Is a VM right for you?
Virtual Machines suit work that can't run on HPC — prototyping code and applications, long-running services, or interactive analysis that needs a persistent, managed environment.
What you get
- Linux or Windows, on-premises VMware
- High availability & scalability, backups on request
- System administrator management and support
- Flexible resource allocation without reboots; seamless storage upgrades
How to request
- Faculty submit a VM request for personal or group use.
- Graduate students and postdocs request through their advisor or PI.
- Research Systems Engineering provisions and manages the VM.
Example uses: MATLAB processing of experimental results; DICOM image processing and analysis. For large-scale batch work, consider HPC instead.