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MDI Command Line

The Michigan Data Interface (MDI) is a standardized framework for developing, installing and running HPC data analysis pipelines and interactive R Shiny visualization applications.

This is the documentation for the mdi command line utility. It will help you execute all MDI-related tasks on a Linux server, including installation, management, and pipeline execution.

Other ways to call MDI functions

The command line utility is only used on a Linux server that will run Stage 1 Pipelines. Here are some of the other ways MDI tools are accessed:

In remote modes, the recommended MDI Desktop will install and makes calls to the MDI command line utility for you, via SSH.


For more information about the MDI, please visit:

MDI Documentation MDI Basic Training MDI GitHub page