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nd996 committed Dec 8, 2023
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List sessions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

List all the current virtual desktops you have running with the following command:
Back in your regular Viking session (not in the terminal in the virtual desktop) you can list all the current virtual desktops you have running with the following command:

.. code-block:: console
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Compute node
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The above method is great for light work like checking results but if you want to do heavier work with a graphical application then you need to use a compute node. When you've logged into the the virtual desktop :ref:`like above <virtual_desktop>`, you then request resources on a compute node using the `salloc <https://slurm.schedmd.com/salloc.html>`_ command. This takes the same options as the ``srun`` and ``sbatch`` commands so this should be familiar, here is an example:
The above method is great for light work like checking results but if you want to do heavier work with a graphical application then you need to use a compute node. When you've logged into the the virtual desktop and opened up a new terminal within the virtual desktop, :ref:`like above <virtual_desktop>`, you then request resources on a compute node using the `salloc <https://slurm.schedmd.com/salloc.html>`_ command. This takes the same options as the ``srun`` and ``sbatch`` commands so this should be familiar, here is an example:

.. code-block:: console
:caption: this describes one node, one tasks and eight CPU cores for four hours
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