1.1. Pasteur Virtual Machines (VMs)

To follow this course, you will need a Linux environment. You may use your own machine or on a suitable VM prepared for you (recommended).

In our context, a virtual machine is a "virtual computer" running distantly on Institut Pasteur hardware, and accessible from anywhere (as long as we are connected to Institut Pasteur VPN network). The main advantage is these virtual machines is that they are prepared with all the tools we will need for this course.

How to connect to the VMs through your web browser:

  1. The VMs are accessible only through the vpn (https://connect.pasteur.fr/f5-w-68747470733a2f2f77656263616d7075732e706173746575722e6672$$/jcms/c_524335/fr/logiciel-d-acces-distant-vpn) activate it.

  2. go to the following address https://desktop.pasteur.fr and choose webclient

    desktop interface

  3. use your pasteur login/password (same as on the cluster)

    vm login

  4. choose the right VM : Cours Best practice centos

machine choice

  1. you are on a virtual desktop

The machines are based on CentOS 7 (a linux flavour) with some preinstalled software

If needed you can switch the keyboard layout (desktop top right corner)

keyboard layout switching

  1. When the session is ended do not forget to shutdown your VM.

    1. open the left pane

    2. disconnect the machine

    logout

    When you will login back, you will connect to the same machine in the same state as your previous session.

  2. The machines will be destroyed after the course. So if you have some notes do not forget to download them on your local machine by the end of this course.

    Note

    These virtual machines contain the same basic set of tools you will need to run your analyses on Institut Pasteur cluster: Java (Nextflow), Python (SnakeMake), Singularity, git, etc.