====== Virtual Machines ======

Faculty, or students with faculty approval can request small Linux virtual machines for projects. These servers can be given access to the departmental database server (PostgreSQL and MySQL) and network file storage. 
 
  * 2-4 virtual cpus
  * up to 8GB memory
  * 500 GB network storage
  * 20-40 GB local disk storage

SoCS hosted VM's are appropriate for smaller projects:

  * Websites with some dynamic content
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For projects with more intensive processing needs, UoGuelph faculty have access to SHARCNET compute systems. These systems are suited to traditional HPC workloads, GPGPU and Visualization. In order to access a SHARCNET system, you must have a Compute Canada Account: https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/account-management/apply-for-an-account/ 
For assistance accessing SHARCNET resources, you can contact one of their HPC consultants located on campus, Ed Armstrong (edward@uoguelph.ca) and Fei Mao (fmao01@uoguelph.ca).

For the largest computing projects, Compute Canada has additional clusters. For projects requiring 50 cpu core-hours or less, use their rapid access service: 
https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/accessing-resources/rapid-access-service/
For even larger projects, Compute Canada holds a resource allocation copetition each fall: https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competitions/