How to access the clusters The DCSR maintains a general purpose cluster (Curnagl) which is described here .  Researchers needing to process sensitive data must use the air gapped cluster Urblauna which has replaced   Jura .  There are several requirements to be able to connect to the clusters: Have a UNIL account To be part of a PI project To be on the UNIL or CHUV network (either physically or using the UNIL VPN if you work remotely) To have a SSH client Step 0: Have a UNIL account This applies to members of the CHUV community as well as for external collaborators See the documentation  for how to get a UNIL account CHUV users should also consult https://www.unil.ch/ci/ui/ext-hosp  for more information. Step 1: Be part of a PI project To access the clusters, your PI will first need to request resources via: https://conference.unil.ch/research-resource-requests/ . Then the PI must add you as a member of one of his project. Within 24 hours your access should be granted. Step 2: Activate the UNIL VPN Unless you are physically within the UNIL network you need to activate the UNIL VPN (Crypto). Documentation to install and run it can be found here . Step 3: Open a SSH client On Linux and Mac environments, a SSH client should be available by default. You simply need to open a terminal. Windows users can either use PowerShell if they are on Windows 10, or install a third party client such as PuTTy or MobaXterm . Step 4: Log into the cluster Curnagl ssh -X @curnagl.dcsr.unil.ch where is your UNIL username name. You will have to enter your UNIL password. Note : we strongly recommend you to establish SSH keys to connect to the clusters and to protect your SSH keys with a passphrase. More details are available regarding the different clients in this documentation . Urblauna See the Urblauna documentation