5 is newer, bigger & better etc etc but new projects start on 4 and, presumably when you prove you need 5, you can transfer.
5 is newer, bigger & better etc etc but new projects start on 4 (_before February 2022_) and, presumably when you prove you need 5, you can transfer.
## How to access
## How to access
Fill in the form on the [iridis page](https://www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/staff/iridis.page).
Fill in the form on the [iridis page](https://www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/staff/iridis.page).
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OK, so you are going to need to [get a bit friendly with unix](https://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/unix/) because the Iridis service runs unix (linux). In general you will be interacting with it using a command line tool like terminal/console etc. Back to the good old days.
OK, so you are going to need to [get a bit friendly with unix](https://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/unix/) because the Iridis service runs unix (linux). In general you will be interacting with it using a command line tool like terminal/console etc. Back to the good old days.
You can, possibly, get iridis to [open an Xwindow on your PC](https://hpc.soton.ac.uk/redmine/projects/iridis-4-support/wiki/Connecting_to_Iridis_4#Using-GUI-programs-through-SSH-connection) but that requires fancy ssh tunneling and stuff.
Assuming you want iridis 5 to start with you can login to any of:
Assuming you want iridis 4 to start with you can login to any of:
* iridis5_a.soton.ac.uk
* iridis5_b.soton.ac.uk
* iridis4_a.soton.ac.uk
* iridis5_c.soton.ac.uk
* iridis4_b.soton.ac.uk
* iridis4_c.soton.ac.uk
To do this:
To do this:
* make sure you are running the UoS vpn
* make sure you are running the UoS vpn
* open a terminal/console window on your desktop
* open a terminal/console window on your desktop
* type `ssh YourUsername@iridis4_a.soton.ac.uk` (or which ever you want) & hit return. YourUsername = your UoS username obvs
* type `ssh YourUsername@iridis5_a.soton.ac.uk` (or which ever you want) & hit return. YourUsername = your UoS username obvs
* type `yes` to the fingerprint question (DO NOT PANIC!). This should only happen the first time you do this
* type `yes` to the fingerprint question (DO NOT PANIC!). This should only happen the first time you do this
After you've [loaded the R module](https://hpc.soton.ac.uk/redmine/projects/iridis-4-support/wiki/R), you can interactively run R scripts by running R. Or you can run them non-interactively using the `Rscript <yourScript.R>` command. But you probably shouldn't.
After you've [loaded the R module](https://hpc.soton.ac.uk/redmine/projects/iridis-5-support/wiki/R), you can interactively run R scripts by running R. Or you can run them non-interactively using the `Rscript <yourScript.R>` command. But you probably shouldn't.
Instead you should submit your commands (e.g. `Rscript myScript.R`) to the Iridis scheduling system so it can balance everyone's needs. You need to [learn how to do this](https://hpc.soton.ac.uk/redmine/projects/iridis-4-support/wiki/Job_submission)...
Instead you should submit your commands (e.g. `Rscript myScript.R`) to the Iridis scheduling system so it can balance everyone's needs. You need to [learn how to do this](https://hpc.soton.ac.uk/redmine/projects/iridis-5-support/wiki/Job_Submission)...