diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/Access.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/Access.md index f673950adf912e0428acaaca7e72d693f8a05f68..b3bc9340471c02fd49153f25b8f3ed03b7d06a11 100644 --- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/Access.md +++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/Access.md @@ -1,138 +1,111 @@ # Project Application for using the High Performance Computers -In order to use the HPC systems installed at ZIH, an application form -has to be filled in. The project applications are reviewed by the -[Scientific Advisory -Board](https://tu-dresden.de/zih/die-einrichtung/wissenschaftlicher-beirat) -of the ZIH. The approval of the requested resources is always valid for -one year. The project duration for your project can span more than one -year, but the resources will be granted for each year individually. - -**The HPC project manager should hold a professorship (university) or -head a research group. The project manager is called to inform the ZIH -about any changes according the staff of the project (retirements, a -change to another institute).\<br /> (That is also regarding trial -accounts. And also trial accounts have to fill in the application -form.)\<br />** - -It is invariably possible to apply for more/different resources. Whether -additional resources are granted or not depends on the current -allocations and on the availablility of the installed systems. - -The terms of use of the HPC systems are only \<a href="TermsOfUse" -target="\_blank" title="NutzungsbedingungenHPC">available in German\</a> -- at the moment. +In order to use the HPC systems installed at ZIH, an application form has to be filled in. The +project applications are reviewed by the +[Scientific Advisory Board](https://tu-dresden.de/zih/die-einrichtung/wissenschaftlicher-beirat) +of the ZIH. The approval of the requested resources is always valid for one year. The project +duration for your project can span more than one year, but the resources will be granted for each +year individually. + +**The HPC project manager should hold a professorship (university) or head a research group. The +project manager is called to inform the ZIH about any changes according the staff of the project +(retirements, a change to another institute).\<br /> (That is also regarding trial accounts. And +also trial accounts have to fill in the application form.)\<br />** + +It is invariably possible to apply for more/different resources. Whether additional resources are +granted or not depends on the current allocations and on the availablility of the installed systems. + +The terms of use of the HPC systems are only [available in German](TermsOfUse.md) - at the +moment. ## Online Project Application -You may also apply for the "Schnupperaccount" (trial account) of up to -43.000 CPU hours for one year (3500 CPUh per month). If you would like -to continue after this, a **complete project application** is required -(see below). - -For obtaining access to the machines, the following forms have to be -filled in: 1 an [online -application](https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/) form for the -project (one form per project). The data will be stored automatically in -a database.\<br />\<br /> 1 Users/guests at TU Dresden without a -ZIH-login have to fill in the following \<a -href="<http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/ZIH_HPC_login_eng.pdf>" -target="\_blank" title="Login High Performance Computers">pdf\</a> -additionally. \<br />TUD-external Users fill please \<a -href="<http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/ZIH_HPC_login_externe_eng.pdf>" -target="\_blank" title="HPClogin-externe">this form (pdf)\</a> to get a -login.\<br />Please sign and stamp it and send it by fax to +49 351 -46342328, or by mail to TU Dresden, ZIH - Service Desk, 01062 Dresden, -Germany.\<br />\<br />To add members with a valid ZIH-login to your -project(s), please use this website: -<https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/managers/> \<br />(Access for -proposers with valid ZIH-login after submission of the online -application (see1.) ) - -** \<u>**subsequent applications / view for project leader:**\</u>\<br -/>** +You may also apply for the "Schnupperaccount" (trial account) of up to 43.000 CPU hours for one year +(3500 CPUh per month). If you would like to continue after this, a **complete project application** +is required (see below). -Subsequent applications will be neccessary, +For obtaining access to the machines, the following forms have to be filled in: + +1. an [online application](https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/) form for the project (one form + per project). The data will be stored automatically in a database. -- if the end of project is reached -- if the applied resources won't be sufficient +1. Users/guests at TU Dresden without a ZIH-login have to fill in the following + [pdf] **todo** additionally. TUD-external Users fill please [this form (pdf)] **todo** + to get a login. Please sign + and stamp it and send it by fax to +49 351 46342328, or by mail to TU Dresden, ZIH - Service + Desk, 01062 Dresden, Germany. To add members with a valid ZIH-login to your + project(s), please use this website: (https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/managers/) + (Access for proposers with valid ZIH-login after submission of the online application (see1.)) -The project leader and one person instructed by him, the project -administrator, should use \<a -href="<https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/managers/>" -target="\_blank">this website\</a>.