ResearchCloud first-time use

Preparation

To access an already created, running workspace, you need to be a member of the related collaborative organization. Logon to SURF ResearchCloud portal and navigate in the menu to “Profile” to list your collaborative organization memberships.
If you start a new project, use a UU Servicedesk call to request a new collaboration.
When using your web browser for accessing a workspace, you need to configure a time-based token. Please consult the table in Options for accessing your workspace for any other methods of access.

To create a workspace you need to be a member of a collaborative organization. In addition it requires you to have a wallet attached to your account. The running costs of the workspace will be charged to the cost center of your wallet. It is common to have a wallet per collaboration/project.
Use a UU Servicedesk call to request a new wallet. Ideally include your project’s cost center WBS in the call.

Suspend (“pause”) the workspace when you do not need to access it for the remainder of the day. Suspending or resuming a workspace only takes a minute and minimizes the charges on your cost center.
Avoid unnecessary charges: consider to delete the workspace if you do not plan to use it for a prolonged number of days.
Usually it takes less than 30 minutes to recreate a workspace.
NB: make sure that you have safe-guarded your valuable data by saving it to a location external to the workspace, for instance Yoda or ResearchDrive. Once a workspace is deleted, all data held locally on that workspace is purged (unrecoverable).