Allocation Information by Allocation Method

Note

If you know which resource you want to use, refer to Allocation Information by Resource.

Illinois Computes

Illinois Computes is targeted at providing computing for all with the goal of accelerating innovation across all disciplines. Whether you’re an expert HPC user, or completely new to using computing and storage resources in your research, NCSA and its expert staff are ready to help. Base level of services and resources are available to Illinois researchers at no cost.

Submit an Illinois Computes allocation request through the NCSA XRAS portal; choose “Start a New Illinois Computes Program Submission”. (How to submit a new XRAS portal request.)

For details about the base level of services and resources available, refer to the Illinois Computes XRAS portal submission form.

Resources available through Illinois Computes:

• NCSA Consulting Services - Expert support on a project from NCSA Research Consulting

• Compute

  • Illinois Campus Cluster

  • Hydro

  • Nightingale

  • Radiant

  • Illinois HTC

• Storage

  • Taiga

  • Granite

  • Nightingale

• Data

  • Nightingale

  • Radiant

ACCESS

A majority of Delta is allocated through Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS). To submit an ACCESS Delta allocation request, go to the get your first ACCESS project page.

Direct Investment/Request

Direct investment in the following resources is available through the NCSA XRAS portal; choose “Start a New <Resource> Submission”, where <Resource> is the name of resource you want to use. (How to submit a new XRAS portal request.)

• Radiant

• vForge

• Nightingale

• Taiga

• Granite

• Delta

Direct investment in the Illinois Campus Cluster is available through:

• Campus Cluster Buy Compute

• Campus Cluster Buy Storage

Access for Instruction

To request access for instruction to one of the following Illinois Campus Cluster primary queues, submit the Campus Cluster add class request form (select the appropriate primary queue from the dropdown menu in the form).

Illinois Campus Cluster - Add Class Primary Queues:

• CS

• ENG-INSTRUCTION

• ICHASS

• STATSTUDENT

New Frontiers Initiative (NFI)

If you are part of an allocated NFI project and would like access to the Hydro cluster, please email help+hydro@ncsa.illinois.edu with a justification for your need to use the cluster.

NSF NAIRR Pilot Program

Starting in January 2024, a portion of Delta is available for allocation from the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program for AI research. Refer to NAIRR Pilot Resource Requests for more information.