Open call to access NCI or DUG through the Monash HPC partnership program.#
Important
Please note the final date for applications
Monash eResearch, in partnership with Science and Engineering Faculties, has acquired HPCaaS (HPC as a Service) capacity from the National Computing Infrastructure (NCI) and DUG Technology Ltd. The resources are available to researchers (for both NCI and DUG) and HDR students (for DUG only) through a competitive but lightweight application process.
Information about systems#
DUG Technology Ltd#
The following hardware is available:
CPU#
Intel Dual Cascade Lake 6248R 192 GB
Intel Xeon Phi “KNL” 128 GB
AMD Dual EPYC 7402 256 GB
GPU#
Quad A100 PCIe 4.0 80 GB
Quad Tesla V100 PCIe HIB 32 GB
AMD Quad MI50 32 GB
Please contact us if you need advice on selecting the most appropriate system for your project.
The request to DUG needs to be done in a dollar amount. Please read the DUG pricing information to evaluate the dollar budget required.
The requests limits:
Minimum - $5,000
Maximum - $50,000
NCI#
The allocation mainly provides access to the NCI Gadi HPC cluster. More about Gadi can be read here.
The requests to NCI should be in Service Units (SU). Please review the NCI SU model to evaluate the SU budget required.
Please contact us if you need advice estimating the SU requirements of your project.
The requests limits:
Minimum - 10 kSU
Maximum - 1 MSU
Terms and Conditions#
The allocations are available quarterly. Unused allocations will expire at the end of the term.
Users can apply for an extension of the project every quarter; however, the unused allocation can not be rolled over, and therefore, excessive unused allocations will likely reduce the chances for an extension unless eResearch is notified in advance and the unused quota is reallocated.
Important
Existing projects must submit a report
Existing projects must submit a report before applying for more capacity. Please proceed to the report here
The grant can’t be used to purchase software licences or pay salaries.
While efforts have been made to provide tunnels to Monash software licensing servers from NCI and DUG, the use of licensed software might still be limited.
Neither DUG nor NCI will provide environments for sensitive data, and applications containing sensitive data will be rejected.
Please contact Monash eResearch at eresearch@monash.edu if you require processing sensitive data.
The allocation panel reserves the right to grant the allocation on NCI instead of DUG if the total request exceeds the available capacity.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, 17 June 2024, at 9:00 am and close on Monday 24 June 2024, at 11:00 pm of AEDT.
Important
How to apply
Click here to apply.
Please contact eresearch@monash.edu for any questions.