We are thrilled to announce that our vsscli-demo.eis.utoronto.ca server has undergone a significant upgrade, bringing with it a host of exciting new features and improvements. As of today, our server is now running on the latest version of FreeBSD 14, along with Python 3.11.
This upgrade also brings autocompletion features out of the box, making it easier than ever to navigate the command-line interface.
What does this mean for you?
With this upgrade, you can expect:
Improved performance and stability, thanks to the latest version of FreeBSD 14.
Enhanced security features, including the latest security patches and updates.
Faster and more efficient execution of the command line interface, thanks to Python 3.11
Autocompletion features enabled by default, making it easier to navigate the CLI.
How to login?
To take advantage of these new features and improvements, simply log in with your ITS Private Cloud account using ssh to vsscli-demo.eis.utoronto.ca or via https to https://vss-cli.eis.utoronto.ca start using the server. If you have any questions or need assistance, our team is always here to help.
We are excited to announce the following features and improvements to the ITS Private Cloud and Billing services - all designed to enhance your experience and streamline your computing needs:
Announcements
The ITS Private Cloud AI powered Assistant has joined the vss-cli
We are thrilled to announce that UTORcloudy, our AI-powered assistant, has now integrated with the vss-cli! With the latest release of vss-cli v2024.7.0, you can now leverage the power of AI to get instant answers to your questions about virtual machine management, guidelines, and how-to articles. More info UTORcloudy, the ITS Private Cloud AI powered Assistant has joined the vss-cli
Artificial Intelligence
Prompt Engineering Part 2
In the evolving field of prompt engineering, mastering intermediate techniques is essential for tackling more complex problems and optimizing the capabilities of language models. Here, we delve into some key methods to enhance your prompt engineering skills. Prompt Engineering Part 2: Mastering Intermediate Techniques
Deploy Danswer for AI powered Virtual Assistants on the ITS Private Cloud
Danswer is the AI Assistant that can be connected to many sources like Atlassian Confluence, Sharepoint, Slack, web, files, MS Teams and many more sources. It performs retrieval of documents, generates embeddings and stores them locally. Once a query comes in, a semantic similarity search is performed and the most relevant results are passed to the LLM instead of full documents, by doing this, noise to the model is reduced (System Overview).How-to deploy Danswer for AI powered Virtual Assistants on the ITS Private Cloud
Command Line Interface
v2024.7.0
assist command to interact with the ITS Private Cloud Assistant, UTORcloudy.
vss-cli assist
make sure to get the VSS_GPT_TOKEN from our team and then store it in your configuration file as follows:
vss-cli configure set gpt_token <your_token>
docs updates to client note management documentation
How-to articles
Enable Multi-Factor authentication on the ITS Private Cloud VPN
Starting from June 25, 2024, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be available for the ITS Private Cloud VPN (VSS VPN). This added security measure is optional but strongly recommended to enhance the security between users and the ITS Private Cloud management interfaces. Follow this how-to and get your VPN account securedHow-to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on the ITS Private Cloud VPN (VSS VPN)
Track requests with the vss-cli
The vss-cli is a powerful command-line tool designed to help manage ITS Private Cloud resources efficiently. This guide provides an overview of how to use the vss-cli to track request status and details, manage VM change requests, and more. Get familiar with the command and options available to track your vm requests efficientlyHow-to track requests with the ITS Command Line Interface vss-cli
End Point Protection Program with SentinelOne
The ITS Private Cloud recommends the deployment of S1 on your virtual instances for an additional layer of visibility and security to your virtual servers. How-to install SentinelOne (S1) for Endpoint Protection
Virtual Machine Cost Calculator
Optional notes field
For your convenience, a new optional field has been added to store relevant notes in an estimate. The field contents is shown in the preview table and the PDF export.
We are thrilled to announce that UTORcloudy, our AI-powered assistant, has now integrated with the vss-cli! With the latest release of vss-cli v2024.7.0, you can now leverage the power of AI to get instant answers to your questions about virtual machine management, guidelines, and how-to articles.
The AI assistant, powered by Danswer and llama3, is designed to provide you with accurate and reliable information, all while staying within the boundaries of our knowledge base. As a result, you can trust that the answers you receive will be backed by credible sources and citations.
Make sure to upgrade the vss-cli to v2024.7.0.
To get started with the command assist, you'll need to obtain a VSS_GPT_TOKEN from our team. Once you have the token, you can store it in the vss-cli configuration file using the following command:
vss-cli configure set gpt_token <your_token>
With this integration, you'll have access to a wealth of information at your fingertips, all while ensuring that your data remains secure and within the University of Toronto's ITS Private Cloud infrastructure.
We're excited to see the impact this will have on your workflow and look forward to hearing your feedback!
See it in action below: