Introduction to Slurm on Bert: Setup

To follow this workshop, you will need three things: an account on Bert, an SSH client, and the Filezilla application for transferring files.

Request an account

In this workshop we will use Slurm on Bert in order to use High-Performance Computing. For this, you will need an account on Bert.
  1. Visit The account request page (while on campus/VPN)
  2. Fill in the form requesting an account. Your account request will be processed by an administrator.
  3. Once you receive an email indicating that your account has been created

SSH

SSH is used to connect to the Unix shell on machines across the network.

Windows

  1. If you are using Windows and also following the Unix Shell lesson, then the Git Bash tool installed as part of that lesson will provide you with this.
  2. Otherwise, then download and install PuTTY.

macOS

  1. SSH is installed as part of macOS and is available via the Terminal application.

Linux

  1. SSH is installed as part of Linux and is available through a terminal/console application.

FileZilla

We will use FileZilla to transfer files to and from the Supercomputing Wales facilities.

Windows

  1. Open https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=win64 with your web browser.
  2. Download and run the installer. You only need FileZilla, not FileZilla Pro.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note that while the installer may try to convince you to install additional software, you do not need to agree to this; if you do not agree to the additional license agreement, FileZilla will still install.

macOS

  1. Open https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?platform=osx with your web browser.
  2. Download and open the Client bundle. You only need FileZilla, not FileZilla Pro.
  3. Copy the FileZilla app to your Applications folder.

Linux

  1. Search for and install FileZilla in your distribution's package manager.