VIRTUAL COMPUTING LAB (VCL)

Research Computing offers a virtualization service called the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL).Originally developed by N.C. State University in collaboration with IBM, the VCL provides users with anytime, anywhere access to custom application environments created specifically for their use.

VCL provides users remote access to hardware and software that they would otherwise have to install themselves on their own systems, or visit a computer lab to use. It also reduces the burden on computer labs to maintain large numbers of applications on individual lab computers, where in many cases it’s difficult for some applications to coexist on the same machine. In the VCL, operating system images with the desired applications and custom configurations are stored in an image library, and deployed to a server on-demand when a user requests it. For access instructions, click here.

How VCL works

Virtual Computing Lab (VCL)