Re: Other Uses for VCL

2012-05-10 Thread Mark Gardner
I am considering using it as a platform for custom portals for various
research and department projects.

Mark

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 year, I am looking at acquiring more hardware and software for NCCU VCL
 project. Do any of you all have other uses for VCL other than HPC and
 Virtual Desktops?

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 Thanks in advance!

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Re: Other Uses for VCL

2012-05-10 Thread Art Vandenberg

Arbin,
   Check out presentation at http://www.ibm.com/ibm/files/E214972Z89042V83/VandenbergSession2Paper2.pdf 
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If you like, I can send you a copy of the full paper on using VCL as a  
way to have a SURAgrid VO Job-Submit client for accessing resources of  
the Open Science Grid. But a basic premise is: VCL allows testing,  
verification of software installs, etc.



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On May 9, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Sanders, Arbin D wrote:


All,

I am apologize in advance for posting to both groups but I think  
each one has its own unique info and opinions. As NCCU goes into the  
new fiscal year, I am looking at acquiring more hardware and  
software for NCCU VCL project. Do any of you all have other uses for  
VCL other than HPC and Virtual Desktops?


Thanks in advance!

Arbin Darren Sanders

IT Manager – Academic Computing
North Carolina Central University
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Suite 3014
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Re: Other Uses for VCL

2012-05-10 Thread Henry Schaffer
Andy mentioned the VCL running Elluminate Live in one context - we also are
using the VCL with Elluminate in a Disaster Recovery mode in an interesting
way.

If the campus is closed for any reason [insert any disaster scenario here]
and it is desired to continue teaching face to face courses (which are the
majority of all of our courses) this can be done online.  That is, this can
be done online if we have a sufficient number of synchronous meeting
servers available (we've been using Elluminate, but it could be any such
software.)

How many servers? Dozens, hundreds? It makes no financial sense to buy and
install them and keep them there just in case. Here's where the VCL can
take over and handle this - with one image of the server software in
storage. When required, it can be loaded on any number of servers and the
instructors and students can all be online from home and the courses
continue.

Of course, this use would displace some other uses - and that has to be
arranged - but most of the student use for homework and projects is
somewhat flexible - and likely can be displaced into the 10pm-10am lower
use half of the day. The degree to which some uses are displaced to make
place for others is a policy issue, and the VCL can be used for this.

--henry

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Sanders, Arbin D asand...@nccu.edu wrote:

 All,

 ** **

 I am apologize in advance for posting to both groups but I think each one
 has its own unique info and opinions. As NCCU goes into the new fiscal
 year, I am looking at acquiring more hardware and software for NCCU VCL
 project. Do any of you all have other uses for VCL other than HPC and
 Virtual Desktops?

 ** **

 Thanks in advance!

 ** **

 *Arbin Darren Sanders*



Other Uses for VCL

2012-05-09 Thread Sanders, Arbin D
All,

I am apologize in advance for posting to both groups but I think each one has 
its own unique info and opinions. As NCCU goes into the new fiscal year, I am 
looking at acquiring more hardware and software for NCCU VCL project. Do any of 
you all have other uses for VCL other than HPC and Virtual Desktops?

Thanks in advance!

Arbin Darren Sanders

IT Manager - Academic Computing
North Carolina Central University
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