How to get an access
First of all, you need an account to access the platform. Please fill in the following form to ask for your account creation : CERSAT cloud account creation request
Note: we reserve ourselves the right to grant or refuse the access to our processing resources, depending on the processing platform load and priorities. The description of your project will help us to set these access priorities in case we face with too many demands.
Terms and conditions
Nephelae data and processing resources are public domain and may be used, copied and distributed free of charge. Nephelae data and processing resources may be exploited commercially to develop revenue-generating services where measurable value is added to the Nephelae resources by a service provider. Distribution or copying of unmodified Nephelae resources for commercial purposes or financial gain is strictly prohibited. Users are required to acknowledge Cersat/Nephelae project in any resulting papers, products, presentations or other outreach material.
Any resource made available through OceanFlux is not guaranteed to be: up to date, true, not misleading, free from viruses (or anything else which may have a harmful effect on any technology), or to always be available for use.
No liability shall be accepted for any losses incurred as a result of the use of these data.
Connecting to Nephelae
To use Nephelae, each user has to connect to an entry-point virtual machine (shared or user-specific), which is directly connected to the Cersat Cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
SSH Client is required since SSH Protocol is the standard way to access the entry-point.
Depending on your constraints, the way you access to the Cersat Cloud Facility may vary, here is the matrix summary:
| connexion from | access type | requirements | notes |
| internet | Virtual Private Network ("VPN IFREMER") | IFREMER extranet & intranet account |
NetworkConnect (https://domicile.ifremer.fr/nc), a service provided by Ifremer IT department, is the recommended way to connect to IFREMER infrastructure from internet (easy from an up-to-date Windows desktop with antivirus and recent Java JRE version; painful from Linux) Remote Graphical Desktop with NxNomachine is OK |
| SSH Tunneling & Hop ("Vbannec IFREMER") | IFREMER extranet & intranet account |
Once connected to the web IFREMER "domicile" portal (https://domicile.ifremer.fr/) and the Java tunneling applet started, user can connect to the "vbannec" host gateway. The , just ssh again to your Cersat Cloud entry-point Remote Graphical Desktop with NxNomachine is NOT OK |
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| SSH (direct connection) | IFREMER intranet account user fixed IP adress |
Easiest way to use the Cersat Cloud from internet, but requires a specific authorization IFREMER network ("intranet") |
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| IFREMER intranet account | SSH (direct connection) | IFREMER intranet account | Remote Graphical Desktop with NxNomachine is OK |
Tools you can use to connect
This list is not comprehensive, but summarizes the usual tools. They all rely on SSH protocol.
Note:. we strongly encourage to use the "nxclient" tool to connect to the Cersat Cloud infrastructure, since it provides an efficient remote graphical desktop (with session resuming when disconnect).
Command line tools:
- from Window : putty
- from Linux : ssh client, sftp, scp...
Remote graphical desktop tools:
- NxNoMachine for Windows, Linux, Mac
- WinSCP for Windows
Links
- Putty : http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
- Nx/NoMachine : http://www.nomachine.com/download.php
- WinSCP : http://winscp.net
Contact and support
If you need support, please contact the Cersat helpdesk This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (subject : "Nephelae Cloud").