You will need to ssh into stampede2 lonestar6 for all the analysis in class. Macs come with terminal, so no installation is required. For windows laptops, install putty and winSCP. Putty is used for sshing into stampede2 and winscp is used for transferring files to and from stampede2.
Before logging onto TACC servers, multi-factor authentication must be set up. click here to begin setting it up. The TOKEN app works more reliably than the SMS option.
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You will need to provide your password and a TACC token to successfully log in to stampede2 ls6 or any other TACC cluster.
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