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Data and Computation

An SSH client gives you command-line access to a Linux server.

  • Windows – Download PuTTY, a free SSH and Telnet client.
  • Mac – SSH is built in. Open a Terminal window and type "ssh".

  1. Open the Patient Browser by choosing "Patient > Browser" in the desktop menu. Then find and select your exam.
  2. In the Patient Browser, select "Transfer > Send To" from the menu. Choose your file server from the list that pops up.
  3. (Optional) Click the computer icon in the lower-right corner of the taskbar to monitor the transfer.
  4. If you sent your data to an IRC file server (boomerang or adelaide), it should appear on the IRC Calendar (account required) within 1 hour. Find your DICOM files under your session's entry in the Calendar.  If you still don't see it, please contact an IRC staff person.

SSH (Secure Shell) is a secure protocol for communicating with a remote computer. As a command-line tool, it acts as a secure alternative to telnet. As a file-transfer tool (Secure FTP, or SFTP), it provides a secure alternative to FTP.

Requirements

  • An account on a Linux server
  • An SSH client gives you command-line access to a Linux server.

Starting an SSH Session

  1. Start up your SSH client and create a new connection.
  2. Specify the host to be the server you have an account on.
  3. Specify the user to be your username on that server. This name is case-sensitive.
  4. If asked for a port number, you should choose 22.
  5. You should be asked for your password. After entering this, you should be presented with a command-prompt, at which you may begin typing Unix commands.

Ending an SSH Session

At the command line, simply type "exit." Close your SSH client if it is still open.

Download the ThinLinc client here to access a graphical desktop on the Linux server.

The UC Davis Health System runs a firewall to keep out unwanted network traffic. If you need to access the Linux servers in the Imaging Research Center, this may pose an obstacle.

On the UC Davis Health Campus

If your computer is located on the medical center campus, then the firewall shouldn't be a problem for you. The MIND Institute fits into this category.

Remote Access

If you are a UC Davis Health employee, you may be able to obtain a VPN account that will allow you to access the network through the firewall:

Learn more about remote access

If you are not employed by UC Davis Health and still need to transfer data to/from our servers, then please contact:
Scott Martin
scomartin@health.ucdavis.edu