If you are expecting a large number of students to be using the platform all at once (for example a quiz or an exam) you can utilize the Schedule Event feature to ensure an appropriate number of run servers are available based on the expected attendance.
Note: Currently the feature is enabled for an entire Organization on a per-request basis.
Schedule Event
To create a scheduled event, from the Course page, navigate to the Class tab. And select the Schedule Event button.
A modal will appear and request information for the following fields:
Assignment name
Select the Assignment
Part name
Select the specific Part of the Assignment
Title of the event
e.g. “Midterm Exam”
Date of the event
Time of the event
Event must be scheduled at 15 minutes ahead of when students are expedted to attend
Expected number of attendees
There is a cap on event attendance:
200 users for parts not using GPU machines
50 user for parts that are using GPU machines
Once you have filled out all the fields select Save.
10 minutes before the scheduled event time, an appropriate number of run servers matching the expected attendance will be launched, ensuring that our infrastructure is ready and able to handle the sudden influx of users.
There can only be one scheduled event for a course at a time, in which case the existing event can be modified or deleted.