In this simple example we configure the desktop with:

• account

• 1 hour

• 1 cpu, 4GB

  • There are more options in the dropdown

• No GPU

  • in the drop down the options are A30, L40s, and H100

When launching the desktop, it will not open immediatley. What is happening is that the system is allocating the hardware needed and then submitting a job to a compute node to run.

Once it is ready, you will see a green bar that says it’s running.

To actually launch the desktop, you have to click the Launch button on the bottom of the box

Once launched, the desktop appears in the browser window, with familiar apps in the bottom menu bar like:

• File browser

• Internet

• Terminal

Some GUI applications can be launched in this desktop or manage files, etc.