Running VNC on the Flux Cluster

ssh-tunnel.sh

#create an ssh tunnel vis flux-xfer to the machine with our VNC Display.
#this example works for Mac, Linux, and Cygwin

#find your vnchost and display number:
ls -rt ~/.vnc/

#  eg: nyx5330.engin.umich.edu:1.log
#  eg: nyx5330.engin.umich.edu   <== host running vnc
#  eg: 1   <== display number

#the port number is 5900+display number (normally 1)
#ssh -L 5901:<host running vnc>:5901  flux-xfer.engin.umich.edu


ssh -L 5901:nyx5330.engin.umich.edu:5901  flux-xfer.engin.umich.edu

vnc.sh

#PBS -N vncjob
#PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=4,walltime=8:00:00,pmem=1gb
#PBS -A example_flux
#PBS -l qos=flux
#PBS -q flux
#PBS -M uniquename@umich.edu
#PBS -m b
#PBS -V

#vncserver -geomerty XxY  -fg
# -geometry 1280x1024    <= default is 1024x768
# -fg                    <= Run in foreground, needed for PBS

vncserver -geometry 1280x1024 -fg

# be sure to set yoru email in -M and -m b  (mail when a job starts)
# without it you will have to look manualy for when the job starts.