Connecting to OBCP Cluster with PuTTY

Connecting to OBCP Cluster with PuTTY

This section of the wiki is designed to facilitate a Windows user to connect to the OBCP cluster thorough the popular SSH client PuTTY. PuTTY is a free program that can be downloaded from its website at putty.org.

Establishing a Connection

Connecting to the OBCP cluster with PuTTY is easy. Open the PuTTY application and click on the Session option if not already selected. Add the host name obcp-server.biosci.ohio-state.edu to the Host Name (or IP address) box, then change Connection type to SSH. Place a name in which you would like to save this connection session as in the Saved Sessions box, then click the Save button on the right. Once finished, establish the connection by clicking the Open button at the bottom.