Accessing MOGON
Essentially only accounts of the Johannes Gutenberg University can get access.
- External users can approach us to retrieve more information concerning so-called guest accounts.
- Internal groups with external members should approach their person in charge of accounts at the deanery of your faculty or at the secretariat of the respective institution.
Access
Remote Access
Since the MOGON clusters are Linux-based systems, remote access is granted viaSSH.
To access MOGON refer to these instructions:
access MOGON using Linux/macOS / access MOGON using Windows. The latter link contains information for accessing MOGON with PuTTY, MobaXterm and PowerShell.
The login nodes of MOGON II are miil01.zdv.uni-mainz.de to miil03.zdv.uni-mainz.de. Projects on MOGON I do not have access to MOGON II automatically. You have to apply for MOGON I and MOGON II separately.
Login
Only password-less login is available.MOGON Service Nodes Overiew
| Service Node | FQDN | Cluster | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
login21 | miil01.zdv.uni-mainz.de | MOGON II | Login Node |
login22 | miil02.zdv.uni-mainz.de | MOGON II | Login Node |
login23 | miil03.zdv.uni-mainz.de | MOGON II | Login Node |
hpcgate | hpcgate.zdv.uni-mainz.de | MOGON | Jump Host |
Service-Node FQDN
If you access MOGON Service-Nodes through theHPCGATE you can omit zdv.uni-mainz.de, e.g.: for login21 miil01 is sufficient.
SSH-Key
You need to have your SSH-Key uploaded on account.uni-mainz.de/sshkey to be able to log in to MOGON1).Your SSH-Key is automatically added to the MOGON cluster. Would You Like To Know More? Read this Article!
How to set up SSH-Keys for MOGON
SSH-Keys for MOGON require certain information in the comment of the SSH-Key that describes the purpose of the Key. The information is catched by a script and ensures that you can access MOGON correctly.
MOGON SSH-Key comment additions
Make sure you add the following strings to your SSH-Key as part of your comment, to specify the purpose:| Purpose | Comment String related to MOGON Access |
|---|---|
Using the jump host hpcgate | HPCGATE |
| Log in to MOGON service nodes | HPCLOGIN |
Generating a new SSH-Key using Linux or macOS
In case you not yet have an SSH-Key pair on your computer, you can use the following command to create a new pair:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "HPCGATE,HPCLOGIN"
This generates a new private/public RSA key pair with 4096 bit key size.
Please note: The part -C “HPCGATE,HPCLOGIN” creates the mandatory comment, which can be pasted into the web form.
Then ssh-keygen asks for a name for the key.
Enter a file in which to save the key (/home/you/.ssh/id_rsa): [Press enter]
After that you have to specify a passphrase - use a passphrase! . An empty passphrase is a serious security concern.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase] Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again]
In this case you deviate from the default names and you ought make your ssh-agent aware of it:
ssh-add ~/Path/To/Your/PrivateKey
Modify existing SSH-Keys
If you already have an SSH-Key pair, you can change the comment as follows, for example to add the HPCGATE,HPCLOGIN string if you have forgotten to append it:
ssh-keygen -c -C "HPCGATE,HPCLOGIN" -f ~/Path/To/Your/PrivateKey
Generating a new SSH-Key using Windows
Set up SSH-Keys for MOGON using Windows
We have created an article for you that explains various ways to create new SSH-Keys using Windows, includingPuTTY, MobaXterm and PowerShell.