Hyak Access

Get a Hyak Account

• Learn command line:
  • Recommend resources: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line
  • Register an account and learn at least the first two sections.
• Follow the instruction and fill out the usage quiz to get a hyak student account:
  • https://depts.washington.edu/uwrcc/getting-started-2/getting-started/
• Set up for Gaussian environment on Hyak.
  • Ask PI  to email Prof. Xiaosong Li to add yourself to the gaussian group.
• More available accounts:
  • Ask PI to email Prof. Xiaosong Li for access to the chem partition.

Log In

Windows User

1. Downlad PuTTY,
2. Parameters:
   • host name: klone.hyak.uw.edu
   • port: 22
   • connection type: SSH

1. Click “open”,
2. Enter your uw netid as username.
3. Enter your uw password and verify DUO as indicated by instructions.
4. (Optional) Change to light mode from dark mode before logging in:
   • Choose Colours tab in Category section
   • Choose “Use system colours”
   • Click “Open”

Mac User

1. Open the “terminal” app.
2. Type ssh uw-net-id@klone.hyak.uw.edu , enter.
3. Type your uw password and verify DUO as indicated by instructions.

File Transfer

Windows User

1. Download WinSCP.
2. Log in parameters:
   • file protocol: SFTP
   • host name: klone.hyak.uw.edu
   • port number: 22
   • username: uw-net-id
3. Drag files/folders between two panels to transfer files/folders

Mac User

Method 1

1. Open terminal and connect to hyak: sftp uw-net-id@klone.hyak.uw.edu.
2. Change the local directory to where you want to upload/download files: lcd your/desired/directory.
3. Change the remote (hyak) directory to where you want to download/upload files: cd your/desired/directory.
4. Download files from remote host to local: get remote-files.
5. Download folders from remote host to local: get -r remote-folders.
6. Upload files from local to remote host: put local-files.
7. Upload folders from local to remote host: put -r local-folders.

Method 2

1. Download the free version of FileZilla (app store only contains a pro version).
2. Log in
   • Open the site manager (click the top left icon).
   • Parameters
     • protocal: SFTP
     • host: klone.hyak.uw.edu
     • port: 22
     • logon type: interactive
     • user: uw-net-id
   • Click “Connect”.
   • Enter your uw password and duo verification accordingly.
3. Drag files/folders between the two panels for file transfer.

 

Checking account access

hyakalloc the command can give information about your access right and current utilization, which is convenient to avoid the long queue for some short tasks. It will look quite similar to the example below.