Getting Access

In order to run containers on VERNE, you will need an account with the National Research Platform and you will need to be added to a namespace. A namespace allows its members to share access to containers, enabling collaboration.

In addition to the written directions below, we’ve recorded a video walkthrough for getting an account and requesting access to a namespace.

Creating a National Research Platform Portal Account

The National Research Platform (NRP) portal will automatically create you an account once you login with your SDSUid. Follow these steps to sign into the NRP portal:

1. Navigate to https://portal.nrp-nautilus.io/
2. Click Login in the top right corner
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3. You will be greeted by a CILogon page
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4. Click the dropdown in the Identity Provider section and search for “San Diego State University”
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5. Click the checkbox for “Remember this selection”
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6. Click Log On
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7. You will be greeted by the SDSU Login page
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8. Enter your SDSU credentials
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9. Click Login
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10. Complete the DUO MFA (this example used a DUO Push Notification)
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11. You should now be redirected to the NRP Portal and you should see your SDSUid in the top right corner
    • Note: You may not see as many options in the top navigation, as the screenshot below is from an admin account
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12. Read and accept the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at the home page
    • Note: You’ll need to re-accept this policy every 12 months to maintain your access
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13. Verify that you’ve agreed to the AUP
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Congratulations! You now have an NRP account and you’re one step closer to running containers.

NRP Portal tasks:

1. Peruse the namespaces
   • It may be easiest to use your browser’s find tool (ctrl + f / cmd + f)
   • Search for “sdsu-“ to see SDSU related namespaces
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2. Download your kube config
   • You will need to sign in with CILogon again
   • The file should download and you should see the following screen
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   • Open your terminal and run the following command:
     • mkdir ~/.kube
   • Copy your config file into the ~/.kube folder (replace the path below for your config file):
     • cp ~/Downloads/config ~/.kube/config
   • Check to make sure your config file copied successfully:
     • ls ~/.kube

Requesting Access to a Namespace

Now that you have signed into the NRP Portal, the Research and Cyberinfrastructure team can add you to a namespace which will allow you to run containers on VERNE.

Submit the Research Cyberinfrastructure Consultation ServiceNow form with the following:

1. Request Type should be “Software Factory Containerization”
2. In the “Please provide a description of your request” indicate the name of the namespace you want created, or specify an existing one you wish to be added to
   • Note: All namespaces will be pre-fixed with “sdsu-“
3. Click Request

After you submit the form a member of the Research and Cyberinfrastructure team will follow up and add you to the desired namespace.

Next Steps

Once you have an NRP account and have been added to a namespace, continue to the Getting Started page to run your first container on VERNE.

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