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The Dashboard allows you to manage projects, instances, applications and request a new allocation on the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud.
Login to the dashboardTo learn more about Allocation Requests, checkout this tutorial.
The National GPU Service for research is here!
Reserve access to specialised high-end computing power in the Dashboard.
Please note, allocations must first be approved for reservations. For more about information about reserving GPU and Large Memory on the Nectar Cloud, read the support article.
Create a ReservationServices Powered by the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud
The Jupyter Notebook Service
Develop, run and share your analysis with Jupyter Notebooks on the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud.
Create Jupyter NotebooksFor more information about the Jupyter Notebook Service, checkout this article.
The Virtual Desktop Service
Quickly and easily launch a virtual desktop from anywhere.
Launch a Virtual DesktopTo get started with the Virtual Desktop Service, checkout this tutorial or read the support article.
Just want to know how to get started?
Getting started with the Nectar Research Cloud is easy!
Simply create an account and follow the online tutorials in the Cloud Starter Series.
Or register for one of our Live Online Introductory Training sessions.
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Support Hours
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Monday to Friday
The Nectar Research Cloud Support Team is available to assist you within these hours.
Terminal Software
Ephemeral storage
Passwords
Selectors and Filters
Nectar Nodes
Glossary
Quick Reference for Commands
Good Practices
Security Administration Checklist
Tips for Running Jobs on your VM
Backing Up Data
Persistent Volume Storage
Snapshots
Transferring Data to your VM
Introduction to Cloud Storage
Instance Action Menu Button
Accessing Instances
Launching Virtual Machines
Nectar Research Cloud Dashboard
Resources available to you
Getting an account
Welcome
Transitioning allocations to Service Units
How to estimate a Service Unit Budget
Understanding your Service Unit Usage
What are service units, and how do I request a budget?
How to use FoR codes in the Nectar Allocation request form
National and Local Allocations
Allocation Request Consistency Warnings
Research Cloud National Allocation Scheme (RC-NAS) Policy
Project Allocation Expiry and Renewal
Managing An Allocation
Projects
Tenant Manager Responsibilities
Where is the hardware running and data stored for my Nectar Cloud instance?
Automatic security updates
How to get access if your organisation doesn't support AAF
Boot Source
User moving institutions
Resizing Nectar Instances
Nectar Flavors
Research Cloud Networking
Image Catalog
Security Groups
Availability Zones
Migrating Instances between Nectar Availability Zones
Monash HCI upgrade
Dealing with IP addresses, DNS, Firewalls and Whitelisting Rules
Migrating a "boot from volume" Instance
Migrating a Database
Migrating Instances with legacy Flavors
Migrating a Volume
Migrating a normal Instance
Using AARNet CloudStor on a Nectar VM
Recommended Data Management House Keeping Practices
Hosted Storage
Computational Storage
Working Data Storage
Archival Storage
Apply for Storage from the Nodes
Data Storage: Summary Table
Introduction to Data Storage Types
Tools and Services
Nectar BinderHub Service
Nectar BinderHub Terms of Sevice
Nectar Jupyter Notebook Terms of Service
Nectar Jupyter Notebook Service
Nectar GPU Service
Nectar GPU/Large memory reservation service
Image Catalog and Snapshots Services
Orchestration Service: Application Deployment Templates
Container Orchestration Service
Storage Services
Networking Services
User Support Services
Nectar Key Manager Service
Nectar Preemptible Instance Service
Nectar DNS Service
Nectar Shared Filesystem Service
Nectar Database Service
Nectar Virtual Desktop Service
Nectar Service Availability Map
Nectar Services Summary List
Nectar Applications - Troubleshooting R Studio
