High Throughput Computing on ICS-ACI
Overview:
The Institute for CyberScience provides high-throughput computing solutions through the Advanced CyberInfrastructure (ICS-ACI) system. ICS-ACI is Penn State’s high-performance research cloud and is available to Penn State Principal Investigators and their students, post-docs, researchers, staff, and sponsored guests (sponsored guests require a Penn State Sponsored Access Account).
Getting Started:
ICS-ACI is a complex system with a full-service website. Visit the service's ICS-ACI Getting Started page for more in-depth information.
More Information:
Computing Services Available at ICS-ACI
General Information - Institute for CyberScience
This service is part of the Advanced Technical Services, and the Computing categories.
Summary
Availability:
- This is an active service
Eligibility:
- Detailed eligibility requirements are available in the Policies section of the ICS-ACI website
- Broadly, ICS-ACI may be used by Penn State Principal Investigators and their students, post-docs, researchers, staff, and sponsored guests; sponsored guests require a Penn State Sponsored Access Account
Requirements:
- Detailed requirements can be found on the ICS-ACI ICS-ACI Getting Started and Specifications pages
Information Security:
- Researchers should always foreground data security considerations when designing research projects
- ICS-ACI is one of the university's approved sites for the hosting of Level 3 data, but researchers should consult with ICS-ACI staff prior to storing any Level 3 or Level 4 data on ICS-ACI systems
Costs:
- Information on costs can be found on the ICS-ACI Service Details webpage