Introduction to High-Performance Computing: Setup

How to log in

Go to NeSI OnDemand. It will automatically take you to the Tuakiri login screen.

If you haven’t logged into NeSI OnDemand or HPC3 before

The login process will include a step to setup a new 2FA (Two Factor Authentication)

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OnDemand home page

ondemandhome 1. Files > Home Directory : Access to OnDemand file explorer - Default landing path for the file explorer is your home directory - There is a 00_nesi_projects directory within home which contains symlinks to all project and nobackup directories you have access to. Refer to How to access your project OR nobackup directory from the Interactive file explorer 2. Clusters>>_NeSI HPC Shell Access - Allows us to access HPC login nodes directly from OnDemand 3. My Interactive Sessions - List all of the currently running sessions associated with my user account 4. Applications - Currently available apps for interactive computing

How to access your project OR nobackup directory from the Interactive file explorer

Access from OnDemand Files app

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