A workspace is a Linux desktop in your browser. It provides access to NCNs Rappture toolkit, along with computational resources available on the NCN, Open Science Grid, and TeraGrid networks. You can use these resources to do research. Or, you can use workspaces as a development area for new tools. You can upload code, compile it, test it, and debug it. Once your code is working properly in a workspace, it is ready to be deployed as a tool on NEEShub.

You can use normal Linux tools to transfer data into and out of your workspace. For example, sftp yourlogin@sftp.neeshub.org will establish a connection with your NEEShub file share. You can also use built-in webdav support on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems to access your NEEShub files on your local desktop. The preferred method to transfer files in and out of your workspace is to use SynchroNEES. This tool was specifically designed to be used with NEEShub groups and home directories. You can download SynchroNEES here.

NOTE: This facility is currently restricted to NEES PIs, students, staff, collaborators, and partners. If you have problems launching a workspace, you may not be authorized to use workspaces. If you feel you should be authorized, please submit a ticket to request this feature. Please include the name of the NEES PI or partnership supporting your request.

Users with Workspace access have direct access to their tool sessions via virtual ssh.

Virtual SSH help:
ssh user@nees.org help: this message
ssh user@nees.org session list: provide a listing of your existing sessions (workspaces)
ssh -t user@nees.org session: Access session # (interactive)
ssh user@nees.org session: Access session # and execute command
ssh user@nees.org: create a session if none exists, or enter the first session found (interactive shell)
ssh -t user@nees.org session create: create a new session with the specified name
ssh -t user@nees.org session: same as above but get a command prompt (interactive shell)
ssh user@nees.org session: create a session if none exists, or enter the first session found (non-interactive shell)
ssh -t user@nees.org session: execute the command, if necessary creating a workspace
ssh -t user@nees.org session start: start a new session
ssh -t user@nees.org session stop: stop that session

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Nicholas Kisseberth (2010), "Workspace," http://nees.org/resources/workspace.

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