Adding a Virtual Desktop¶

1. Virtual Desktop Overview¶

What Does it Do¶

• It enables you to create a separate working environment for a specific use, such as keeping your personal and work separated in different computing environments.
• Easy access to your virtual machine that is entirely in your control.

• Run the software in a remote and powerful machine.
• Teach students Linux internals.

Features¶

• 4 CPU cores, 8 GB of RAM, and 10 GB SSD storage running on powerful AMD EPYC servers.
• Low latency with HD video and sound support.
• Pre-installed web browsers, office, and scientific software.

2. Ordering The Virtual Desktop Service¶

• Step 1: Login to https://minu.etais.ee
• Step 2: Go to ’Marketplace’
• Step 3: After finding a service ’Virtual Desktop (Beta)’, fill the field ’Name’ and add the selection to cart.
• Step 4: To finish the order, please, click ’Purchase’.
  • a) If your role in the Project is ’Project Manager’ or ’System Administrator’, please ask your ETAIS Organization Owner to approve the order.
  • b) If your role is ’Organization Owner’ you are able to complete the purchase to final approval. Hereafter the system will need a couple of minutes to execute the order (see the order status on screen recording below). Once the system changes the state to ’Done’, your VD is ready to use.
  • c) When the purchase is made by the Project Manager or System Administrator, minu.etais.ee sends a notification to the Owner to review the request. While waiting for the Owner’s approval, the order state remains ’Pending’.

2.1 Organization Owner Approving a Service Order¶

• Step 1: Make sure your are in Organization space (not in Project space).
• Step 2: Choose from left menu ’My Services/My Orders’. The system will display a list of orders with their State.
• Step 3: Click on order with the status ’Pending’.
• Step 4: Choose the buttons ’Approve’ or ’Reject’.
• Step 5: Hereafter the system will need a couple of minutes to execute the order. Once the system changes the state to ’Done’, your VD is ready to use.

2.2 Accessing the Virtual Desktop¶

• Access URL https://desktop.hpc.ut.ee/ with MyAccessID Service.
• You can find the guide on how to add your Identity Provider at the bottom of your screen.
• Virtual Desktop demo can be reviewed here.