Methods to access the Severs

1. Setting up VPN

All the servers have a fixed local ipaddress for security reasons. Students can directly access the servers within the university. If the students wants to access the servers from home/outside of university, please set up a VPN.

Click here for more information on the University of Aizu network (ISTC).

2. Accessing the servers

The skytree and khalifa servers can be accessed from a terminal, a browser, and a remote desktop.

1. Terminal:

   ssh userName/studentID@ipaddress
   
   E.g., ssh s1230000@khalifa1.u-aizu.ac.jp
   

2. Browser (Jupyter Hub):
   1. http://skytree1.u-aizu.ac.jp:8000
   2. http://skytree2.u-aizu.ac.jp:8000
   3. http://khalifa1.u-aizu.ac.jp:8000
   4. http://khalifa2.u-aizu.ac.jp:8000
   5. http://khalifa3.u-aizu.ac.jp:8000

3. Remote desktop

   Install any remote desktop client (e.g., VNC and Microsoft remote desktop) depending on your operating system. Access the servers using the following details

   1. Protocal: xrdp
   2. port: 3389 (Default port. So no need to specify most of the time)
   3. userName: studentID
   4. hostname: skytree1.u-aizu.ac.jp or khalifa1.u-aizu.ac.jp