{"id":2457,"date":"2026-08-14T14:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/test-om\/?page_id=2457"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:08:21","slug":"research-servers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/tech\/computing-software-and-classroom\/research-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2457\" class=\"elementor elementor-2457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501d471 e-con-full qtech-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"501d471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd99bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-qtech-section-rail\" data-id=\"fd99bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qtech-section-rail.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<aside\n\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail\"\n\t\t\tdata-qtech-section-rail\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Jump to a section on this page\"\n\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__heading\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tJump To\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__toggle\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__toggle-label\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tJump To\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__current\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-live=\"polite\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tChoose a Topic\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__chevron\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"qtech-section-rail__list\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#start-here\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart Here\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#shared-computing-cluster\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShared Computing Cluster\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#comparing-options\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComparing Options\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#linux-virtual-lab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinux Virtual Lab\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#good-to-know\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood To Know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#quick-answers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuick Answers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#help\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Help\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44acba qtech-hero-inner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f44acba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8e67f qtech-eyebrow-dark elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b8e67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPUTING, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbed7a3 elementor-widget__width-inherit qtech-title-dark elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbed7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Computing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2955d6 elementor-widget__width-inherit qtech-text-dark elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2955d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access Boston University research computing environments for Linux-based analysis, specialized research software, and computationally intensive workloads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71e582 qtech-section qtech-section-blue e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c71e582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"start-here\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139ffce e-con-full qtech-section-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"139ffce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9440239 qtech-eyebrow-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9440239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH COMPUTING OPTIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0f3a6 qtech-title-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef0f3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose the Right Computing Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45bbde qtech-text-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e45bbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Boston University provides research computing options for different levels of computational work. Compare the Shared Computing Cluster and Linux Virtual Lab to find the environment that best matches your research, software, storage, and access needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8267c qtech-section qtech-section-light e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb8267c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"shared-computing-cluster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b4ba8 e-con-full qtech-section-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b4ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02fb984 qtech-eyebrow-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02fb984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e26584 qtech-title-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e26584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shared Computing Cluster<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed2589 qtech-text-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ed2589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Shared Computing Cluster (SCC) is Boston University\u2019s high-performance Linux computing environment for computationally and data-intensive research across many disciplines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df4f09 e-con-full qtech-service-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3df4f09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd1275 e-con-full qtech-service-card-header e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddd1275\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b648eff qtech-service-card-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b648eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-server\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7a0c1 e-con-full qtech-service-card-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc7a0c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c327e qtech-service-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21c327e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built for Advanced Research Computing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54b5d2 qtech-service-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54b5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SCC combines shared and researcher-owned computing resources, storage, research software, and professional support for workloads that require more capability than a standard desktop or virtual lab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f965f e-con-full qtech-service-features e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f965f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440a306 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"440a306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33e0dc qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d33e0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mox-phosphor mox-phosphor mox-phosphor-computer-tower\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163c0c0 qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"163c0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High-Performance Computing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112a162 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112a162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Run computationally intensive workloads using shared CPU, GPU, memory, and storage resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d74b8c e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d74b8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddff66 qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dddff66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"moxsli- mox-sli-people\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863c92a qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"863c92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Project Access<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c7cc9 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c7cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SCC access requires membership in an active Research Computing project. Faculty can create projects and add students or collaborators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b532a57 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b532a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24192aa qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"24192aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mox-phosphor mox-phosphor mox-phosphor-browsers\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320c90e qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"320c90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Browser or SSH Access<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa60a5 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa60a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SCC OnDemand is the recommended browser-based access method and provides terminals, desktops, files, Jupyter, and interactive applications. SSH is also available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148d124 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"148d124\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2ac05 qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"fa2ac05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"moxsli- mox-sli-options\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8afff4 qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8afff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Software<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e8e70 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e8e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access research applications and programming environments for statistics, engineering, GIS, machine learning, visualization, scientific computing, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f597a2a e-con-full qtech-service-actions e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f597a2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a608e4 qtech-link-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a608e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/research\/computing-resources\/scc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1254b26 qtech-section qtech-section-blue e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1254b26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"comparing-options\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4f288 e-con-full qtech-section-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f4f288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7e472 e-con-full qtech-recommendation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae7e472\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92567eb qtech-recommendation-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"92567eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-question\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35619c e-con-full qtech-recommendation-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d35619c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679d0e4 qtech-recommendation-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"679d0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which option should I use?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112317b qtech-recommendation-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112317b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Choose the <strong data-start=\"3725\" data-end=\"3753\">Shared Computing Cluster<\/strong> for high-performance computing, GPUs, batch processing, larger-scale storage, or faculty-led research projects.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Choose the <strong data-start=\"3883\" data-end=\"3904\">Linux Virtual Lab<\/strong> when you primarily need an interactive Linux environment and common research software without the resources of a full SCC project.