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Navigating the Platform

This page introduces the major features of the platform to help new users get oriented.

Home​

When you log in to the PW platform, you’ll see the Home page by default.

Screenshot of the Home page immediately after logging in to the PW platform.

The Home page serves as your primary activity monitor on the PW platform. You can select your favorited workflows, adjust resource requirements, and view past run results from this page.

There are six modules on this page.

Screenshot of all six modules in the Home page.

  • In Favorite Workflows, you can click a workflow to run or configure it.
  • In Workflow Monitor, you can track current and past workflow runs, cancel runs, and run workflows again.
  • In Resource Monitor, you can see how many nodes are active and how long they’ve been running.
  • In Storage Resources you can start/stop or configure persistent storage resources.
  • In My Compute Resources, you can start/stop or configure resources you've created. Click a resource's name to collapse it.
  • In Shared Compute Resources, you can start/stop or configure resources that other users in your organization have shared with you. Click a resource's name to collapse it.

All of these modules are expanded by default; you can collapse a module by clicking its name.

In addition to the Home page, you'll regularly interact with:

  • the Editor page
  • the Workflows page
  • the Compute pages
  • the Storage pages
  • the Monitor pages
  • the Marketplace
  • the User menu

Editor​

On the Editor page, you can access your user workspace, also called the integrated development environment (IDE).

Screenshot of the user workspace after clicking the Editor page.

The IDE is a powerful tool, allowing you to view job output and error files, run code, and debug workflows. Our IDE is based on Theia. When you use a terminal in the IDE, it runs commands much like Terminal on macOS or Command Prompt on Windows.

Workflows​

On the Workflows page, you can create and manage your workflows. Any workflows you add from the Marketplace will appear here automatically.

Screenshot of the Workflows page immediately after selecting Workflows.

For more information, please see Workflows.

Compute​

The Compute tab houses the pages for different computing resources.

Clusters​

On the Clusters page, you can create and manage clusters as well as access any shared clusters.

Screenshot of the Compute page immediately after selecting Resources.

For more information on adding and configuring new resources, please see Creating Clusters and Configuring Clusters.

Storage​

The Storage tab houses the pages for different storage types: Lustre, NFS, Disks, Buckets, and Snapshots. For more information about these options, please see Storage.

Screenshot of the NFS page.

Monitor​

The Monitor tab houses pages that show important information about your resources and platform usage.

Dashboard​

The Dashboard page displays a summary of your clusters and jobs. The dashboard can be customized to show usage data for both you and other users in your organization. For more information, please see Dashboard in Monitoring Your Work.

Screenshot of the Buckets page immediately after selecting Buckets.

Instances​

The Instances page displays any running clusters and clusters that have been deleted within the last hour. For more information, please see Instances in Monitoring Your Work.

Screenshot of the Buckets page immediately after selecting Buckets.

Cost​

The Cost page displays cost tracking information for your organization, such as total spend over time and allocation usage.

Screenshot of the Buckets page immediately after selecting Buckets.

For more information, please see Monitoring Costs.

Note

Please note that you won’t see the Cost page if your organization has not enabled it.

Marketplace​

On the Marketplace page, you can select pre-configured workflows, storage resources, and compute resources for your projects.

Screenshot of the Marketplace page immediately after selecting Marketplace.

For more information, please see Navigating the Marketplace.

Terminal​

With this feature, you can generate a pop-up terminal that can be used while you navigate around the platform.

Click the terminal icon at the top of your screen.

Screenshot of the user clicking the terminal icon.

A terminal will appear at the bottom of your screen.

Screenshot of the terminal on the Home page.

You'll see the terminal until you click its icon again to close it.

Feature Preview​

With the Feature Preview, you can test upcoming features before they're integrated into the platform.

Click your username, then select Feature Preview.

Screenshot of the user clicking Feature Preview.

A new dialog box will appear with a list of features. Select a feature, then click Enable.

Screenshot of the user clicking Enable.

Enabled features will display a green checkmark next to their names.

Screenshot of an enabled feature in Feature Preview.

You can remove features at any time by clicking Disable.

Please note that the items listed in the Feature Preview are controlled by your organization's administrator.