\<br /> (ZIH-login neccessary)\<br /> -\<br /> At this website you have an overview of your projects, the usage -of resources, you can submit subsequent applications, and you are able -to add staff members to your project. +### Subsequent applications / view for project leader - +Subsequent applications will be neccessary, + +- if the end of project is reached +- if the applied resources won't be sufficient + +The project leader and one person instructed by him, the project administrator, should use +[this website](https://hpcprojekte.zih.tu-dresden.de/managers/) (ZIH-login neccessary). At this +website you have an overview of your projects, the usage of resources, you can submit subsequent +applications, and you are able to add staff members to your project. ## Complete Project Application Some reference points for an extended description of the application form are: -- Presentation of the problem and description of project content (with - references of publications) -- Description of achieved preliminary work, pre-studies with results, - experiences -- Description of target objectives and target cognitions -- Description of physical and mathematical methods or solutions -- An idea of resources you need (time, number of CPUs, parallel use of - CPUs) -- 1-2 figures are helpful to understand the description - - +- Presentation of the problem and description of project content (with + references of publications) +- Description of achieved preliminary work, pre-studies with results, + experiences +- Description of target objectives and target cognitions +- Description of physical and mathematical methods or solutions +- An idea of resources you need (time, number of CPUs, parallel use of + CPUs) +- 1-2 figures are helpful to understand the description -#### Here are some templates in German/English and Word/LaTeX. +### Here are some templates in German/English and Word/LaTeX. Word-template( [German](http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/zih-projektantrag-lang.doc), -[English](http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/zih-application-long.doc)) +[English](http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/zih-application-long.doc)) LaTeX-template( [German](http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/zih-projektantrag-lang.tex), [English](http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/zentrale_einrichtungen/zih/dienste/formulare/projektantrag/dateien/zih-application-long.tex)) -#### A small petition: +#### A small petition -If you plan to publish a paper with results based on the used CPU hours -of our machines, please insert in the acknowledgement an small part with -thank for the support by the machines of the ZIH/TUD. (see example -below) Please send us a link/reference to the paper if it was puplished. -It will be very helpfull for the next acquirement of compute power. -Thank you very much. +If you plan to publish a paper with results based on the used CPU hours of our machines, please +insert in the acknowledgement an small part with thank for the support by the machines of the +ZIH/TUD. (see example below) Please send us a link/reference to the paper if it was puplished. It +will be very helpfull for the next acquirement of compute power. Thank you very much. Two examples: -- The computations were performed on an Bull Cluster TAURUS at the - Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH) - at TU Dresden. -- or We thank the Center for Information Services and High Performance - Computing (ZIH) at TU Dresden for generous allocations of computer - time. - -### - - +- The computations were performed on an Bull Cluster TAURUS at the + Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH) + at TU Dresden. +- or We thank the Center for Information Services and High Performance + Computing (ZIH) at TU Dresden for generous allocations of computer + time. ## Access for Lectures/Courses -You would like to use the clusters at ZIH for your courses? No -problem.\<br />Please initiate a normal project application (see above), -where you can tell us your wishes. In addition we need an application -for an HPC-login for the head of the course (also via link above). - -Boundary conditions: 1 Teaching has uncomplicated access - but is -subordinate to research projects when resource problems occurs. 1 As -with all other projects, access is only possible with online project -application\<br -/><https://tu-dresden.de/zih/hochleistungsrechnen/zugang/projektantrag>. -1 For courses, there is no need to deliver additional detailed project -description.\<br />(In exceptional cases, the ZIH reserves the right to -require a more detailed abstract.) 1 5.000 CPUh / month are possible -without additional communication. 1 More than 5.000h / month should be -possible after consulting the HPCSupport. 1 Post-iterations for 2.+3. -are also possible at any time by arrangement. 