What is a pool?
A pool is a collection of virtual machines or VDIs. VMs are in essence machines that exist on a server, instead of under you desk. The pools define the hardware these VMs will run on.
Pools
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UiO Windows Desktop | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPU cores: |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
CPU speed: |
3.00 GHz | 3.00 GHz | 3.00 GHz | 3.00 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
RAM: |
4 GB |
8 GB |
12 GB |
24 GB |
128 GB |
Software |
Basic | Expanded | Expanded | Expanded | Expanded |
All of the pools above can also be delivered with GPU, a Graphics Processing Unit. This allows for faster editing of video and specialized software. Some applications require this.
Pools with a GPU get the suffix "+"
It is important that you are aware of the hardware you need for the tasks you are doing. There is, for example, no need to use VMs from the Platinum pool to edit Word documents. It will also be difficult to do heavy calculations on VMs from the Silver pool. This is important because more powerful pools consume more resources.