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1. The Allocation Process
2. Connecting to Ember
3. Archival Storage System
4. Access Methods

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1. The Allocation Process

Ember is allocated to Private Sector Program, UIUC, and NCSA projects.

Contacts for Allocation requests:

PSP	Merle Giles
UIUC	Request Time for Research Servers
NCSA	Jay Roloff

2. Connecting to Ember

Ember can be accessed via Secure Shell (SSH). SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. SSH is typically used to log into a remote machine and execute commands, but it also supports tunneling, forwarding arbitrary TCP ports and X11 connections, as well as transfer files using the associated secure file copy program (SCP) and a secure FTP program (SFTP). The majority of all current Linux/Unix distributions come with a ssh client by default. SSH can be used with your NCSA Kerberos password, use of Key Pairs and Passphrase, or with grid credential authentication.

The hostname for Ember is ember.ncsa.illinois.edu.

3. Archival Storage System

NCSA's Mass Storage System (MSS) can be accessed via the same interface that are available on the NCSA's production compute resources. Access to MSS from an NCSA computing resource can be performed using the NCSA's msscmd and mssftp commands. The MSS page has additional information.

4. Access Methods

For a list of SSH based clients for connecting to Ember, and for data transfer, please see here.