The Galaxy Test instance is available at http://test.g2.bx.psu.edu/. Test is the Beta site for the Galaxy Main instance. Main is the primary free public Galaxy instance. Test is also free and public, and is a testbed where tools and framework functions are functionally and experimentally reviewed.

Test changes frequently and we don't actually guarantee things will work or that data/histories/workflows/visualizations will be persistent (even when saved in an account). Some new tools on Test will eventually be promoted to Main, but others will not. Backwards and forwards compatibility of data and tools on Test with data and tools on Main, in a Distribution, or from the Tool Shed should not be expected.

If you get an error on Test, there are many possible reasons for it. You might try running again, to make sure that some other change on test didn't interfere (updates occur frequently). If you do find out what went wrong (a specific bug in the tool wrapper/config) please do let us know.

Information about Test

The Learn pages include information on how to use Test, Main, and most other Galaxy instances. Also see:

• Datasets

• Disk Quotas

See Big Picture/Choices for more on other choices for using and running Galaxy.

User data and job quotas

Monitoring data use

Exceeding quotas will prevent new jobs from running, but Galaxy users can monitor and manage datasets in several ways:

1. Percent of quota limit used by a user account is noted in the top right corner of the Galaxy interface within a bar icon.

2. Exact total user data size and quota limit is noted on the page: User → Preferences (top menu bar).

3. Size of individual histories is listed on the page: Options → Saved Histories (left history pane's menu).

4. Size of individual datasets can be found within a dataset's expanded box either written directly under the dataset's name and/or by viewing the dataset's Details (click on View Details icon ).

Test server user interface:

User Account Quotas

How will I know if my quota has been exceeded?

Data

A red message indicating that the user data quota has been exceeded will be displayed at the top of the left history pane. Any new jobs queued will remain in the status "waiting to run" (colored gray) until the data size is within the quota limits.

Jobs

Any jobs queued after the limit of 4 has been met will remain in the status "waiting to run" (colored grey) until job quota is met.

When can I run jobs on the Test instance again?

Data

Reduce the amount of data in your account. Start with removing any Histories that are no longer needed on the Options → Saved Histories form and the option Delete Permanently. More information about data is covered on the Managing Datasets wiki.

Jobs

To gain access to the test server again, no user action is needed. When your existing jobs complete and number less than 4, new jobs will be added to the queue to execute (maximum of 4 concurrent).

Special Use

Testing

If you are involved with scientific or functional testing of a new Galaxy tool, please send an email to mailto://galaxy-bugs@bx.psu.edu to discuss options for data resources and a potential temporary quota increase.

Developers and Administrators

New Admin features have been added and more are planned for in the near term. Details explained in: Disk Quotas. Feedback about the implementation of quota management is welcomed at the mailing list galaxy-dev@bx.psu.edu.

Quotas at the Galaxy Main public instance

See Main.