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Objective of this tutorial is to describe and demonstrate the various methods for logging into an HPC system from a computer running the Windows Operating System (OS). This one covers the use of the native Command Prompt to use ssh. By the end of this tutorial you will know how to login to our HPC system using the Windows Command Prompt on Windows.
Introduction
“From a Windows system you will need to download and install an SSH client, such as "PuTTY", "MobaXterm" or "Bitvise SSH". You can find the installers by doing a Google search on the package name.”
Secure Shell (ssh) is a standard tool included on most "network" operating systems i.e. Linux, UNIX, MacOS, etc.. In the past Windows required a 3rd party application to get even a usable ssh client, but is still a valid method for logging into remote Linux systems. For users who needed to connect securely to the rest of the world with a command line interface PuTTY has been a common addition. However, there are many ssh clients available besides PuTTY that often have more tools pre-installed out of the box.
Additionally, after several decades Microsoft finally has a native ssh client AND server on Windows! The client is standard (and is stable) on Windows 10 since 2018 with the 1809 "October Update". If you are using an older version of Windows you will still need to use a ssh clientSSH client, such as "PuTTY", "MobaXterm" or "Bitvise SSH". You can find the installers by doing a Google search on the package name. See our Tutorial on using MobaXTerm to login to an HPC system.
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