PSC Bridges

PSC Bridges

Bridges (PSC) is a supercomputer managed by PSC and is available for academic use. Before you can run anything on Bridges, you must create an XSEDE account.

See the XSEDE Bridges User Guide.

SSH

Log into your account using ssh:

ssh -l (username) bridges.psc.edu -p 2222

In my case, ssh -l yohei bridges.psc.edu -p 2222

Make sure you know the basic Linux commands.

SFTP

SFTP is a network protocol that provide file access, file transfer and file management:

sftp (username)@bridges.psc.edu -p 2222

In my case, sftp yohei@bridges.psc.edu -p 2222

If you are using PC Command Prompt, remove "-p 2222".

In order to upload a file (from your personal computer), use "put".

sftp> put (filename)

For example, put gromacs-2018.3.tar.gz

Use "lpwd" to check the current directory on your personal computer.

Use "lcd" to move to a desired directory on your personal computer.

Use "lls" to list the files in the current directory on your personal computer.

In order to download a file (to your personal computer), use "get".

sftp> get (filename)

For example, get step7_production.tpr

Use "pwd", "cd" and "ls" to find the file you want to download.