How to use the cluster

Getting access

If you are looking to use Beocat for your work, you need to speak with Dr. Dan Andresen (dan@cis.ksu.edu). After that, we will have your CIS account added to the beocat_users group and you'll be ready to go.

Connecting

You will need an ssh client to connect to Beocat.

Linux / Unix / OSX

Open up a console or virtual terminal and run: 

ssh username@beocat.cis.ksu.edu

(You don't need to include username if you have the same username on Beocat as you have on your current system.)

Windows

  1. Grab a copy of PuTTY and run it.

  2. In the host box, type beocat.cis.ksu.edu.

  3. Change the protocol to ssh.

  4. Click ok.

You may want to save your settings as something meaningful so you don't have to type that in every time.

Copying files to Beocat

Linux / Unix / OSX

Open up a console or virtual terminal and run: 

scp local_file username@beocat.cis.ksu.edu:~/

The same works for directories as well, with the -r flag 

scp local_directory username@beocat.cis.ksu.edu:~/ -r

(As with regular ssh, you don't need to include username if it is the same as your current user.) Read the scp manpage for more details.

Windows

  1. Download WinSCP and install it.

  2. Start the program and enter your relevant information when prompted with a 'New Connection' window.
  3. Now you can drag and drop your files to Beocat.

Running jobs

Currently, using the job manager is not a requirement. That being said, please respect the needs of other users on the cluster. Check the monitoring page at http://beocat.cis.ksu.edu to see what parts of the cluster are seeing the most activity.

However, if you want to try your hand at running proper jobs on Beocat check ../JobManagement.