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| You can find the main documentation for the Department's [[services/cloud|Private IaaS Cloud here]], or a number of guides (mostly PDF documents) here: * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/Deploying-VM-Sep15.pdf|Setting up a VM]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/CloudStack%20-%20Working%20with%20Templates.pdf|Working with Templates]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/vmdeployment-snapshot-template.mp4|VM deployment from template, Creating snapshot & template - Short Video]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/create_user-api_secret_keys.mp4|Generate User API Keys - Video]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/Using-APIs-VMdeploy.mp4|VM deployment using APIs - Video]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/Download-vmcreate-from-iso.mp4|Download Custom ISO and Create VM - Video]] * [[http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~tjoseph1/Case_Study-read_lvm.pdf|Read the contents of a VHD file on XCP/XenServer]] * Aug2014: We've written an [[https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/csg-res/static/cloud-guides/elasticsearch.pdf|ElasticSearch Tutorial]] showing a way of using our DoC private cloud to create a fleet of Short-lived (Ephemeral) cloud VMs to run a distributed computation as an experiment. |
You can find the main documentation for the Department's [[http://www.imperial.ac.uk/computing/people/csg/services/cloud/|Private IaaS Cloud here]] |
Guides
Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve common tasks.
Short Guides
Here are a series of short guides, PDF documents ready to print:
We've started with a Short Quota guide, which backs up the main How to check your file quota guide below.
We've followed the above up with a Long Running Processes short guide. This backs up the information in our main Long Running Processes guide.
We've written an ElasticSearch Tutorial showing a way of using our DoC private cloud to create a fleet of Short-lived (Ephemeral) cloud VMs to run a distributed computation as an experiment.
More will follow.
File Storage
How to access and manage your files on network fileservers, including:
Printing
Please see the ICT Printing Guide for information on configuring your standalone laptop, desktop, or mobile device to use the ICT print service. For printing from the departmental Linux computers, please consult the this web-page.
Please see the following guides if you are member of staff or a PhD student requiring access to a CSG-managed work-group printer within the department:
Databases
How to access and manage databases housed on one of the Department's database servers.
Web Hosting
How to set up and use the web-hosting services provided for groups and individuals.
Private IaaS Cloud
You can find the main documentation for the Department's Private IaaS Cloud here
Java
We provide some information about using Java in special ways in the Department:
Computer purchase and support
Windows
This information is intended mainly for users of workstations within the Department of Computing. Windows 7 runs on workstations in the student labs, and on machines installed in the last year for staff and research students. Older machines used by staff and research students may still have Windows Vista or even Windows XP; please contact us to upgrade these.
Mac
Users
Version Control
DoC Virtual Private Networks
WITHDRAWN: We are in the process of decommissioning our DoC VPN, please use the College VPN instead. If you have questions about this, please mail us.
Remote Access to DoC
How to set up and use remote access.
PlanetLab at DoC
Information about PlanetLab.
Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines
How to avoid inconveniencing other users when you need to run Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines.