The name
Course pages, syllabi, and support replies will say PARASOL. Older material that says DSMLP is still correct.
PARASOL is the new name for DSMLP, the Data Science and Machine Learning Platform, and it takes in the research work that ran as the Research Cluster. If you used DSMLP or Datahub before, you do not need to do anything. Your account, your files, and your commands work as before.
- What you need to do
- Nothing
- Login node
dsmlp-login.ucsd.edu- Reservation app
- reserve.dsmlp.ucsd.edu
- Support
- parasol@ucsd.edu, research work included; Research IT also at rcd-support@ucsd.edu
What Stays the Same¶
| You use | It is still |
|---|---|
| Datahub in a browser | datahub.ucsd.edu, with your UC San Diego sign-in |
| The login node | dsmlp-login.ucsd.edu |
| The reservation app | reserve.dsmlp.ucsd.edu |
| Launch scripts | launch.sh, launch-scipy-ml.sh, and the other launch commands, with the same flags |
| Your files | The same home directories, shared workspace space, and datasets |
| Workspaces and quotas | The same course, lab, and project workspaces, with the same limits |
| The ITS Service Desk | support.ucsd.edu |
| Research IT, for research work | rcd-support@ucsd.edu, alongside parasol@ucsd.edu |
| Policy | The same conditions of use, in Policy |
You will still see the old name
Hostnames, container labels, and system messages still say dsmlp. Command
output on the cluster also uses the old name. Both names refer to the same
platform.
What Changes¶
The support address
Questions about the platform go to parasol@ucsd.edu.
Research work
Research that ran as the Research Cluster is part of PARASOL, on the same cluster, with the same tools and support as instruction. Coursework comes first in peak weeks. Questions go to parasol@ucsd.edu, and Research IT also answers them at rcd-support@ucsd.edu.
The documentation home
Every page of the DSMLP documentation is on this site too, at the same address, alongside the guides for each audience.
GPU capacity
Four new GPU servers arrive in Winter 2027. See Why PARASOL.
Where the Old Documentation Went¶
Each page of the DSMLP documentation has a matching page here, at the same address. The Documentation index keeps the same seven topics, and the audience guides are under Get Started.
| DSMLP documentation | PARASOL page |
|---|---|
| Overview | How PARASOL Works |
| Teaching with Datahub and DSMLP | Teaching with Datahub and PARASOL |
| Research on DSMLP | Research on PARASOL |
| Other audience guides | The same titles under Get Started |
| Technical documentation | The same titles under Documentation |
When the DSMLP documentation site is retired, each of its addresses will forward to the same address here, so course materials that link to the old addresses keep working.
The Glossary¶
The Glossary defines PARASOL and Datahub, and lists DSMLP and the Research Cluster under Former Names.