Translations:Cloud/7/en

Using the Cloud

• If you are a first time user:
  • Log in to the cloud where you have a project. Authenticate using your CCDB (Compute Canada data base) username (not your email address).
  • To create your first VM, read the cloud quick start guide.
  • See the troubleshooting guide for steps to deal with common issues in cloud
  • Learn how to use the Linux command line.
• Each cloud project is responsible for:
  • Cloud management with the OpenStack platform including
    • Network access.
    • VM user accounts.
  • Following best practices.
  • Considering security issues.
  • Backing up its VMs.
• More experienced users can:
  • Automatically create VMs.
  • Describe your VM infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• More detailed instructions are available for some of the common cloud use cases, including:
  • Configure a data or web server.
  • Using GPUs in the cloud
  • Cloud vGPU Driver Installation
  • Setting up GUI Desktop on a VM
  • Using IPv6 in arbutus cloud

Compute Canada Data Base