OVH Dedicated Server – User Guide

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Gian Marco Paldino

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This document provides the necessary information for accessing and using the dedicated server hosted at OVHcloud.

  • 1. Onboarding and First-Time Access

Before you can connect to the server, you must have an account created for you. Please follow these steps:

  1. Contact the Administrators: Send an email to one of the administrators listed below to request a username.
  2. Provide Your Public SSH Key: In the same email, you must include your public SSH key (id_rsa.pub or similar). Password-based login is disabled for security, so key-based authentication is required.

Once your account has been created, you can proceed to the next step.

  • 2. Connection Details

This server is publicly accessible, so a VPN connection is not required.

You can connect to the server using its IP address via SSH.

IP Address: 51.178.93.50

Connection Command:

ssh your-username@51.178.93.50

  • 2.1. Recommended SSH Configuration

For easier access, you can add an entry to your local ~/.ssh/config file:

# OVH Dedicated Server

Host ovh-server

    HostName 51.178.93.50

    User your-username

    Port 22

    ForwardX11 yes

    Compression yes

With this configuration, you can simply connect by running:

ssh ovh-server

  • 3. Server Hardware Specifications

This is a high-performance server intended for computationally intensive tasks. The hardware configuration is as follows:

  • Server Model: HG-1U Server
  • Processors: 2 x Intel Xeon Scalable Gold 6132
  • Memory (RAM): 384 GB DDR4 ECC @ 2666MHz
  • Storage: 4 x 960 GB NVMe SSD
  • Network: 1000 Mbps Public Bandwidth

  • 4. Administrators

For any issues, account requests, or questions regarding the server, please contact one of the administrators:

  • Pascal Tribel: pascal.tribel@ulb.be
  • Gian Marco Paldino: gian.marco.paldino@ulb.be
  • Cédric Simar: cedric.simar@ulb.be

 

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