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manuals:virtualdesktopserver [2020/11/21 14:46] venemansmanuals:virtualdesktopserver [2022/04/04 07:13] (current) – [How to use the Virtual Desktop Server] jansen
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 ====== Virtual Desktop Server ====== ====== Virtual Desktop Server ======
  
-Leiden Observatory provides a cluster of six powerful compute servers that bachelor and master students can use for their research projects. Students are expected to use their own laptop or home computer (or possibly some other device) to connect to the cluster via the internet. This page provides information on how to connect to the cluster, and some basic information on how to use it. More general information about the computer environment and the software used by Leiden Observatory can be found [[:sterrewacht_strw|here]]. **Be aware that the storage space available to users on the ''/home'' disk is very limited** and student should familiarise themselves with the [[linux:disk_quota| disk quota system]] in place on the /home disk to avoid issues.+Leiden Observatory provides a cluster of six powerful compute servers that Sterrewachters can use for their research projects (the old ''bach1,2,3'' servers are now integrated in this system and the original ''/net/bach#/data2'' disks have been copied to ''/net/vdesk/data2/bach#''). Students are expected to use their own laptop or home computer (or possibly some other device) to connect to the cluster via the internet. This page provides information on how to connect to the cluster, and some basic information on how to use it. More general information about the computer environment and the software used by Leiden Observatory can be found [[:sterrewacht_strw|here]]. **Be aware that the storage space available to users on the ''/home'' disk is very limited** and student should familiarize themselves with the [[linux:disk_quota| disk quota system]] in place on the /home disk to avoid issues. You can store your research data on the ''/data2'' disk which has no quota. **Note**: Do NOT use the ''/data1'' disk. It is small and not for you to use!
  
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
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 ===Reconnect to a virtual Workstation=== ===Reconnect to a virtual Workstation===
 {{ :manuals:running_workstation.png?250|}}  * To reconnect to your running virtual workstation you login again on the [[https://vdesk.strw.leidenuniv.nl|virtual desktop server]]. In the Dashboard you will see your running virtual Workstation still active. To connect to that running virtual workstation, press the blue bar with the text ''Launch STRW Normal/Medium/Large Workstation''. This will open a new tab in your browser with a graphical interface to the server putting you back where you left off. \\  {{ :manuals:running_workstation.png?250|}}  * To reconnect to your running virtual workstation you login again on the [[https://vdesk.strw.leidenuniv.nl|virtual desktop server]]. In the Dashboard you will see your running virtual Workstation still active. To connect to that running virtual workstation, press the blue bar with the text ''Launch STRW Normal/Medium/Large Workstation''. This will open a new tab in your browser with a graphical interface to the server putting you back where you left off. \\ 
 +Note that you can reconnect also from a different computer (eg, connect from your desktop at home and start a session, close your laptop, travel to the institute, reconnect from a desktop in a computer room and continue your session)\\
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