Nectar Applications - GLAM workbench
Nectar Applications - JupyterLab
Nectar Applications - Enable HTTPS
Nectar Applications - Drupal
Nectar Applications - LimeSurvey
Nectar Applications - Bioconda
Nectar Applications - MediaWiki
Nectar Applications - CKAN
Nectar Applications - WordPress
Nectar Applications - Duply Backups
Nectar Applications - LAMP
Nectar Applications - Bio-Linux
Nectar Applications - R-Studio
Nectar Applications - Overview
bcbio in the Nectar Research Cloud
Installing R and RStudio in the cloud
TPAC R-Studio with Remote Desktop
TPAC Remote Desktop
QCIF TERN CoESRA
QCIF Nimrod
QCIF NFS Mounting
Monash Bioinformatics Training Platform
University of Auckland-specific database security
University of Auckland-specific: Configure operator public SSH key
University of Auckland specific security notes
Summary of Support for Windows Instances by Nectar Cloud Nodes
University of Auckland Specific Services
VicNode and NeCTAR Cloud Storage - Use Cases, Patterns and Tools
Summary of Tools and Apps documentation
External Links and Resources
Troubleshooting
Best Practice
Command Line Client Cheat Sheet
Object Storage Tutorials
Introduction to Object Storage
External documentation, videos and support
Trouble Shooting
Application Credentials
Migrating from Keystone v2.0 to v3
The Nectar OpenStack Password
Getting Authenticated for API Command Line use
Introduction to Authentication
Getting Started
Enabling HTTPS on Your Nectar Instance
Recovery Options When You Cannot Access Your Instance
External documentation and support
Trouble Shooting
Manage your instance via API Command Line
Getting Started
Introduction to Instance Management
External links, videos and documentation
Best Practice
Troubleshooting
Cheat sheet for using the Command Line client with Heat
Heat Actions
Heat Template Tutorials
Heat Template Walk Through
Introduction to YAML
Introduction to HEAT
External links and Documentation
General Tips for Security
Using security groups
DIY Security Testing
Security Checklist for Virtual Desktop Service
Security checklist for standard Virtual Machines
Introduction
Load Balancer-as-a-Service (LBaaS)
Advanced Networking
External Links and Documentation
Trouble Shooting
Using the Command Line for Networking
Getting Started
Introduction
What actually happens when a PT is "converted" to a Project?
Checking the fingerprint of your SSH key pair
Openstack Community Resources
Robot and Service Accounts versus Application Credentials
Installing Python-Pip
Fixed/Static/Floating IP Addresses
Troubleshooting SSH access to a NeCTAR instance
IP Ranges for Instances in the Cloud
Nectar Cloud Release Notes
Submitting a Package for Nectar Applications
Increasing a Volume Size
Nectar Simple Container Service
Nectar Container Orchestration Engine Service
Virtual Hazards, Impacts and Risk Laboratory
Virtual Geophysics Laboratory
Microbial Genomics Virtual Laboratory
Marine Virtual Laboratory
Industrial Ecology Lab
Humanities Networked Infrastructure
GVL (Genomics Virtual Laboratory) Checklist
Genomics Virtual Laboratory
Field Acquired Information Management Systems
Climate and Weather Science Lab
Characterisation Virtual Lab
Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory
Alveo
All-Sky Virtual Observatory
Advice for course coordinators using Nectar
Applying FAIR principles to Jupyter Notebooks
Node member organisations
Nectar Research Cloud - 2021 User Survey Summary report and recommendations
Software Citation in the Nectar Cloud
Live training session prerequisites
Nectar Research Cloud - 2020 User Survey Summary report and recommendations
Nectar Research Cloud - 2019 User Survey Report Summary and Recommendations
How should I describe Nectar computing hardware in research publications?
How do I acknowledge the Nectar Research Cloud in my project or research?
Nectar Cloud Service Update Newsletter Archive
Nectar User Support Survey 2017 Report Back - Users spoke, we listened and acted.
Using Nectar for Teaching and Training
Learning and Training Resources
The Nectar Research Cloud Help Desk
Monash MonARCH User Documentation