Download the required software
Windows
- No additional software is required.
macOS
- From the App store, download Microsoft Remote Desktop 8.0. Users have reported problems with using version 10.0.
Linux
Using the HPC-VCL
Use the HPC-VCL documentation to complete the following exercise. Also see the VCL's documentation on connecting via RDP.
Exercise 6.1: Using R on the HPC-VCL
Request access to the HPC-VCL image.
Create a reservation for the HPC-VCL image.
Connect to the remote machine using RDP.
Right click on the HPC-VCL window and select Open Terminal.
Navigate to your working guide directory in /share.
Using the R documentation from the Software page, load R.
Note that the HPC-VCL nodes are not shared, so you may run programs directly on an HPC-VCL node. Run the R script again by typing Rscript weather.R.
Display the plot by typing evince weather.pdf.
Take the HPC Quiz