Virtual Desktop in ARE

Overview

  • Tutorial: 30 min

    Objectives:

    • Learn how to use Virtual Desktop in ARE.

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First, click on the Virtual Desktop tab in ARE.

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Specify how many hours you need the Virtual Desktop for.

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Specify the queue you need.

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Specify the size of the compute (cores and memory).

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Specify the project you are going to use.

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Specify the storage folder (not a necessary field).

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Specify all the modules you need (for your virtual environment).

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Specify the virtual environment you need.

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Launch the Virtual Desktop .

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Wait for the job to start.

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Once the job is granted you can access the Jupyter note by clicking on Launch VDI Desktop.

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Finally, you will see the Virtual Desktop interface and you can access the terminal or anu other applications installed.

Requesting GPUs

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Use the queue qpuvolta for GPUs.

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Select the number GPUs you need.

Key Points

  1. ARE makes using GUI based application easy on Gadi usig Virtual Desktop.