Accessing the Grid

If you are a Drexel user, use your Drexel username and password to log on to the grid. An account will automatically be created for you the first time you log in, but an administrator must enable your account before you can use it.

Required Software

To fully utilize the grid, you will need an SSH client and an X Windows client. If you are using Linux, you already have everything you need. For other platforms, we recommend the following software:

• Mac
  • XQuartz for X Windows support.
  • The built-in ssh command-line client.
• Windows
  • MobaXterm for SSH and X Windows support. Choose the Home Edition and make sure you download the “Installer Edition.” Do not use the portable version, as it will delete your SSH keys every time it exits.
  • VcXsrv and Cygwin/X are possible alternatives, but we do not have experience using them ourselves.
  • PuTTY is not recommended.