their counterpart (“sponsor”) at ETH can create an ETH guest account, e-mail address and VPN service for them
  • Then, they can access Euler like members of ETH

Firewall

  • To connect from outside of the ETH network to the clusters, establish first a VPN connection. Then, connect to the cluster through SSH.
  • To connect to an external service from a compute node, use the ETH proxy service:
module load eth_proxy

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Legal Compliance

The HPC clusters are subject to ETH’s acceptable use policy for IT resources (Benutzungsordnung für Telematik (BOT)), in particular:

  • Cluster accounts are strictly personal
  • DO NOT share your account (password, sshkeys) with anyone
  • DO NOT use someone else’s account, even if they say it’s OK
  • If you suspect that someone used your account, change your password and contact cluster-support@id.ethz.ch

Consequences:

  • In case of abuse, the offender’s account may be blocked temporarily or closed
  • System administrators are obliged by law to investigate abusive or illegal activities and report them to the relevant authorities

Further reading