sinteractive allows a user to submit a job that can be interacted with while running.
Accessing the terminal
- ssh into sporcsubmit.rc.rit.edu using your preferred ssh client(such as PuTTY)
- login with your username and password.
Using sinteractive
In your terminal:
- $ sinteractive
- You will be prompted with several questions about your job(Account name, memory required, time required), answer them to submit your job.
- Your job will be submitted and you should be granted an interactive batch session
- If you receive an error regarding an inability to display, you need to enable x11 forwarding, or follow the next set of commands
Using xTerm in fastX
If you do not have x11 forwarding, xterm provides it built in for you.
- MobaXterm can be downloaded for free here
- Download and run moba xterm, and start a local terminal
- ssh into sporcsubmit
- Follow the commands from the Using sinteractive section
- Your interactive batch session should be working now
sinteractive Troubleshooting
If there are any other issues when attempting to submit an interactive job, please contact rc-help@rit.edu for assistance.
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