Getting started on FASRC clusters with Open OnDemand (FASRC)
Date and Time
January 29, 2026
01:00PM - 02:00PM EST
This training would is focused on using the FASRC clusters via Open OnDemand (OOD/VDI).
Audience
Those interested in using OOD's visual interface to run jobs or use applications. Attending our intro course "Getting started on the FASRC clusters (intro)" is recommended but not required.
Objectives
- Learn how to access OOD
- Launch Jupyter, RStudio, Remote Desktop, apps
- RStudio Server
- Install package
- Change directory
- Jupyter Notebook
- Create conda environment
- Remote desktop
- Launch multiple applications from terminal
- Choose compute resources when launching jobs
- Memory, cores
- Partitions
- File systems
Pre-Requisites
A FASRC account, A Zoom account
Cost
None
Registration
This is a live virtual session and we will reserve some time at the end of the session for questions.
Register on Zoom for this session. After registering you will receive a link to the Zoom meeting for that date.
For other training sessions, please visit https://www.rc.fas.harvard.edu/upcoming-training/
Past sessions slides and videos can be found at https://docs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/kb/training-materials/