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Infrastructure Access Guide

CIROH provides access to both public cloud and on-premises infrastructure to support the research projects of its members and partners.

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Please note that CIROH does not manage access to NSF Access services. For information on those, please see NSF Access and its subpages.

Selecting a platform​

Click the buttons below to open/close their panels.

What is your primary requirement?

Accessing Public Cloud Services​

CIROH has partnered with 2i2c, AWS, and Google Cloud to provide access to their cloud computing services.

Requesting Project Access​

PIs or Workshops Lead leading CIROH projects or workshops may use this form to request cloud computing resources (AWS, Google Cloud, CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub). Access is available to all consortium members and partners.

  1. Submit a GitHub template request detailing your project requirements and specifications.
  2. Our team will review your request and assist you in obtaining the necessary access.
Cloud Infrastructure Request Form
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Please refer to this link for references to submitted forms.

CIROH Consortium members or partners are responsible for:

  • Management of CIROH subaccounts assigned to them.
  • Project-specific software and environment configuration.
  • Handling account creation and/or access for project contacts.
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If using CIROH-2i2c services, please see the "Accessing CIROH JupyterHub" section below for additional steps.

Cost of Use​

  • Use of CIROH JupyterHub is free for all consortium projects.
  • Individual projects are allotted $500 monthly for use of AWS and Google Cloud services.
  • CIROH projects that anticipate exceeding the monthly budget for cloud services may request additional funds via the form below.
Exceeding Budget Request Form

Accessing CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub​

In partnership with 2i2c, CIROH provides JupyterHub with both CPU and GPU capabilities.

Requesting Project Access​

PIs or Workshop Leads leading CIROH projects or workshops may use this form to request cloud computing resources (CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub). Access is available to all consortium members and partners.

  1. Submit a GitHub template request detailing your project requirements and specifications.
  2. Our team will review your request and assist you in obtaining the necessary access.
Cloud Infrastructure Request Form

Requesting Individual Access​

Submit one of the following forms to get access to CIROH JupyterHub environments:

CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub CPU Access Request Form CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub GPU Access Request Form
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You will need to submit your GitHub username for this request. If you do not currently have a GitHub account, follow the instructions at GitHub.

Requesting Custom Images​

To request custom images:

  1. Create an environment.yml file by exporting your conda environment.
  2. Fill out the CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub Software Install form.
CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub Software Install Form

Accessing On-Premises Infrastructure​

CIROH operates an on-premises infrastructure that includes high-performance computing (HPC) resources and specialized software via the Pantarhei and Wukong systems.

Requesting Project Access​

Principle Investigators (PIs) leading CIROH projects may use this form to request CIROH on-premise requests (Pantarhei, Wukong and NSF Allocation - JetStream). Access is available to all consortium members and partners.

  1. Submit a GitHub template request detailing your project requirements and specifications.
  2. Our team will review your request and assist you in obtaining the necessary access.

Note: The On-Premises Infrastructure Request Form must be submitted by the PI of the project.

On-premises Infrastructure Request Form

Requesting Individual Access​

Non-UA users should complete the VPN Access Request section of the form below before proceeding.

From there, please complete the On-Premise Access Request section of the form below to request individual access to Pantarhei or Wukong.

On-Premise Access Request Form

Accessing NWM BigQuery API​

To access CIROH's NWM BigQuery API, please submit the form below.

NWM BigQuery API Access Request Form

Requesting Workshop Infrastructure Support​

CIROH Project Leads can request computing resources for workshops using this process. Available infrastructure includes NSF Access VM, CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub, AWS, GCP, and Azure - accessible to all consortium members and partners.

  1. Complete our GitHub template with your workshop's technical requirements
  2. Our team will process your request and ensure participants have necessary access before your workshop begins
Workshop IT Request Form