University of Groningen https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/ 2026-07-29T12:03:26+00:00 https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/ https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2026-07-28T13:02:19+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/usorsupport/faq?rev=1785243739&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions If you have suggestions for our FAQ, please contact us at the <dcc@rug.nl>. Working with R in the VRE The VRE has no Internet connection, so a VRE user is not able to install R packages from the regular repositories. There are two possibilities to install R packages in the VRE: text/html 2026-07-28T10:41:58+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/usorsupport?rev=1785235318&do=diff User Support User support to the VRE is provided by the <DCC@rug.nl>. Please also have a look at our F.A.Q. if we already came across your incident and found a solution, text/html 2026-07-28T10:31:33+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/solution/service_description/storageaccounts?rev=1785234693&do=diff Storage and Accounts Storage & backup By default, every user will have a 1 GB home drive and a collaborative group drive of 100 GB. These drives will be backed up in accordance with Service Level Agreement CIT Backup Services. Additional storage can be added on demand. A fair use policy is in effect regarding overuse. Please note that a home drive (H:\) is only used for personal data and text/html 2026-07-28T10:19:36+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/working/uploaddata?rev=1785233976&do=diff Uploading Data N.B. Only researchers with the role of Researcher+ or Data Manager can upload data to the VRE. There are two ways to upload data to the VRE. We recommend to use the first method for files no larger then 1GB. With the Explorer in the VRE text/html 2026-07-28T10:19:20+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Aworking%3Awinscp.png&ns=vre%3Aworking&rev=1785233960&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/working/winscp.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=461c77" alt="winscp.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T10:15:22+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Aworking%3Aupdown.png&ns=vre%3Aworking&rev=1785233722&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/working/updown.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=8dbcd0" alt="updown.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T10:11:36+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Aworking%3Amapping.png&ns=vre%3Aworking&rev=1785233496&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/working/mapping.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=7c1134" alt="mapping.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T10:11:18+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Aworking%3Arights.png&ns=vre%3Aworking&rev=1785233478&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/working/rights.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=563525" alt="rights.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T09:46:06+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/working?rev=1785231966&do=diff Working in the VRE You are now logged in and can start using the VRE. The Windows Start button in the left corner to find a program or simply click the program icon on the Desktop. Programs are arranged in an alphabetical order. Using the Research Workspace is like working on a normal computer using Windows 11 without the internet. However, some actions are restricted because of dataset security measures. This lack of Internet access can get some getting used to. Many users that work with for … text/html 2026-07-28T09:24:31+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/firsttimeusers/launch?rev=1785230671&do=diff 3. Launch the VRE After you have logged in to the VRE and you selected the study, the secured connection to your VRE will be set up. Depending on the settings in your browser there are 2 options: 1) When you select "Skip detection". Then a small file with configuration settings will be downloaded to your PC. text/html 2026-07-28T09:20:09+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Aburblad.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1785230409&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/burblad.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=2981bf" alt="burblad.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T09:10:18+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Aicafile.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1785229818&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/icafile.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=c3c291" alt="icafile.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-28T09:04:54+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/firsttimeusers/loggingin?rev=1785229494&do=diff 2. Logging in to the VRE for UG staff working on "Universitaire WerkPlek" (UWP) On the UWP the Citrix Workspace App is already installed. After logging in you will see the Citrix Storefront. On the first startup a check runs if the Citrix Workspace App is installed. Please select the “Already installed” option. text/html 2026-07-28T08:54:23+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Aworkspaceconfirm.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1785228863&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/workspaceconfirm.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=9cefbc" alt="workspaceconfirm.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-23T14:16:25+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Aworkspace.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1784816185&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/workspace.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=2c348d" alt="workspace.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-23T14:11:39+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3A2fa.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1784815899&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/2fa.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=58df96" alt="2fa.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-23T14:10:04+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Adfh.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1784815804&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/dfh.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=1c55cc" alt="dfh.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-23T14:05:50+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/firsttimeusers/accounts?rev=1784815550&do=diff 1. Accounts After connecting to dfh.usor.nl a list with connected institutions will be shown. If you are connected to the UG as a member of staff or a student, please select the Unversity of Groningen in that list. If you are a member of staff from institutions connected to SURFconext, you can choose these institutions. text/html 2026-07-23T13:57:48+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Asurfconextgron.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1784815068&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/surfconextgron.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=161419" alt="surfconextgron.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-07-23T13:57:11+00:00 marguerite (marguerite@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/?image=vre%3Afirsttimeusers%3Asurfconext.png&ns=vre%3Afirsttimeusers&rev=1784815031&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/_media/vre/firsttimeusers/surfconext.png?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=3ddc14" alt="surfconext.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" />