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The minimum computer specification for installing the DataSHIELD training environment is:
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Download and install VirtualBox
- Download VirtualBox from here.
- Double click on the downloaded executable file and click
Next
andYes
to install the default settings.
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Download and install the Opal tutorial servers
Download the Opal servers (synthetic data are included)
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These Opal servers are 1-2 GB in size and may take some time to download. |
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You may see a network error warning, this is because the file is too big to preview in Google Drive. To continue, press the
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Import the Opal tutorial servers into VirtualBox
- To install each Opal tutorial server, select
File
from the top menu and thenImport Appliance...
, browse to each downloaded tutorial file and install. - When you are finished, the VirtualBox main interface should show the two Opal servers.
Configure the network
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Setting up the VirtualBox network adapter
- Select one of the Virtual Machines (VMs) and click on the orange cog settings on the top bar, right hand portion of the screen.
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- Ensure Configure Adapter Manually is checked and
- IPv4 address: 192.168.56.1
- IPv4 Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
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Starting the Opal Servers
Start the Opal Servers
To start an Opal server, open VirtualBox ,click on a server and click on the green arrow that says Start
(or just double click on the Opal server name).
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The Opal web interface
- This is a simple check to tell if the VMs have started.
- By going to the Opal web interface by opening a web browser and typing the IP address of each:
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username: administrator password: datashield_test& |
Install DataSHIELD client packages
Install R and Rstudio
Install the DataSHIELD client package (in R or R Studio)
- Install DataSHIELD dependencies:
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Shutting down the Opal Servers
When you have finished your analysis, to shutdown the Opal server:
- click the cross at the top right of the window. This will give you a list of options for how to shutdown the machine:
- Select Send the shutdown signal.
Keeping up to date
Please see our keeping up to date wiki page in the user/analyst support section.
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