1 For immediate job -processing during classroom sessions (lecture, seminar) reservations are -absolutely necessary. \<br />They have to be submitted at least 8 days -before the appointment - via hpcsupport @ zih. tu-dresden. de +You would like to use the clusters at ZIH for your courses? No problem. Please initiate a normal +project application (see above), where you can tell us your wishes. In addition we need an +application for an HPC-login for the head of the course (also via link above). + +Boundary conditions: + +1. Teaching has uncomplicated access - but is subordinate to research projects +when resource problems occurs. +1. As with all other projects, access is only possible with +[online project application](https://tu-dresden.de/zih/hochleistungsrechnen/zugang/projektantrag). +1. For courses, there is no need to deliver additional detailed project description. (In exceptional + cases, the ZIH reserves the right to require a more detailed abstract.) +1. 5.000 CPUh / month are possible without additional communication. +1. More than 5.000h / month should be possible after consulting the HPCSupport. +1. Post-iterations for 2.+3. are also possible at any time by arrangement. +1. For immediate job processing during classroom sessions (lecture, seminar) reservations are + absolutely necessary. They have to be submitted at least 8 days before the appointment - + via [mail to hpcsupport](mailto:hpcsupport@zih.tu-dresden.de). diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/TermsOfUse.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/TermsOfUse.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec4d90aa2a8c2e7b6b94a34619c207c11afa33e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/application/TermsOfUse.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Nutzungsbedingungen / 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]**todo** %ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf?t=1520317028 + +**The key points are are:** \* For support reasons, we store your contact data according to our IDM. +(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 systems 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 th escratch file systems. \* Upon +request, the project leader or the administrator can be given access to a user's directory. \* The +scratch file systems (/tmp, /scratch, /fastfs, /fasttemp) 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 file systems. \* 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. + +## Historie / History + +| Valid | Document | +|:--------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| 1 April 2018 - | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf]**todo** %ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf?t=1520317028 | +| 1 October 2016 - 31 March 2018 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf]**todo** %ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf | +| 5 June 2014 - 30 September 2016 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf]**todo** %ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf | + +- [Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf]**todo** %ATTACHURL%/Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf: + Not binding translation in english diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/mkdocs.yml b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/mkdocs.yml index 77dd8cd06220241e5197ee7766dccd72553a1be5..d1e789517ff3eabe3d592aab855cf3aa9ff9275c 100644 --- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/mkdocs.yml +++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/mkdocs.yml @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ nav: - Application for HPC Login: - Overview: application.md - Access: application/Access.md + - Terms: application/TermsOfUse.md - Request for Resources: - Overview: req_resources.md - Project Request Form: req_resources/ProjectRequestForm.md diff --git a/twiki2md/root/TermsOfUse.md b/twiki2md/root/TermsOfUse.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92a0fa4c29ca3b3a6c3b0e6a7cb410f0f4bbeef5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 --- a/twiki2md/root/TermsOfUse.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -# Nutzungsbedingungen / 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](%ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf?t=1520317028) - -**The key points are are:** \* For support reasons, we store your -contact data according to our IDM. (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 systems 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 th escratch file systems. \* Upon request, the project -leader or the administrator can be given access to a user's directory. -\* The scratch file systems (/tmp, /scratch, /fastfs, /fasttemp) 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 -file systems. \* 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**)\<br /> - - 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. - -# Historie / History - -| Valid | Document | -|:--------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| 1 April 2018 - | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf](%ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20180305.pdf?t=1520317028) | -| 1 October 2016 - 31 March 2018 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf](%ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20160901.pdf) | -| 5 June 2014 - 30 September 2016 | [HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf](%ATTACHURL%/HPC-Nutzungsbedingungen_20140606.pdf) | - --- Main.MatthiasKraeusslein - 2016-09-01 - -- [Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf](%ATTACHURL%/Terms-of-use-HPC-20180305-engl.pdf): - Not binding translation in english\</verbatim>