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Connect to Alvik

This is a guide on how to connect to MR Center's computational server for data analysis. To connect, you need a username and password for the server.

As a user you can only connect to Alvik and your home directory will be /data/myuser.

To connect to the server, you must be on the KI network either via a wired connection or by using FortiClient.

Connect to Alvik with TurboVNC

Running VNC has the advantage of giving you the whole desktop of Alvik and to allow you to shut down your laptop or desktop while keeping your batch running on the server. 1. Download and install the software here: TurboVNC 2. Make a new TurboVNC connection. Write your username followed by @193.10.16.82:

  1. Click "Connect," and you will be prompted to enter your password.

Setup TurboVNC on Windows ?

Connect to Alvik via Terminal

You can log in to Alvik via terminal with the following command:

ssh<username>@193.10.16.82

Data transfer

The transfer protocol for copying/reading files to/from Alvik is sftp. Simple ftp is not allowed.

This is a guide on how to transfer data from or to Alvik using the terminal or via Filezilla

Using Filezilla

  1. Download and install the FileZilla client for your OS.
  2. Connect to the server with the following settings: \ Hostname: 193.10.16.82, port: 22, your username and password. \ Once connected, you can upload or download files between Alvik and your local machine.

Using the terminal

  1. Connect to the server with sftp:

sftp _username_@193.10.16.82 and enter your password when prompted.

  1. To download data from Alvik to your computer, you can use the following command:

get -r <remote_directory> <local_directory>

  1. To upload data to Alvik from your computer, you can use the following command:

put -r <local_directory> <remote_directory>