The CSC Cluster tinis
Account registration
The CSC cluster tinis is the university’s newest computing cluster, coming
online in November 2015. It provides 3500 single-processor nodes for research
purposes throughout the university. For the CS402 module a number of nodes
have been reserved for our use. This document will guide you through the initial
task of registering an account on the cluster.
1 Create a SCRTP account
A SCRTP account is necessary in order to have a storage area on tinis. Visit
this page to create an account, using your university credentials to authenticate:
https://freecentre.csc.warwick.ac.uk/account/create.php
Further information can be found at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/sc/desktop/myaccount
2 Creating an SSH key
Access to tinis is provided via an account that is accessed by an SSH key, and
so you must generate one for yourself:
1. Open a terminal window and type:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
This command will generate a pair of RSA keys, public and private, with
a key length of 4096 bits.
2. You will then be asked to provide a �lename for the new key. The default
name id_rsa is �ne unless there already exists a key with that name, in
which case you should provide an unused name (for example tinis_rsa).
3. Next you will be asked for a passphrase. Please use a strong passphrase.
4. You will now have two new keys in the directory ${HOME}/.ssh/. The
key ending with .pub is the public key and should be provided during
registration; the other key is the private key and should not be disclosed,
only used to log into tinis.
Further information can be found at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/sc/hpc/login
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3 Account registration
The account registration form is found at the following link:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/rtp/sc/hpc/register
Fill the form using the following information:
3.1 System and type of access
Select “Tinis”
3.2 Department or research group
Select “Department of Computer Science – CS402 Taught Module”
3.3 Research code
Leave blank
3.4 Classi�cation
Select “UG (undergraduate)”
3.5 Lead academic
Type “Ligang He”
3.6 Brief description of research
Type “CS402 taught module”
3.7 Public key upload
Click the link named “Attach �le(s)” and upload your public SSH key.
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Create a SCRTP account
Creating an SSH key
Account registration
System and type of access
Department or research group
Research code
Classification
Lead academic
Brief description of research
Public key upload