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 ====== Current Functionality  ====== ====== Current Functionality  ======
  
-A Virtual Research Environment (VRE) is a shared data space for one or more researchers with access to that VRE. These researchers have a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) connected to that VRE.+A Virtual Research Environment (VRE) is a shared data space for one or more researchers with access to the VRE. These researchers have a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) connected to that VRE. The shared data space is regular general storage but also can be a specialized platform for specific data like a connected [[https://www.dicomstandard.org/|DICOM server]]
  
-===== Data drives and rights =====+===== The workspace or VDI =====
  
-Researchers with an account on a VRE will have a Home drive, a Group drive and a Global drive connected to their VDI. The home drive can be used for settings and small documents, but the group drive is dedicated for shared work on the data. Data that must be immutable can be stored on the global drive by a researcher with the role of Controller.   +The current standard functionality of a VDI to the VRE is a Windows 11 virtual desktop. The home drive includes 1 GB storage and the group drives (G:\ and I:\) have 100 GB free storage space.
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-===== The desktop or VDI ===== +
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-The current standard functionality of a VDI to the VRE is a Windows 11 virtual desktop. The home drive includes 1 GB storage and the group drives (G:\ and I:|) have 100 GB free storage space.+
  
 ^         ^ CPU        ^ Memory          ^ ^         ^ CPU        ^ Memory          ^
 | Basic              | 4 vCPU            | 8 GB memory        | | Basic              | 4 vCPU            | 8 GB memory        |
 | Advanced (default) | 8 vCPU, 2 GB vGPU | 16 GB memory       | | Advanced (default) | 8 vCPU, 2 GB vGPU | 16 GB memory       |
-| Customizations and additions   | extra memory, vGPU can be added.      | | +| Customizations and additions   | extra memory and vGPU can be added.      | | 
-|                                | Optionally supplemented with various hard-and software such as servers, Dockers, databases, etc., all fully tailored to the research. || +|                                | various hard-and software such as servers, Dockers, databases, etc., all fully tailored to the research. || 
- Basic: The standard configuration is a highly available virtual workspace with 1 GB home drive, 4 vCPUs, 8 GB memory (no vGPU) that is always guaranteed. Most suitable for regular research, where demands are made on performance and / or functionalities; + 
-Premium (Default): The standard configuration is a highly available virtual workspace with 1 GB home drive, 8 vCPUs, 2 GB vGPU and 16 GB memory that is always guaranteed. Most suitable for advanced research, where high demands are made on performance and / or functionalities; + 
-Customization. +===== Data drives and rights ===== 
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 +Researchers with an account on a VRE will have a Home drive, a Group drive and a Global drive connected to their VDI. The home drive can be used for settings and small documents, but the group drive is dedicated for shared work on the data. Data that must be immutable can be stored on the global drive by a researcher with the role of Controller.  
  
-Based on a personal intake, a quote can be given for desired capacity and performance. Custom-made VRE compared to option 1 & 2 where the following building blocks or a multiple thereof can be used: 1 GB extra Memory and / or 1 GB vGPU Frame Buffer (extra vGPU only possible with premium VRE); +Rights on up- or downloading data from the VRE depend on the assigned role in a VRE. Please refer to our page on [[https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/vre/working|working in the VRE]] for an overview of these rights. 
-Additions. Only to be added to an existing study, optionally supplemented with various hard- +
-and software such as servers, Dockers, databases, etc., all fully tailored to the research.+
  
 +===== Connected services =====
 +Please refer to our page on [[.:currentfunctionality:connectedservices|Connected services]] for an overview.
  
 +===== Installed applications =====
 +Please refer to our page on the [[.:currentfunctionality:installedapplications|Installed applications]] on the VRE.