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b) The Argus virtual desktop is also a good option for this. Argus allows you to run graphical programs. See here for more info on Argus. There are some important things to consider when using Argus:
Ii) While HPC has many nodes, allowing for many users to access and submit jobs efficiently, Argus is by definition a single node shared among many users. There is a single “Shared” VRD node that can be used by many users. Having many people logging in simultaneously (and/or not properly logging out when you’re finished) will adversely affect the speed for you and others. To access this node, please contact Stephen Kolman, CCing Ramon.
There are also 3 separate “Large” VRD nodes that are organised by supervisors. These large nodes can only be accessed by one person at a time - to use these nodes, please organise your access with your supervisor and remember to log out after each session. Using your respective large node will speed up performance for you and your colleague's jobs.
IIii) Much like the HPC graphical node, Argus is not for running large jobs where you can submit via command line and let it run. Doing this on argus will be slower than on HPC and will slow down jobs for your colleagues using Argus as well. You should run the bulk of your analysis via HPC, then use argus just for minor analyses, post-processing or visualisation.
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