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The Rapid Access Cloud
Cybera operates the Rapid Access Cloud, an an OpenStack-based cloud providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), which allows users to create and manage virtual servers in any configuration desired. The virtualized cloud environment supports several operating systems (e.g. Ubuntu, Windows) and makes it easy to scale up and down resources. It also offers object and volume storage, accommodating further use cases.
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For frequently asked questions regarding RAC, please see here.
Instances / VMs
"Instances" are another word to describe a virtual machine (VM) that runs in the Rapid Access Cloud. It is provisioned with a set of specifications not unlike traditional bare-metal hardware, with processors, memory, and storage being the primary configurable elements. The Rapid Access Cloud utilizes "flavors" – or pre-configured templates – that determine the number of virtual CPU (vCPU), available memory (RAM), and disk space to determine the size of an instance.
OpenStack
OpenStack is is a free and open-source software platform for cloud computing, composed of interrelated components and services. The two most heavily used OpenStack services in the Rapid Access Cloud are:
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For more information regarding the basic use of RAC, please see here. For more resources about RAC, follow the additional links at this page.
IP addresses
Once a VFS instance is created, it will have three ports (also known as virtual NICs):
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Access to the Rapid Access Cloud is provided by third-party Federated identity providers: Google Identity Platform and Canadian Access Federation.
If you already have an existing Google account, proceed to creating a Rapid Access Cloud account at rac-portal.cybera.ca and click Sign in using Google, otherwise create an account with Google at accounts.google.com/SignUp.
Canadian Access Federation: Canadian Access Federation (CAF) permits member institutions a single sign-on (SSO) solution for access to network and network resources across Canada. Please check the list of participating institutions to see if you can use the “Federated Single Sign-On” option at rac-portal.cybera.ca.
VFS users, during the onboarding process, will be assigned to either the Edmonton or the Calgary Rapid Access Cloud region. To log in to their account, users can choose either the Edmonton or Calgary region at cloud.cybera.ca, depending on which region has been assigned to them as primary.