Access Procedure

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The application of the procedure of access to the HP-SEE infrastructure, described below, is supervised by the HP-SEE Application Review Committee (ARC) and involves two aspects: 1. the scientific assessment (mainly performed by the leaders of the Virtual Research Communities) 2. the technical evaluation - which is done by HPC experts.

The procedure for getting access to HPC resources consists of the following steps: 1. The applicant fills in a questionnaire regarding the technical requirements and the scientifically relevant aspects, which is sent to the ARC mailing list. 2. After reviewing the application, ARC makes the appropriate decision, which is communicated to the applicant and, if it is positive, the request is forwarded to appropriate(s) HPC center(s) for further evaluation of the technical compatibility aspects. 3. The technical staff of the centre(s) analyse the request, interacting by e-mail with the applicant for the clarification of technical details, if necessary. 4. After getting a positive answer from a HPC centre, the applicant will have to fill in the appropriate registration form that will be provided by the centre staff.

At a next stage, the procedure will be implemented on a web access portal, but the steps above will remain practically unchanged.