Before you can access HPC2 you need to email hpc-enquiries@greenwich.ac.uk to request an account as explained in our Request Access page.
You can now try to login if you haven’t already using the Getting Started Guide provided below.
All requests to have applications installed must now be submitted through AMP (https://www.gre.ac.uk/it-and-library/software/amp). The license requirements will be verified and approved before the application will be installed.
Getting started:
HPC2 is only accessible from computers on the University network or from the virtual staff desktop (https://staffdesktop.gre.ac.uk) if you are working remotely or using a device connected to Eduroam.
You can login to HPC2 from the Windows command prompt, or by using a program called PuTTY. PuTTY is installed on virtual desktop, and can be installed from Software Center if not already installed on managed PCs.
Logging in using PuTTY:
After starting PuTTY enter the host name “gm-hpc2-login01” and press “Open”.
At the username prompt, enter your username followed by the domain “staff” eg. “ab1234c@staff”.
At the password prompt, enter your normal University password and press enter
You will then get a command prompt and can start using the system.
Logging in using the Command Prompt:
Start a “Command Prompt” from the Program Menu.
At the prompt, enter “ssh” and the hostname “gm-hpc2-login01” followed by a ‘-l‘ and then your username followed by domain “staff”.
e.g. “ssh gm-hpc2-login01 -l ab1234c@staff”.
At the password prompt, enter your normal University password and press enter.
You will then get a command prompt and can start using the system.
Running jobs
To submit jobs to the cluster you need to use SLURM, please contact hpc-enquiries@greenwich.ac.uk if you require help with this, details will also be added to this site.