Step 1
Download Xming at https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
When asked to select components, select the Full Installation and make sure that Normal PuTTY Link SSH client is selected.
Step 2
Click the box to launch Xming when the installation finishes.
- Otherwise, go to Start and launch Xming from there.
- Xming will open in the background even though you do not see a window appear.
Step 3
Open a new PuTTY session and change the configuration settings. In the Connection tab, enter a number other than zero in the option Seconds between keepalives.
Step 4
Under Connection -> 'SSH' -> 'X11' check the box Enable X11 forwarding.
Step 5
Go to the Session tab and make sure the port is set at 22 and connection type is SSH. Under Host Name type: grid.wayne.edu. In Saved Sessions type X11. Click Save to save this configuration for X11.
Step 6
Log in to the Grid.
Step 7
Submit an interactive job: srun -q primary -N 1 -n 8 --mem 4G -t 10:00:00 --pty bash
Step 8
Open up a program that requires an X window. In this case we'll open xterm. Type: xterm
Step 9
You are now running xterm through Xming.
