SCIENCE
'Ranger' now available to researchers at Texas higher education institutions
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- Category: SCIENCE
- Startup: Provides up to 50,000 CPU hours for one quarter. May be repeated once. Designed for researchers who would like to gain experience with Ranger and to prepare for larger requests.Startup project allocations provide the principal investigator with an adequate allocation to gather the data necessary to apply for a research project.
- Instructional: Provides up to 100,000 CPU hours for two quarters. Instructional project allocations support academic classes with limited allocation sizes.
- Research: Provides up to 500,000 CPU hours for one year and the ability to request up to one million CPU hours by special arrangement. Multi-year research project allocations can be granted as part of proposal submission by negotiation with TACC during proposal preparation. User support via the TACC User Portal
In addition to allocations on Ranger, users in Texas will receive support through documentation available on the TACC User Portal, information about classes taught by TACC senior staff in Austin or at remote locations, access to the Ranger Virtual Workshops and help desk support via the TACC Consulting system. The TACC User Portal is available at: portal.tacc.utexas.edu/. How do researchers apply? Any researcher at any Texas higher education institution can submit an allocation request for computing cycles on Ranger. The review will be based on the following criteria: 1) research/education merit; 2) team capability and expertise for using the system; 3) the opportunity for scientific impact in Texas; and 4) the level of support needed. To create a project and submit an allocation request, visit the "New Users" page on the TACC home page: www.tacc.utexas.edu/general/newusers/ . All researchers, Texas and nationwide, can also apply for Ranger allocations through the national TeraGrid allocations process. To request a DAC, please visit: www.teragrid.org/userinfo/access/dac.php . Consulting questions may be submitted via the TeraGrid User Portal: portal.teragrid.org/consulting .