Work remotely using OnDemand
Many academic HPC servers use Open OnDemand, an NSF-funded, open-source, HPC portal from the Ohio Supercomputer Center, that give users remote access in a convenient web-based interface.
Great Lakes OnDemand
This is the link to access the UM Great Lakes server cluster via OnDemand:
Log in as per normal with your Level 1, two-factor, authentication, from within the UMich Network or via the VPN.
File browsing and editing
Click Files » Home Directory at the top of the page to open the multi-functional file browser.
Explore.
Some features to notice are “Open in Terminal”, file downloading, and in-browser editing.
Command line terminal
Click Cluster » _Great Lakes login node at the top of the page to open a web tab with a GUI-based command terminal. Yes, you have to log in again with two-factor authentication.
Proceed to do work.