Through an enterprise agreement with Amazon Web Services, CNF is pleased to offer a subset of its standard software tools running in the AWS cloud on vritual machines.
Available Software
- GenISys Layout Beamer
- KLayout
- Software available for rent from the AWS Marketplace
Fees
CNF will rebill the hourly cost of the running virtual computer to your CNF project/account. Charges are only incurred while the computer is in a running state (uptime) – once shutdown, no more charges are incurred until the computer is again booted. The hourly cost itself varies depending on the specifications (number of virtual CPUs, amount of memory) of the virtual computer. You will also incur one hour of machine up time for CNF computing staff to setup the machine.
For example, if you choose a virtual machine with a $2.50 / hour charge and the machine is up and running for 2 hours, you will be charged 1 hour setup time plus the two hours the machine is running, for a total of $7.50 .
CNF will also rebill the cost of any AWS Marketplace software.
Getting Started
- Contact any CNF staff member
- Based on your memory, cpu, software, and cost requirements, CNF Computing will assemble an appropriate AWS virtual machine and set up a login account for you.
- CNF Computing will boot the virtual machine for you at an agreed upon time.
- At the agreed upon time, login via ssh and start computing. Remember, you are being charged for the uptime of the machine.
- Transfer your data off the machine.
- Shut down the machine.
- If you need the machine to be rebooted, please contact CNF Computing to arrange a time for the machine to be rebooted.
- Once you are completely done, please contact CNF Computing to delete the virtual machine.
How to Login
Logins are only available from the Cornell campus.
You will receive an ssh private key for login.
Use the following Linux command to login from a Linux computer such as CNF Thin:
ssh -Y -i </path/to/private_key_file.pem> <username>@<ip_address>
How to Shut Down a Virtual Computer
Use the following command from a prompt on the virtual computer:
sudo shutdown now -h