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Linux Virtual Lab sessions use more limited computing resources and do not include SCC batch-processing nodes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f190d1c qtech-section qtech-section-light e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f190d1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"linux-virtual-lab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841fa23 e-con-full qtech-section-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841fa23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64d05c qtech-eyebrow-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a64d05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GENERAL-PURPOSE LINUX ACCESS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c681518 qtech-title-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c681518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linux Virtual Lab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffbf66 qtech-text-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ffbf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Linux Virtual Lab provides current BU students, faculty, and staff with limited access to the Shared Computing Cluster through the SCC OnDemand web portal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3331abb e-con-full qtech-service-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3331abb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471b797 e-con-full qtech-service-card-header e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"471b797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28106a9 qtech-service-card-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"28106a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-server\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1784152 e-con-full research-service-heading e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1784152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21cc24 qtech-service-card-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e21cc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interactive Linux Without a Full SCC Project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc44bf qtech-service-card-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc44bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use browser-based Linux desktops and university research software without the larger compute and project-management requirements of a full SCC research account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d6ab7 e-con-full qtech-service-features e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2d6ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab97e11 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab97e11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09fcbb qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b09fcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hand-paper\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a80415 qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a80415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Can Use It<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c555a qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c555a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Available to current BU students, faculty, and staff. Sponsored Guests may also request access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e048869 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e048869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e53a5 qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a5e53a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"moxsli- mox-sli-people\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778e435 qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"778e435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Browser Access<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc26b06 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc26b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connect through SCC OnDemand using your BU login and Kerberos password after your Linux Virtual Lab account has been created.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c74c4 e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c74c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e44b6 qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e7e44b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mox-phosphor mox-phosphor mox-phosphor-browsers\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b158f7d qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b158f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interactive Tools<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f473e0 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f473e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access interactive Linux desktops, Jupyter Notebook, RStudio Server, TensorBoard Server, and most software available on the SCC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4aa3eb e-con-full qtech-service-feature e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4aa3eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ab50b qtech-service-feature-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"73ab50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mox-feather mox-feather mox-feather-save\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41ed4f qtech-service-feature-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e41ed4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 GB Storage<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa3dc0 qtech-service-feature-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daa3dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each Linux Virtual Lab account includes a 10 GB home directory with snapshots for deleted-file recovery and RAID protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffb04c e-con-full qtech-service-actions e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ffb04c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77142b3 qtech-link-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77142b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/computer-labs\/linux\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b768b qtech-section qtech-section-blue e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0b768b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"good-to-know\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a8ca6 e-con-full qtech-section-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3a8ca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513f5c6 qtech-eyebrow-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513f5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH COMPUTING ESSENTIALS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708be60 qtech-title-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708be60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before You Get Started<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb595f1 qtech-text-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb595f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A couple of things to consider before choosing or requesting a research computing environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5ab20 e-con-full qtech-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c5ab20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07009bf e-con-full qtech-card qtech-card-blue qtech-col-2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07009bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e7733 qtech-card-icon-blue elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a5e7733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f64b6 qtech-card-title-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2f64b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access &amp; Eligibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd2c8b qtech-card-text-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbd2c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access requirements vary by service. SCC projects are generally created and managed by faculty, while Linux Virtual Lab provides a more general-purpose Linux environment for eligible BU users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92475d0 e-con-full qtech-card qtech-card-blue qtech-col-2 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92475d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9f66c qtech-card-icon-blue elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ad9f66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-database\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752ea02 qtech-card-title-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"752ea02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data &amp; Storage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a4ece qtech-card-text-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a4ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consider your storage, data sensitivity, collaboration, and retention needs before choosing a computing environment. Research projects may require approved BU storage or security practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41540e72 qtech-reviewed-inline e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41540e72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d0bb7a qtech-reviewed elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"51d0bb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5178573 qa-snapshot-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5178573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"quick-answers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a6898 e-con-full qa-snapshot-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8a6898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbad49 qa-snapshot-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fbad49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMON QUESTIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e4485 qa-snapshot-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e4485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Answers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4e908 e-con-full qa-snapshot-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab4e908\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9a6ba e-con-full qa-snapshot-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e9a6ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6af0d7 qa-snapshot-question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6af0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do I need an SCC account to use the Shared Computing Cluster?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32970fd qa-snapshot-answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32970fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"620\">Yes. Full SCC access requires an SCC account associated with a Research Computing project. A Linux Virtual Lab account provides more limited SCC access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470ef06 e-con-full qa-snapshot-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"470ef06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bed1e qa-snapshot-question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98bed1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I access the SCC through a web browser?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992d0c7 qa-snapshot-answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"992d0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"825\">Yes. SCC OnDemand is the recommended access method and provides browser-based terminals, desktops, file tools, Jupyter, and other interactive applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04964d6 e-con-full qa-snapshot-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04964d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25de687 qa-snapshot-question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25de687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can students use the Linux Virtual Lab?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a133da qa-snapshot-answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a133da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1081\">Yes. The Linux Virtual Lab is available to current BU students, faculty, and staff after an account has been requested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8986e16 e-con-full qa-snapshot-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8986e16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ab993 qa-snapshot-question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ab993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I run batch jobs in the Linux Virtual Lab?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d40239 qa-snapshot-answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d40239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1292\">No. Linux Virtual Lab accounts do not include access to SCC batch-processing nodes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775ce18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"775ce18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"help\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa36ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fa36ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc015a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc015a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need help with research computing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0663cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0663cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questrom IT and BU Research Computing can help you determine which environment is appropriate for your work and connect you with the right research computing resources.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a579c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a579c4\" 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