Using Windows as a client and development platform for HPC

• Introduction
• Protocols and technolgoeis
  • SSH
  • Remote graphics
  • Globus and GridFTP for file transfer
• Creating a Linux-like environment on Windows
  • WSL and WSL2
  • CygWin
• Software
  • All-in-one
  • Command line access via SSH
  • File transfer via sftp
  • File access via SSHFS
  • X server
  • VNC clients
  • NX clients
• Running a cluster software stack on Windows with EESSI
  • EESSI
  • EasyBuild
  • Spack
• Issues
  • SSH key management
  • Connecting to an X server in the Windows process space
  • Securing an X server in the Windows process space
  • Mapping users and groups between the Windows and WSL space
  • Upgrading Linux in WSL
• Appendix A: Management tips
  • openSUSE
  • Fedora Remix
  • Ubuntu
• Appendix B: Links