> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to run nTop in the cloud using Rescale

## Objective:

Learn how to run nTop in the cloud using Rescale.

## Applies to:

* Cloud computing
* nTop
* Rescale

## Procedure:

nTop has partnered with [Rescale](https://www.rescale.com/), a cloud hosting company, to offer cloud computing for nTop. There are two options for using nTop on Rescale, either as a virtual desktop or batch cloud computing.

## How to use Rescale as a virtual desktop:

* Select Desktops and press the "Create a new Desktop" button

![The Rescale Desktops menu. The image is highlighting the Create New Desktop button.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408104706067.png)

* Name your desktop session and choose nTop GUI as your software. You can also choose which version of nTop to run.

![Creating a new desktop allows you to name your new desktop session. You can then select nTop as a software on the desktop.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408104740371.png)

* Choose your hardware. Rescale offers a virtual desktop for nTop with the following specifications:
  * Physical Cores: 8 Intel Xeon (Broadwell)
  * GPU: NVIDIA Tesla M60
  * Memory: 122 GB
  * Windows, SSD

![The available desktop that Rescale offers to run nTop.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408098133523.png)

* Provisioning the machine and attaching the software takes about ten minutes. Once this is done you can launch the desktop by clicking on the blue desktop button.

![An active desktop for nTop that was successfully set up. You can launch the desktop using the blue computer monitor button.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408098164371.png)

* Virtual desktop is now available in your browser. Select the nTop icon on the desktop to get started.
* Open up nTop and enter your credentials to log in and get started. If you normally use a local license, you can still log in with your credentials because every local license comes with a matching cloud license.

![A virtual rescale desktop with the nTop login window open.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408104793875.png)

* To upload files to the virtual desktop, navigate to the "Files" menu. Drag and drop files from your local machine into the interface to upload your files.

![You can upload files to your Rescale desktop using the files menu.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408116517395.png)

* To access your files on the virtual desktop, click on the “Cloud Files” icon within the virtual desktop. This brings up the “Files” browser with your files in cloud storage.

![The Cloud Files desktop icon, indicating that you can use it for accessing your uploaded files.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408111278483.png)

* Navigate to the file and select the download button. You'll then be prompted to save the file to the “Download” folder on your virtual desktop.
* Now you are ready to use nTop in a virtual desktop environment. Don't forget to terminate your desktop session once you are done so you don't run up hardware costs.

## How to use Rescale to run a batch job:

* Navigate to the Jobs menu and click "Create New Job"

![Select the Jobs icon on the Rescale site. Then select Create New Job.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408098235795.png)

* Upload your nTop file (\*.ntop)
* Upload a JSON file with the input parameters you want to use in the Notebook
* Name your Job

![Provide a name for your batch job and then upload the necessary files to run the job.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408104891795.png)

* Choose nTop, the version you want, and provide Command line options. An example of what needs to be in the command line is below:

```
0:/3.6.4/ntopcl.exe -j input.json -v2 -s -u [username@email.com](mailto:username@email.com) -w xxxxxxx Your-nTop-model.ntop
```

* 0:/3.6.4/ntopcl.exe is the path on the provisioned machine
* input.json is the name of the JSON file you uploaded that contains the input parameters
* -v2 sets the verbosity of the output to warnings, errors, and runtime progress
* -s overwrites the provided \*.ntop file with the results
* -u and -w specify your nTop username and password
* Your-nTop-model.ntop is the name of your nTop file

![Configuring the Software Settings for nTop before running the batch.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408098381459.png)

* Select Hardware Settings
  * Select the number of cores you want and choose your virtual machine

![Configuring the hardware settings before running the job.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408104990355.png)

* Hit Submit
* Your machine is then provisioned and your job is started. Once it is done, you receive an email updating you of the status of your job

![The status tab of the batch job. This page shows a Job Log indicating when items are running and completed.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408105018771.png)

* Navigate to the Results window to download your results back to your machine

![You can use the Results tab to access the completed jobs and download the results.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/system-requirements/4408098473363.png)

Feel free to reach out to your Sales associate or Support if you are interested in learning more about nTop and Rescale.

## Keywords:

*cloud virtual browser rescale computing HPC desktop*