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Infrastructure Access Guide

CIROH provides access to public cloud services, HPC, and on-premises infrastructure to support the research projects of CIROH's members and partners.

Selecting a platform​

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What is your primary requirement?

Accessing Public Cloud Services​

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

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If using CIROH-2i2c services, please see the "Accessing CIROH JupyterHub" section below for additional steps.

Requesting Project Access​

PIs or Workshops Lead leading CIROH projects or workshops may use this form to request cloud computing resources on AWS or Google Cloud. 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.

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 resources for their teams, including Pantarhei and Wukong. 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​

Note: Before requesting individual access, the On-Premises Infrastructure Request Form above must be completed by your PI.

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 JetStream2 through CIROH​

In collaboration with NSF Access, CIROH offers access to an allocation on the JetStream2 computing platform.

Step 1: The PI for your project must submit the Infrastructure Request Form below to request team-wide access to JetStream2.

Infrastructure Request Form

Step 2: If you don't already have an NSF Access account, register for one using the link below.

NSF Access New User Registration

Step 3: Using your NSF Access ID, submit the JetStream2 Access Request form for individual user accounts on JetStream2.

JetStream2 Access Request Form

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If you are unable to access the JetStream2 forms, please contact the CIROH team at ciroh-it-admin@ua.edu for assistance.

Once you're granted access, you're ready to begin using JetStream2! Visit the logging in to JetStream2 page to get started.

Accessing NWM BigQuery API​

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

NWM BigQuery API Access Request Form

Requesting Infrastructure Support for Conferences and Programs​

CIROH Project Leads can request computing resources for workshops using this process. Available infrastructure includes NSF Access VMs, CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub, AWS, and Google Cloud - 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