Getting Started

Research groups interested in using the ACCRE cluster can follow the steps below to get started. All new groups are created under the guest account which provides a fairshare of 10 cores with a bursting limit of 16 cores. All new users receive 180GB in their home folder and their /nobackup/user/vunetid folder. Additional resources can be rented or purchased to move your group out of the guest account. Please visit our Services and Pricing page for additional details on renting additional cores and purchasing additional storage.

ACCRE compute cluster: lets users scheduled intensive computing jobs to run on ACCRE’s compute nodes. The cluster provides access to the Compute Canada Software stack . 

Please note- at this time, ACCRE does not provide custom software installations for users or labs.  Users or labs are responsible for maintaining their own custom software libraries.  If the group is unable to install the software, ACCRE can provide a paid support service via Research Software Engineer Service.

Getting Started

1. To gain access to the ACCRE Cluster - request to join an existing group or request a new group for your lab. To begin the process, login to the PI Dashboard with your VUNet ID and password. If you already have an existing ACCRE ID, you will be presented with your user and group information upon login. If you do not have an existing ACCRE ID, you will be presented with two forms upon login. One form to join an existing group and another form to request a new group.
2. Joining an existing group - complete the form to join an existing group and select the existing group name provided to you by your PI from the drop down menu. Please allow a few days for your PI to approve your new user request. Once approved, you will receive an email pointing you to Accessing your user account for the first time
3. Requesting a new group - The PI of the group should complete the form to request a new group. Complete the required fields and select your data classification level. You can also set a delegate/trusted manager for the group to be granted access to manage group resources. Please allow 5 days for new group creation.
4. Guest account access: - If you do not wish to request your own group but would like to test ACCRE as a guest user, please fill out the form to join and existing group and select the “Individual ACCRE Guest Users” group. ACCRE Directors will approve requests to join the Individual ACCRE Guest Users group on a weekly basis.
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