Create a Workspace

A Workspace is assigned to a project and is affected by the project’s quota just like any other workload. A workspace is shared with all project members for collaboration.

Note

  • You must have at least one project configured in the system. To configure a project, see Creating a project.
  • You must have at least 1 researcher assigned to the project.

Use the Jobs form below if you have not enabled the Workloads feature.

To create a new workspace:

  1. Press Workspaces on left menu, then press New workspace.
  2. Select a project from the project tiles. If your project is not listed, use the Search projects box to find a project.

  3. Select a template from the template tiles. If your template is not listed, use the Search templates box to find a template. Choose Start from scratch if you do not have, or want to use a template.

    A template contains a set of predefined building blocks as well as additional configurations which allow the user to immediately create a templated-based workspace.

  4. Enter a name for your workspace and press Continue.

  5. Select an environment from the tiles. If your environment is not listed, use the Search environments box to find it or press New environment to create a new environment. Press to create an environment if needed. In the Set the connection for your tool(s), enter the URL of the tool if a custom URL has been enabled in the selected environment. Use the Private toggle to lock access to the tool to only the creator of the environment.

    In the Runtime Settings:

    1. Press Commands and Arguments to add special commands and arguments to your environment selection.
    2. Press Environment variable to add an environment variable. Press again if you need more environment variables.

  6. Select a compute resource from the tiles. If your compute resource is not listed, use the Search compute resources box to find it. Press New compute resource to create a compute resource if needed.

  7. Open the Volume pane, and press Volume to add a volume to your workspace.

    1. Select the Storage class from the dropdown.
    2. Select the Access mode from the dropdown.
    3. Enter a claim size, and select the units.
    4. Select a Volume system, mode from the dropdown.
    5. Enter the Container path for volume target location.
    6. Select a Volume persistency. Choose from Persistent or Ephemeral.

  8. Select a data source from the tiles. If your data source is not listed, use the Search compute resources box to find it. Press New data source to create a new data source if needed.

  9. In the General pane, add special settings for your workspace:

    1. Press Auto-deletion to delete the workspace automatically when it either completes or fails. You can configure the timeframe in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. If the timeframe is set to 0, the workspace will be deleted immediately after it completes or fails.
    2. Press Annotation to a name and value to annotate the workspace. Repeat this step to add multiple annotations.
    3. Press Label to a name and value to label the workspace. Repeat this step to add multiple labels.

  10. Press Create workspace

To create a new workspace:

  1. Press Workloads on left menu, then press New workload, then choose Workspace.
  2. Select a project from the project tiles. If your project is not listed, use the Search projects box to find a project.

  3. Select a template from the template tiles. If your template is not listed, use the Search templates box to find a template. Choose Start from scratch if you do not have, or want to use a template.

    A template contains a set of predefined building blocks as well as additional configurations which allow the user to immediately create a templated-based workspace.

  4. Enter a name for your workspace and press Continue.

  5. Select an environment from the tiles. If your environment is not listed, use the Search environments box to find it. Press New environment to create an environment if needed. In the Set the connection for your tool(s), enter the URL of the tool if a custom URL has been enabled in the selected environment. Use the Private toggle to lock access to the tool to only the creator of the environment.

    In the Runtime Settings:

    1. Press Commands and Arguments to add special commands and arguments to your environment selection.
    2. Press Environment variable to add an environment variable. Press again if you need more environment variables.

  6. Select a compute resource from the tiles. If your compute resource is not listed, use the Search compute resources box to find it. Press New compute resource to create a compute resource if needed.

  7. Open the Volume pane, and press Volume to add a volume to your workspace.

    1. Select the Storage class from the dropdown.
    2. Select the Access mode from the dropdown.
    3. Enter a claim size, and select the units.
    4. Select a Volume system, mode from the dropdown.
    5. Enter the Container path for volume target location.
    6. Select a Volume persistency. Choose from Persistent or Ephemeral.
  1. Select a data source from the tiles. If your data source is not listed, use the Search data resources box to find it. Press New data source to create a new data source if needed.

  2. In the General pane, add special settings for your workspace:

    1. Press Auto-deletion to delete the workspace automatically when it either completes or fails. You can configure the timeframe in days, hours, minuets, and seconds. If the timeframe is set to 0, the workspace will be deleted immediately after it completes or fails.
    2. Press Annotation to a name and value to annotate the workspace. Repeat this step to add multiple annotations.
    3. Press Label to a name and value to label the workspace. Repeat this step to add multiple labels.

  3. Press Create workspace