New User

HPC Account Request Form
Note: Faculty can request their own accounts or can sponsor accounts for students.

Install the global protect vpn client from vpn.kennesaw.edu.

Guide: KSU Campus Network Access - Mac
Video: KSU VPN for Mac Users

Guide: KSU Campus Network Access - Windows
Video: KSU VPN for Windows Users

Note: A VPN connection is required to access the HPC for both on and off-campus users.

Launch Self Service app to install vpn-groups.kennesaw.edu to your settings.

In your top menu bar, use the globe icon to click ‘Connect’.

In the connection settings of Global Protect, add vpn-groups.kennesaw.edu.

In you system tray, use the globe icon to click ‘Connect’.

Mac: Launch Cyberduck and ‘Open Connection’ with the SFTP protocol. (Video help)

Server: hpc.kennesaw.edu Port: 22
Username: your_netid
Password: your_netid_password
08/22: There is a DUO authentication step required. (Example)

Win: Launch Bitvise SFTP session. (Video help)

Server: hpc.kennesaw.edu Port: 22
Username: your_netid
Password: your_netid_password
Note: If asked to accept a private key, click 'Yes' to trust host. 
08/22: There is a DUO authentication step required.
(1 - Duo push, 2 - Phone call)

Mac:  Launch Terminal.app

At the prompt, enter ‘ssh your_netid@hpc.kennesaw.edu’
08/22: There is a DUO authentication step required.

Win: Launch Power Shell

At the prompt, enter ‘ssh your_netid@hpc.kennesaw.edu’
08/22: There is a DUO authentication step required. (Example)

Once logged in, your session will begin on a login node

Note: Do not test your code or run cpu intensive applications on the login node.

Use the ‘interact’ script to reserve a 1 compute node for your own use for an hour.

$ interact   

To request more time (8 hour max) and more nodes (Ex. 2)

$ interact -t 8:00:00 -n 2

For all the options, $ interact -help

Note: once your testing is complete, exit your interact session before submitting your qsub reservation.

$ exit

#!/bin/bash
#PBS -N your_script_name
#PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=1
#PBS -l walltime=01:00:00
#PBS -m abe
#PBS -M your_netid@kennesaw.edu

JOBID=`echo #PBS_JOBID | cut -f1 -d.`

this_is_where_your_code_or_program_call_goes

exit 0

$ qsub my_script.pbs

$ cat your_results.file

$exit