Setup Instructions

Please make sure that you have completed the following setup precedure before arriving at the training session. Please arrive early if you have any problems and require help from an instructor.

Overview

Amazon AWS Account

Please see <a href=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1woGA0dCg_2XgBM2CIdddqA9k6wA1pIi2m1Wpe1jpjXc/edit?usp=sharing">instructions</a>

Secure Shell & Secure Copy

ssh (secure shell) is an encrypted remote login tool. It lets you connect to remote resources, such as the OSG Connect login node and interact with the machine via UNIX shell. Similarly, scp (secure copy) is a tool that facilitates encrypted file transfer. We will use both to interact with OSG Connect.

Windows

Secure Shell

For secure shell (ssh), download PuTTY.

For secure copy (scp), download WinSCP

Mac OS X

Secure Shell

The tools (ssh, scp, ...) are usually already installed and available on the command line.

Linux

Secure Shell

The tools (ssh, scp, ...) are usually already installed and available on the command line.