diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/overview.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/overview.md index df98127158af3af36724cb3f9d20acf483eeb8af..5e0ba559f366714332bebe1b6a0f1a861e69d090 100644 --- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/overview.md +++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/overview.md @@ -1,37 +1,175 @@ -# Application for Login and Resources +# Application for HPC Resources -In order to use the ZIH systems installed at ZIH, a project application form has to be filled in. -The HPC project manager should hold a professorship (university) or head a research group. You may -also apply for a "Schnupperaccount" (trial account) for one year to find out if the machine is -useful for your application. +##### This section provides you with guidelines how to +- apply for resources to use the HPC system -> [application workflow](./project_request_form.md) +- manage members and their access to the project -> [User management for project leaders](./project_management.md) +<br> +##### Below you will find the information about: -Another possible use case is to request resources for a course. +- [NHR-center](#nhr-center) +- [Acknowledgment in Publications](#acknowledgment-in-publications) +- [Terms of Use](#terms-of-use) -To learn more about applying for a project or a course, check the following page: -[https://tu-dresden.de/zih/hochleistungsrechnen/zugang][1] -## HPC-Login -### Get Access without an existing ZIH Login +## NHR-center +In order to use the HPC systems installed at ZIH, it is necessary to apply for the resources. +The applicant (HPC project manager) is required to have a doctorate/PhD. +It is possible to apply to different [project types](/project_request_form.md) depending on the project requirements. -To use the resources, you need a valid ZIH login. To get a ZIH login and the access to HPC, -please use the [HPC login application form][2]. +However, the [application workflow](/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/project_request_form.md) is for all types identical. -### Get Access with a valid ZIH Login +Since 2021, HPC at universities has been restructured by the [NHR network](https://www.nhr-verein.de/). +The network consists of nine centers, which operate the systems and offer +a coordinated consulting service on the methodological competence of scientific HPC. +The aim is to provide scientists at German universities with computing capacity +for their research and to strengthen their skills in the efficient use of this resource. + + +!!! Info "Researchers with a doctorate from universities or universities of applied sciences in Germany are eligible to apply" + + We particularly invite researchers to apply with + research projects related to our focus topics: + + * Life Sciences + * Earth System Science + * Methods for big data and data analysis and + management + * Machine Learning + * Tiered storage architectures and I/O optimization + * Performance and energy efficiency analysis and + optimization + * Research projects not related to our focus topics + but from Universities within Saxony. + + We recommend **all other researchers** to review the + focus topics of the remaining + [NHR centers](https://www.nhr-verein.de/anwendungsunterstuetzung) and apply to the most suitable for + your research topic. + Working at the specialized NHR center related to your + research topic, provides you with the advantage of + receiving topic specific support. -When you have a valid ZIH login, there are two possibilities for you: Either the manager or -administrator of a HPC project needs to add you as a member of this project via the -[manager view](project_management.md), or you have to -[apply for a project](project_request_form.md). ## Acknowledgment in Publications +To provide you with modern and powerful HPC systems in future as well, we have to show that these +systems help to advance research. For that purpose we rely on your help. In most cases, the results +of your computations are used for presentations and publications, especially in peer-reviewed +magazines, journals, and conference proceedings. We kindly ask you to mention the HPC resource usage +in the acknowledgment section of all publications that are based on granted HPC resources of the +[NHR-center at TU Dresden][4]. + We kindly ask you to mention the HPC resource usage in the acknowledgment section of all publications that are based on granted HPC resources of the TU Dresden. -!!! info "Acknowledgment Examples" - We provide some [acknowledgment examples](acknowledgement.md) that show you how to do that. +We provide some acknowledgment examples below. +<br> + +**Examples:** + +??? note "Standard case" + + The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time + made available to them on + the high-performance computer <XY> at the NHR Center of + TU Dresden. This center is jointly + supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and + Research and the state governments + participating in the NHR + (www.nhr-verein.de/ unsere-partner). + + +??? note "Two NHR centers" + + The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time + made available to them on + the high-performance computers <XY> and <YZ> at the NHR + Centers at TU Dresden and <YZ>. + These centers are jointly supported by the Federal + Ministry of Education and Research + and the state governments participating in the NHR + (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner). + + +??? note "German" + + Die Autoren bedanken sich für die ihnen zur Verfügung + gestellte Rechenzeit auf + dem Hochleistungsrechner <XY> am NHR-Zentrum der TU + Dresden. Dieses wird gemeinsam durch + das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung und den + am NHR beteiligten + Landesregierungen (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner) + unterstützt. + + +## Terms of Use + + +!!! attention + + Only the German version of the *Terms of Use* is binding. + +These new Terms of Use are valid from April 1, 2018: [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf][1] + +The key points are are: + +- For support reasons, we store your contact data according to our [identity management system][9]. + (Will be anonymized at least 15 months after the cancellation of the HPC login.) + The data of the HPC project (incl. contact of project leader) will be kept for + further reference. + -Our HPC resources may only be used according to the project description. +- Responsibilities for the project leader: + - She has to assign a team member with an HPC login as the technical project + administrator. She can do this herself if she has a login at our systems. + - The project leader or the administrator will have to add/remove members to + their project. She has access to accounting data for her project. +- These issues cover the data storage in our systems: + - Please work in the scratch filesystems. + - Upon request, the project leader or the administrator can be given access + to a user's directory. + - The scratch filesystems (`/tmp`, `/scratch`, `/lustre/ssd`) are for + temporary use only. After a certain time, files may be removed + automatically (for `/tmp` after 7 days, parallel `/scratch`: after 100 days). + - Before a user leaves a project the leader/administrator has to store away + worthy data. For this, the storage services of ZIH (long term storage, + intermediate archive) can be used. +- Project termination (**new**) + - At project's end, jobs cannot be submitted and started any longer. + - Logins are valid for 30 more days for saving data. + - Hundred days after project termination, it's files will be deleted in + the HPC filesystems. +- The HPC user agrees to follow the instructions and hints of the support + team. In case of non-compliance, she can be disabled for the batch system + or banned from the system. + +- Working with logs and HPC performance data (**new**) + - For HPC related research ZIH will collect and analyze + performance data. Anonymized, it might be shared with research partners. + - Log data will be kept for long term analyzes. + +These key points are only a brief summary. If in doubt, please consult the German original. + +## History + +| Valid | Document | +|:--------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------| +| 1 April 2018 - | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf][5] | +| 1 October 2016 - 31 March 2018 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf][6] | +| 5 June 2014 - 30 September 2016 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf][7] | + +- Not binding translation in english: [Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf][8] + + + [1]: https://tu-dresden.de/zih/hochleistungsrechnen/zugang [2]: https://selfservice.zih.tu-dresden.de/index.php/hpclogin/noLogin [3]: https://selfservice.zih.tu-dresden.de/l/index.php/hpclogin +[4]: https://tu-dresden.de/zih/hochleistungsrechnen/nhr-center +[5]: misc/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf?t=1520317028 +[6]: misc/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf +[7]: misc/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf +[8]: misc/Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf +[9]: https://tu-dresden.de/zih/dienste/service-katalog/zugangsvoraussetzung