#  Getting started on FASRC clusters with Open OnDemand (FASRC) 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **January 29, 2026** 

 01:00PM - 02:00PM EST 

 [ Register on Zoom arrow\_circle\_right ](https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/vq1i0V_cQam5egg30XZnzQ) 

 



 

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.](https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/vq1i0V_cQam5egg30XZnzQ) 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/>



 

 



 

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