What's the quickest way for new users to access XSEDE?
Once you have your Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) account, the quickest way to start computing or moving data across multiple services is to use Single Sign-On (SSO) from the XSEDE User Portal. For instructions, see the login quick start in the TeraGrid User Support archives.
This method employs a GSI-SSH module to connect to any XSEDE digital service on which you are allocated. Once you log into the User Portal with your User Portal password, you won't have to enter any other username or password.
Note: If your XSEDE allocation includes time on a digital service at the National Institute of Computational Sciences (NICS), you won't be able to access the service using SSO until you activate your NICS account. Additionally, access to Nautilus (NICS) requires the use of an RSA One Time Password (OTP) token, which you will receive in the mail after you have activated your account and verified your user information.
Note: If your XSEDE allocation includes time on a resource at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), you won't be able to use SSO until you have activated your TACC account. TACC will email you a welcome message that includes a link to the TACC User Portal and instructions for activating your account.
This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
This document was developed with support from National Science Foundation (NSF) grant OCI-1053575. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
Last modified on January 25, 2012.
