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Data Science Computing Cluster (DSCC)

Please remember to use lowercase for your NetID, and keep in mind that the password is not visible. 

Login Name: Your NetID 

Login Password: Your NetID password 

In order to access the DSCC, you’ll need to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection first. You can find instructions for setting up the VPN connection at this link: https://kb.northwestern.edu/94726. 

 

To SSH into Elasticsearch, please follow the guidelines below based on your operating system: 

 

For Windows (Recommended SSH clients – Putty or Bitvise): 

Hostname: spselastic10.sps.northwestern.edu  OR 129.105.248.25 

Use the following command: 

ssh -X YourNetID@129.105.248.25 

OR 

ssh -X YourNetID@spselastic10.sps.northwestern.edu 

 

To connect to PostgreSQL through Elasticsearch, utilize the following command: 

psql -h 129.105.248.26 -U YourNetID -d postgres 

OR 

psql -h spspsql.sps.northwestern.edu -U YourNetID -d postgres