Configuring GCE presets
When users launch a job to run on CLC Genomics Cloud Engine via a CLC Server, they select from the available GCE presets. These presets are configured by the CLC Server, as described below. The presets define characteristics relevant to the submission of jobs to a CLC Genomics Cloud Engine, such as what machine size the job should be run on and whether results should be downloaded from AWS automatically. Optionally, a job tag can be specified for a cloud preset. If this is done, that tag is then added to all jobs submitted using that cloud preset. Tags are among the information that can be viewed when using the Cloud Job Search tool in a CLC Workbench with the Cloud Plugin installed.
By default, presets are available for all users of the CLC Server. Access to a given preset can be restricted to specific groups using options available under the "Global permissions" tab in the CLC Server web administrative interface.
To create or edit existing GCE presets, log into the CLC Server web administrative interface and go to:
Extensions (
) | CLC Genomics Cloud Engine (
) | GCE presets
Click on the Add New GCE Preset... button. The preset name is what the user of client software will see when they choose a preset to use. The "GCE executor name" drop-down menu provides a list of the instance types defined by the CLC Genomics Cloud Engine administrator. Select one of these to associate with this preset. Optionally, provide a job tag.
The "Result handling" setting defines whether all results of jobs run using that preset should be automatically downloaded from AWS S3 to the CLC Server. Whether or not you specify that results should be automatically downloaded, results can be downloaded later using the Cloud Job Search tool in a CLC Workbench. Using that tool, results can also be selectively downloaded.