UCloud¶

UCloud is designed to be user-friendly, offering an intuitive graphical interface that simplifies access to powerful computing resources. It is both flexible and extensible, accommodating the diverse demands of multi-scale and multi-disciplinary research, as well as the challenges posed by high data intensity and heterogeneity. The platform's primary goal is to make advanced digital technology accessible to all users.

UCloud provides seamless access to high-performance computing, data analytics, and visualization tools. Its applications section includes a selection of preloaded popular apps, with the option to customize and upload additional tools as needed.

With UCloud, researchers can easily access the computing power they require, precisely when they need it.

To visit the UCloud open: https://sandbox.dev.cloud.sdu.dk/app/login

If you have received an email to register for the UCloud, then you should be able to log in with the login data here.

Login with your Desy mail and the initial password.

If you have not received an e-mail, please contact maxwell support.
Maxwell-Support

Changing Your Password¶

To update your password and manage account settings, click on your profile picture in the bottom-left corner of the screen and select “Settings”.

Additionally, you have the option to modify your account details and customize notification preferences for uCloud according to your needs.

Providers¶

On the front page, you can view the providers that grant you access. Additionally, you can find your "resource allocations" and "recent runs" in this section.

Storage¶

On the left side of the website you can find some signs, under the sign of a folder, you can find the different drives. You can select a drive here and create, edit and delete folders and files in it.

If additional drives are required, these must be requested. Maxwell-Support

At the top right, you can switch to "My Workspace", where you should find a home drive provided by SDU/K8s.

Desy Application¶

There is also a store symbol on the left-hand side of the menu. Here we can open and try out various applications.

A filter symbol can be found at the top left. There, we can select applications that have been integrated specifically for DESY users.

After we have selected the filter, we find applications such as PanDDA, dimpble and Gromacs.

Aplication	Tested
Dimple	pending
autoPROC	pending
Gromacs	pending
PanDDA	pending

Job-Scripts¶

When selecting the application, there is a line with the heading Script. Here, we can edit scripts to execute the application. Click on default and select “create a new script” or use "edit" to create your own working script.

Now you land in a text editor and can edit the default script. You can find a short overview of how to create your own script here: Job-Script

Here are a few helpful scripts for certain applications:

Executed Jobs¶

A notification is displayed when a job has been executed. This can be found at the bottom left by the bell in the menu.

If you click on the notification, the executed job is displayed in detail. You can see it here:

JobInfo
Messages
Directory/ contained files

It is also possible to go directly to your home directory and view the file there. To do this, go back to the file explorer on the left-hand side of the menu. At the top right you will find a drop-down menu where you select “My workspace”. Now you can find your home directory and search for files that were created when running jobs.