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vdi:start [2020/07/24 10:06] Sylvain Huwiler [Virtual Desktop Infrastructure] |
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====== Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ====== | ====== Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ====== | ||
- | University of Geneva provide virtual machines with GPU for image analyses or other application needing GPU | + | University of Geneva provide virtual machines with GPU for image analyses or other application needing GPU. |
- | This virtual | + | These virtual |
+ | These machines are not persistent. Make sure to save all you data to a network location when you are not using the VM anymore. All data saved on the VM are **deleted** after you log off or if you reboot it. | ||
- | **Costs** | + | If you are disconnect from the VM, the VM will be kept for a certain amount of time (check the VM specifications). After this delay the VM will be deleted and it is impossible to retrieve any data. |
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+ | Software preferences are saved across sessions only on Windows ? | ||
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+ | ==== Costs ==== | ||
At this time the virtual machines are free of charge. This might change in the future. | At this time the virtual machines are free of charge. This might change in the future. | ||
- | The current availaible virtual machines: | ||
- | **Access | + | ===== Access the VM ====== |
The service is currently in beta test.\\ | The service is currently in beta test.\\ | ||
- | You can request | + | You can request an access by sending an filling the [[https:// |
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+ | This is the procedure | ||
+ | - [[https:// | ||
+ | - Connect to the allocated pool using horizon view | ||
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+ | :!: The VM are ephemeral. It means that as soon you **disconnect** from the VMware horizon client, the VM is trashed. | ||
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+ | :!: If you **reboot** the VDI, it is thrashed as well! | ||
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+ | :!: The Linux VM are accessible through ssh for everyone who has an ISIS account at Unige. It's your duty to restrict the access to your user only. | ||
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+ | ===== Available VM profiles ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Windows-GPU-1 Profile ==== | ||
- | You can find the procedure to access to the virtual machines on [[Plone|https:// | ||
- | ===== GPU-1 Profile ===== | ||
Windows 10 Virtual machine : | Windows 10 Virtual machine : | ||
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* 250 Go of scratch space on SSD (deleted after logoff) | * 250 Go of scratch space on SSD (deleted after logoff) | ||
* 10 Gbps access to UNIGE Nas (NASAC) | * 10 Gbps access to UNIGE Nas (NASAC) | ||
+ | * Virtual machines are reseted every night at 4:00 am | ||
+ | * [[vdi: | ||
+ | ==== LINUX-GPU-1 Profile ==== | ||
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+ | Ubuntu 18.04 Virtual machine: | ||
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+ | * FIXME CPU | ||
+ | * FIXME RAM | ||
+ | * FIXME 4 Go GPU RAM on shared Nvidia P40 Grapic card | ||
+ | * 250 Go of scratch space on SSD (deleted after logoff) | ||
+ | * 10 Gbps access to UNIGE Nas (NASAC) | ||
+ | * This is a special VM made as **test** with a very long session duration. | ||
+ | * The members of the AD group '' | ||
* [[vdi: | * [[vdi: | ||
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+ | References: | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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