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General Questions About IDAS

What is IDAS?

The Interactive Data Analytics Service (IDAS) is provided by the University of Iowa Information Technology Services - Research Services (ITS-RS). IDAS supports large-scale and collaborative data analytics using interactive tools such as RStudio for R and Jupyter Notebook for Python, R, and Julia. Users will benefit from High Performance Computing (HPC) resources while performing their interactive data analysis tasks. 

If you are new to IDAS or interactive data analytics, please take a look at the information on this page: Introduction to Interactive Data Analytics for New Users.

What tools are available for use in IDAS?

IDAS currently supports RStudio for R, and Jupyter Notebook for Python, R, and Julia. A command line interface is also available. Research users can mount their Argon homes and LSS shares in IDAS.

How do I request an account?

Please see the information on Requesting An IDAS Account.

Who is eligible to use IDAS?

Current University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students can request to use IDAS for research and teaching.

Is there any fee to use IDAS?

There is currently no fee to use IDAS for current University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students.

I'm new to Jupyter Hub and/or RStudio. How do I use IDAS?

Please see the information on Using IDAS.

Are my data backed up on IDAS?

Data on IDAS are NOT backed up. Please regularly download your data, codes, and other files from your IDAS account to your own device. Research users can also store their data on LSS shares and mount their LSS shares in IDAS.

What other computing services can be used with IDAS?

Research users can mount their Argon homes and LSS shares in IDAS. Once you have a research account, you can choose to mount your Argon home or LSS shares when you log in to IDAS. For more information about spawning an IDAS research instance, please see Accessing IDAS for Research Use.

Can I connect to Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) from IDAS?

No, RDSS is not accessible from IDAS. 

Is IDAS approved to be used with restricted data?

IDAS is currently permitted to be used with Public and University/Internal data only. Please see the Data Classification Guide to IT Services for more information, including definitions of different data types and a table of IT services and the types of data permitted with them. 

Whom do I contact if I have further questions?

Please reach out to Cody B Johnson and Giang Rudderham at research-computing@uiowa.edu. Support is generally available Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.