Questions We'll Answer
What is VCL?
How does VCL Work?
Virtual Computing Support
for Alice
What can VCL can do for Alice Instructors?
Hands-on Demo
Alice Workshop - Summer 2010
Virtual Computing Lab
What is VCL?
What is it?
A Computing
Environment Delivery
Service (Cloud
Computing)
Remote Access to
High-End Software
Anytime, Anywhere, On
Demand Computing
VCL represents a
transformation in the business
of education -- a transformation
in how education is delivered
Virtual Computing Lab
VCL Development Partners
Academic
Motivation
Shared Compute Resources
(Always On)
Custom Compute Environments
(Can be Saved and Recalled at a
Later Date)
Industry
Government Agencies
Duke University
IBM
ECU
Intel
North Carolina
Community College
System
Johnston Community
College
Sun Microsystems
NetApp
NCCU
NCSU
UNC - CH & G
"Distributed" Education
Wake Tech Community
College
Increased Utilization of
Hardware, While Meeting the
Needs of Teachers and Students
Western Carolina
University
How VCL Works
Value for Alice Instructors
Client Computer
Update one (the VCL), run
many (student machines)
Shared Libraries
Public
VCL Servers
Ubiquitous Access
Shared Resources, Help
Files, etc.
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Operating System &
Application Screen
CIPA Compliant (per
Durham Public School
District Standards)
VCL Nuts and Bolts
Authentication Method
"NCSU WRAP" for Temporary Workshop Accounts
Web Reservation Interface http://vcl.ncsu.edu
"non-NCSU Account" for Regular Accounts
Account Required (Alice Workshop Block)
Individual or group reservations
Remote Desktop Client needed to access your
compute environment
Workshop Credentials
Reservation Screen
Reservation Pending
Ready to Connect
Connection Info for RDC
Connect RDC to VCL
Alice Environment
Windows XP Environment
Workshop Accounts
File Transfer
Math for Alice Resource
Launch RDC (for Mac, download from Microsoft)
Go to http://vcl.ncsu.edu and make a reservation
with temporary workshop credentials
Environment = Alice_Innov8(Win XP)
Log into environment using RDC and the
credentials provided by the VCL website
Danica McKellar
Questions -
Richard Lucic - [email protected]