VDI nodes
Two large memory graham remote desktop machines pre/post-processing
access to all files (don’t have to transfer data back and forth)
full details on docs.alliancecan.ca
Accessing
Connect via VNC (TigerVNC viewer recommended) to gra-vdi.alliancecan.ca
Windows and OS X
Download latest version from TigerVNC website
releases (at top) -> binaries are available from sourceforge (end of changes list)
Linux
Install with your package manager
Debian and Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install tigervnc-viewerFedora:
sudo yum install tigervnc
Software
The Compute Canada (the old name for the alliance) stack is not loaded by default
Compute Canada stack:
module load CcEnv StdEnvNix stack:
module load nixLimited number of local-only packages:
module load clumod