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Rivanna and Afton FAQs
General Usage Allocations Dedicated Computing Research Software Job Management Other Questions General Usage How do I gain access to Rivanna/Afton? A faculty member must first request an allocation on the HPC system. Full details can be found here.
How do I log on to Rivanna/Afton? Use an SSH client from a campus-connected machine and connect to login.hpc.virginia.edu. Instructions for using ssh and other login tools, as well as recommended clients for different operating systems, are here. You can also access the HPC system through our Web-based interface Open OnDemand or FastX.
Please note that the old Domain Name System (DNS) entries for logging into Rivanna/Afton HPC have been removed.
Storage FAQs
General Storage Management Data Transfer Downloading Files General What storage options are available to me to use on Rivanna/Afton? All users are provided a 200-GB home directory for longer-term storage. This directory provides “snapshots” though it is not backed up. Each user also is provided 10TB of temporary “scratch” storage accessible as /scratch/$USER where $USER will stand for your ID. Scratch storage is fast but is not backed up in any way.
If the free storage is not sufficient, you need snapshots of your files, or you wish to share space among a research group, the group should lease storage.
Ivy and Rio FAQs
General Usage Research Software Data and Storage Rio General Usage What are Ivy and Rio? Ivy and Rio are located in Research Computing’s high-security environment, allowing researchers to compute and store highly sensitive data. Ivy refers to isolated Virtual Machines (VMs) that are provisioned per requested project. Rio refers to a high-performance computing cluster that is usable within the high security environment.
How do I gain access to Ivy/Rio? Access is granted and managed at the project level. PIs may request a new project by filling out our Project Request Form. PIs can add new members or remove members to existing projects via the Ivy Services Application.
