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Platform For AI:Access and manage DSW in the console

Last Updated:Dec 10, 2025

This topic describes how to access a Data Science Workshop (DSW) instance from the console. It also introduces the features of the DSW instance interface and explains how to stop, release, and change an instance.

Access an instance from the console

The PAI console provides a visual interface to monitor and manage all your instances. Accessing a DSW instance from the console is simpler than connecting remotely and requires no complex network or permission configurations. DSW also provides features such as resource usage monitoring and the DSW Gallery.

  1. Log on to the PAI console.

  2. In the left navigation pane, click Workspaces. On the Workspaces page, click the name of the target workspace.

  3. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the region where you want to use the service.

  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Model Training > Data Science Workshop (DSW).

  5. Optional: On the Data Science Workshop (DSW) page, enter an instance name or keyword in the search box to find the instance.

  6. Click Open in the Actions column of the target DSW instance.

  7. Perform the required operations in the DSW interface.

DSW interface

The following table describes the main areas of the DSW instance interface.

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Area

Description

Top menu bar

Left toolbar

Notebook tools

View and modify the current instance configuration, including Basic Information, Image, and Resources

Notebook: An interactive programming environment to write and run code, read data, develop algorithms, and train or deploy models

WebIDE: A browser-based integrated development environment that supports all Notebook features and provides additional development tools for complex software projects

Terminal: A command-line interface to install packages, manage the file system, access server resources, and run shell scripts

Resource Usage: View the current CPU and memory usage

Common instance management operations

You can manage DSW instances as shown in the following figure.

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Area ①

In Area ①, click the DSW instance name to navigate to the instance details page. On this page, you can view and modify the basic information and configuration of the DSW instance.

  • In the Basic Information section, you can modify the instance name.

  • On the Events tab, you can view events related to the DSW instance.

  • On the Lifecycle tab, you can view the details of the instance lifecycle.

  • Click Make Public to make the DSW instance visible to other members in the workspace. After you make an instance public, other members can access it.

    Important

    An instance that is made public cannot be made private again. Proceed with caution.

  • Click Change Configuration to modify resource information, the environment context, and network configurations.

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Area ②

In Area ②, you can view and copy the DSW instance ID.

Area ③

In Area ③, hover over the area to view details about the instance lifecycle and resource type.

Area ④

In Area ④, you can perform the following operations on the target DSW instance:

  • Open a DSW instance

    Click Open to navigate to the DSW instance page.

  • Stop a DSW instance

    Click Stop to stop the DSW instance.

    Important
    • If a DSW instance created with a Dedicated Resource Group does not have a dataset mounted, it uses its built-in System Disk for temporary storage. Stopping or deleting this instance deletes the data, and it cannot be recovered. Proceed with caution.

    • For a DSW instance created with a Public Resource Group, the attached free Cloud Disk saves your environment after the instance is stopped. However, if the instance is not restarted within 15 days of being stopped, the Cloud Disk environment is released.

    • If the System Disk was expanded when the DSW instance was created, the System Disk continues to incur charges after the instance is stopped. To stop all billing, delete the instance. Before deleting the instance, back up all necessary data.

  • Start a DSW instance

    Click Start to restart a stopped instance. After you start the instance, wait for its Status to change from Starting to Running. This indicates that the DSW instance is running.

  • Create an image

    Click Create Image and follow the on-screen instructions to save the environment of the running DSW instance as an image in ACR Personal Edition or Enterprise Edition. You can then use this image to create other instances.

  • Change configuration

    Click Change Configuration to modify resource information, the environment context, and network configurations.

  • Configure a scheduled shutdown

    Click Configure Scheduled Shutdown. In the dialog box that appears, enable Enable Scheduled Shutdown and set a Shutdown Time. The system automatically stops the DSW instance at the specified time. You can also configure an automatic instance reclamation policy in the Scheduling Center of the workspace.

Area ⑤

Click image, and then click Delete to delete the DSW instance.

Important

A deleted instance cannot be recovered. Proceed with caution.