How to Use ECE Linux Clusters Remotely

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Last updated: Jan 11, 2024 by Chad Ziccardi
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New members of the ECE community will use this guide to remotely login to Linux computing clusters hosted by ECE IT Services using an Andrew ID.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Verify your account username and password (Andrew ID)
  2. Prepare your computer (Windows ONLY)
  3. Connect to the CMU network. Options include
    1. Wired
    2. Wireless
    3. VPN from off campus
  4. Identify the target server (sometimes called hostname) on which to login. Students must ask their instructor or teaching assistant for the correct hostname.

    1. example hostname


      Hostname
      linux.ece.cmu.edu
  5. Open the SSH program for your computer described in step 2 and connect.



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