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Where do I apply and what information do I need to provide?
Login using your AAF credentials (this is your home institution login and password) at https://apply.pawsey.org.au/. If you are not from an AAF institution, you can create a login using your email address.
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A new application form. All fields with a red an asterisk must be completed.
Here you can list the number and flavour of instances you would like, if you want GPUs, amount of volume storage and if you wish to have over 1TB of Acacia storage. All Pawsey projects get an automatic 1TB (refer to Acacia documentation for further information). Finally there is a section for any further information and all 4 conditions of use must be agreed to.
As a general rule, users can apply for up to a maximum of 128 cores. This roughly equates to the minimum size for supercomputing merit allocations if cores are used over a year. This rule aims to provide a distinction between cloud and supercomputing resources. Note, the larger the amount of resource requested, the greater the amount of description / justification is required.
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- How long should I wait to expect a response?
We aim to reply with a response within 1 week for simple requests. We may ask for further information to support your application, especially if you are asking for large amounts of resource.
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If you get accepted, the next step (creation of the Nimbus project) can also take a few days.
You will receive an email invitation to confirm and/or create your Pawsey username / password. Once this is accepted and processed, you'll then receive a welcome email with details on how to login and access the Nimbus dashboard so you can start creating you instance(s) / volume storage. You will use your Pawsey username and password to login to Nimbus dashboard - https://nimbus.pawsey.org.au/ (once the Nimbus project is created) while the application portal will continue to use your institutional credentials. The application portal will be your location to manage your allocation particularly re-applications while the Nimbus dashboard where you manage the administration of your instances / volumes etc.
- Can I have Windows VMs running on Nimbus?
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6 months is the length of each project (apart from vGPUs) and as per the 3rd condition of use, if you wish to continue use, you must re-apply. Once you get close to the end of your 6 months you'll receive an email and a link to your application(s) on the Pawsey application portal where you should see a "re-apply" button (see below). Clicking this will that take you to a pre-populated application form with information from your existing application. Here you can edit it or re-apply as is for another 6 months.
If you do NOT re-apply, your project will be 'locked' and then deleted as per the 4th condition of use.
NOTE: you can add a "contributor" to your application where they can edit your application and receive notifications but can't re-apply.
Clicking on the "contributors" button will prompt you to add a "new invite" where you can add the email address of the invitee (note: needs to be same email as AAF login)
- What if I want to change my allocation once it is approved?
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In order to continue offering infrastructure and services, Pawsey needs to demonstrate impact to our funding partners. You can assist by acknowledging Pawsey in publications (see examples here - https://support.pawsey.org.au/documentation/display/US/Conditions+of+Use#ConditionsofUse-Publications ) and providing updates / information for case studies where appropriate.
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A workflow showing the lifecycle of Nimbus project from creation to deletion or renewal
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