Policies¶
Overview¶
This section outlines the policies, expectations, and administrative procedures governing the use of the High Performance Computing environment and associated services.
These policies are intended to promote fair access, responsible use of shared resources, data security, system reliability, and compliance with university and sponsor requirements. Users are expected to review and follow all applicable policies before accessing HPC systems or services.
Users with questions about these policies or their applicability to specific workflows or projects should contact the HPC support team.
Contents¶
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Acceptable Use
Information on HPC policies, university requirements, data restrictions, and federal regulations governing the use of HPC resources for research and instruction.
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Access
Guidance on obtaining and maintaining access to HPC resources, including eligibility requirements, account registration, required notifications, and changes in affiliation.
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Standard Practices
Guidance on effectively using HPC resources, including expected user skills, appropriate use of system resources, node selection, and software environment management.
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Acknowledgements
Required acknowledgement language for publications that use HPC resources.
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Buy-in
Information on the HPC buy-in program, including hardware contributions, buy-in cycles, and the additional computing allocations available to participants.
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Committees
Information on the Research Computing Guidance Committee, including its role in overseeing HPC policies, operations, and strategic planning for centrally funded research computing resources.
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Loss of University Affiliation
Information on HPC account and data policies for users who graduate, retire, or leave the university.
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Maintenance
Information on HPC system maintenance, including scheduled downtime, rolling updates, and maintenance history.
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Special Projects
Learn how to request additional HPC resources for special projects that require temporary increases in computing time or allocation.
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HPC For Instruction
Information on instructional use of HPC resources, including compute and storage allocations, scheduling expectations, class group management, support policies, and external alternatives.