Stratus FAQs

MSI's Stratus FAQs

Get Stratus cloud platform answers on logging in, setting up authentication, Horizon interface navigation, VM management, SSH setup, volume handling, storage tiers, dbGaP data access, encryption, software installation, Docker usage, port configurations, RDP connections, security groups, and local user password setup.

FAQs at MSI
How do I log into Stratus?
How do I setup Duo two-factor authentication?
How do I navigate the Horizon interface?
How do I create a key pair?
How do I setup the Command Line Interface (CLI)?
How do I get API access with OpenStack RC v3?
How do I create a new virtual machine / instance?
How do I create a new virtual machine / instance?
How do I setup SSH access to a virtual machine?
How do I SSH into a Virtual Machine after it's set up?
What are volumes?
How do I create a new volume?
How do I attach a volume?
How do I format and mount a volume?
How do I detach a volume?
How do I snapshot a volume?
How do I restore a snapshot on a volume?
How do I manage storage quotas with regards to volumes and snapshots?
What are the different storage tiers?
Where can I use dbGaP data?
What is S3 cache / dbGaP cache?
What is S3 Secure?
What is Tier 2 Storage?
What should I know about encryption?
How do I move data between tiers?
How do I setup Minio?
How do I move data around?
How do I install software using SUDO?
How do I install software using a package manager?
How do I install software from alternate methods?
How do I use Docker on Stratus?
What ports can applications/services use?
How do I connect to Stratus using RDP on Windows?
How do I connect to Stratus using RDP on Mac OSX?
How do I connect to Stratus using RDP on Linux?
How do I add a security group to a running VM?
How do I setup a security group in Stratus?
How do I set my local user password in Stratus?

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