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There is no charge for the use of CloudStack. | There is no charge for the use of CloudStack. | ||
Not sure if you need a VM or a compute cluster? Is this the "Cloud"? Don't understand what we're talking about? Contact us at [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca] and we will assist you in using this service to support your research goals. | Not sure if you need a VM or a compute cluster? Is this the "Cloud"? Don't understand what we're talking about? Contact us at [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca] and we will assist you in using this service to support your research goals. | ||
CloudStack is available now to any PI at the University of Calgary. | CloudStack is available now to any PI at the University of Calgary. | ||
Requests to use CloudStack are done through [https://ucalgary.service-now.com/it?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=e3c1d6e91be48554cca5ecefbd4bcb6c Service Now]. | Requests to use CloudStack are done through [https://ucalgary.service-now.com/it?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=e3c1d6e91be48554cca5ecefbd4bcb6c Service Now]. | ||
Please read the [[CloudStack End User Agreement]] before using this service. | Please read the [[CloudStack End User Agreement]] before using this service. | ||
= | Please refer to the [[CloudStack User Guide]] for details on using CloudStack. | ||
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CloudStack is a research environment and is supported as such. | CloudStack is a research environment and is supported as such. | ||
Researchers have a great degree of freedom in how they use CloudStack and they are solely responsible for maintaining any VMs they deploy. The expectation is that the owners of the VMs will be patching and doing other maintenance work on a regular basis. We will be more than happy to provide guidance on this process. Contact us at [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca] for details. | Researchers have a great degree of freedom in how they use CloudStack and they are solely responsible for maintaining any VMs they deploy. The expectation is that the owners of the VMs will be patching and doing other maintenance work on a regular basis. We will be more than happy to provide guidance on this process. Contact us at [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca] for details. | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 2 June 2022
Apache CloudStack is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering that provides Virtual Machines (VMs) for University of Calgary researchers. It is part of Research Computing Services Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI). This service will allow you to quickly deploy VMs to support your research projects.
If you have need for a web site, a database, you wish to experiment with new software tools or you want to test out the latest release of a software package, then CloudStack can provide you with an environment to support your work.
There is no charge for the use of CloudStack.
Not sure if you need a VM or a compute cluster? Is this the "Cloud"? Don't understand what we're talking about? Contact us at support@hpc.ucalgary.ca and we will assist you in using this service to support your research goals.
CloudStack is available now to any PI at the University of Calgary.
Requests to use CloudStack are done through Service Now.
Please read the CloudStack End User Agreement before using this service.
Please refer to the CloudStack User Guide for details on using CloudStack.
Note
CloudStack is a research environment and is supported as such.
Researchers have a great degree of freedom in how they use CloudStack and they are solely responsible for maintaining any VMs they deploy. The expectation is that the owners of the VMs will be patching and doing other maintenance work on a regular basis. We will be more than happy to provide guidance on this process. Contact us at support@hpc.ucalgary.ca for details.