| 10 | | |
| 11 | | == Alternative to Cypress == |
| 12 | | |
| 13 | | Please consider that your intended computational workload may be better suited for running elsewhere than on Cypress due to either of the following. |
| 14 | | 1. Your workload may not require the highly parallel capabilities of Cypress, |
| 15 | | 2. Your workload may require longer run times and/or a greater degree of your interaction directly with one or more compute nodes than that available on Cypress via SLURM. (See [[https://wiki.hpc.tulane.edu/trac/wiki/cypress/about#SLURMresourcemanager | SLURM]].) |
| 16 | | |
| 17 | | If either of the above apply to your intended computational workload, then consider the following alternative. |
| 18 | | |
| 19 | | ==== Virtual Digital Infrastructure (VDI) Workstation ==== |
| 20 | | You can request a virtual workstation with specific software, memory, and/or processing power. You can submit a request for VDI by visiting Tulane Service Now at: |
| 21 | | |
| 22 | | https://tulane.service-now.com/ |
| 23 | | |
| 24 | | After logging in to Tulane Service Now with your Tulane credentials, perform the following. |
| 25 | | 1. From the Tulane IT Portal, select "Request Something". |
| 26 | | 2. In the left side panel select "Infrastructure and Servers". |
| 27 | | 3. In the main panel under Infrastructure and Servers, select "Virtual Desktop Request". |
| 28 | | 4. Fill out the resulting form. |
| 29 | | 5. Click on Order Now at the top right. |
