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==Transferring files to/from CVL==
While you are using CVL to run any software, the files that are generated are stored on the filebox.
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The files that are generated while working on CVL are stored on Filebox. You can access the files on CVL through filebox. To connect to your filbox from a windows machine, follow the steps given at the below link
  
To learn how to copy the files to/from your filebox and local machine please click here.
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[[ECE Filebox]]

Revision as of 17:34, 21 November 2015

MobaXterm can be used as an SSH client and X11 windows server in one! This will replace the old method of installing Xming and Putty to connect to the CVL cluster on Windows machines.

More information about MobaXterm's features can be found here: http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/features.html

Contents

Installing MobaXterm

  1. Download MobaXterm from http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ (free version)
  2. Double click the MobaXterm_Setup_<version>.msi and accept the default options to install.
  3. Open MobaXterm (Start Menu)
  4. If prompted by the Windows firewall, allow access to XWin.exe

Using MobaXterm to connect to CVL

After opening MobaXterm, there are 2 ways of connecting to the CVL

Option1

  1. Select the Session icon in the top right hand corner of the screen.
  2. At the next screen, select SSH (top left corner)
  3. In the Remote host* box, enter a CVL machine address
    • cvl.ece.vt.edu or cvl##.ece.vt.edu, where ## can be 01-15
  4. Check the 'Specify username box and enter your ECE account name
  5. Under Advanced SSH Settings, check that X11 forwarding is selected (should be on by default)
  6. Click OK, and enter your ECE password into the terminal
  7. To quit, you can simply type "exit" in the terminal window

Option 2

  1. Simply type the following command directly into the terminal window
ssh -X ECEUSERNAME@cvl.ece.vt.edu
  1. Enter your password when prompted

Transferring files to/from CVL

The files that are generated while working on CVL are stored on Filebox. You can access the files on CVL through filebox. To connect to your filbox from a windows machine, follow the steps given at the below link

ECE Filebox

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