Connecting to the Cluster

Table of Contents

  1. Connected to off-campus Network
  2. Using Windows
  3. Using Mac
  4. Using Linux
  5. Accessing Bright Web Portal
  6. X2Go on Spiedie

Connect from off-site internet / remote connection

Note: Take the following steps if logging in from an off-campus network

Install Pulse Secure VPN

  1. Go to ssl.binghamton.edu and log in using your PODS DOMAIN ID and follow the steps to install Pulse Secure for Windows

Note: The following instructions are for when you are on campus. If you are off campus you must be connected through Pulse Secure.

Using Windows

Install a SSH client

First we need to install an ssh client. We will be using PuTTY for this tutorial.

Follow these instructions to get PuTTY running on your windows machine

  1. Open a new PuTTY session

  2. Type in your username@spiedie.binghamton.edu in the Host Name (or IP address) text field

  3. Click Open or press enter
  4. Type in password (your typed characters will remain hidden on the screen)
  5. Note: Use the password that has been provided to you. Once you have logged in, you can then change your password by using the passwd command

Using Mac or Linux

  1. Open a new terminal window.
  2. Type in the following command and press enter: 
     ssh username@spiedie.binghamton.edu

    replace username with your Spiedie username

  3. If this is your frist time connecting, type yes and press enter to recognize the ssh fingerprint.
  4. Enter password when prompted.
  5. Note: Use the password that has been provided to you. Once you have logged in, you can then change your password by using the passwd command

Accessing Bright Web Portal

Spiedie uses the Bright Computing cluster manager. You can also check the status of clusters on a web portal by login in with Spiedie username and password. (Note: This is not the same as your PODS account)

** Click here to log into the web portal **

Accessing Spiedie via X2Go

* Click here for a tutorial on how to connect to Spiedie via X2Go*