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Pulsar usage on SURF Research Cloud

Abstract

Using Pulsar via the SURF Research Cloud (SRC) allows researchers to start Pulsar instances on-demand to expand their computational resources and even access GPUs to help and analyze their data in a secure environment following the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

About This Material

This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.

Questions this will address

  • How do I start a Pulsar instance on SURF Research Cloud?
  • How do I connect to Pulsar?

Learning Objectives

  • Be able to attach a Pulsar node to Galaxy
  • Send jobs to Pulsar

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: Galaxy Server administration, deploying

Target audience: Galaxy Administrators

Resource type: e-learning

Version: 3

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

  • Access to the SURF Research Cloud
  • An SSH key connected to your account
  • Have a basic understanding of how Galaxy works
  • SRAM authentication

Learning objectives:

  • Be able to attach a Pulsar node to Galaxy
  • Send jobs to Pulsar

Date modified: 2024-12-19

Date published: 2024-12-18

Authors: Helena Rasche, Mirela Minkova

Contributors: Helena Rasche, Mirela Minkova, Saskia Hiltemann

Scientific topics: Informatics, Data management


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