Executive Summary: A researcher needs exclusive access to a hosted virtual computer system that satisfies a specific set of requirements.
No effort or changes are proposed at this time. This use case is fully supported by each XSEDE Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) resource provider.
Component | User facing? | Component’s role in the capability |
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Service Provider IaaS (Cloud) Services | yes | Each Service Provider that offers IaaS resources provides a user interface for requesting provisioning of a Virtual Machine (VM) or a Virtual Cluster (VC). In some cases, the mechanism is fully automated, while in others, the Service Provider's staff members implement requests as they are received. |