The New User Information page allows users to quickly:
- Learn about TACC resources available to eligible user communities;
- Select the TACC resource most appropriate to solve your problem;
- Request a project and allocation on one or more TACC resources;
- Gain an awareness of TACC training activities; and
- Know where to go for detailed information on TACC resources and how to use them most efficiently.
The TACC User Portal enables users to find information about all of the computational, visualization, and storage resources in the TACC computational grid. The TACC User Portal makes computational science easier and allows you to:
- View system details.
- Read the latest news about systems and services.
- Access user guides and technical documentation.
- Monitor operational status and system loads.
- Monitor job status and queues, using an easy, point-and-click interface.
- Request consulting assistance from TACC staff.
- Enroll in a TACC training class.
- Make VisLab reservations.
TACC User News is the primary communications vehicle for information for the user community about important TACC activities, including system availability and upgrades, TACC training classes, allocation renewal notifications, and holiday consulting coverage.
TACC resources serve a large, diverse user community. For the protection of each member of the community, as well as TACC resources, all users are responsible for knowing and abiding by TACC’s User Policies.
Allocations on TACC resources are available to UT Austin and UT System faculty and staff and to U.S. academic researchers through the NSF-funded TeraGrid project. To apply for allocations on TACC systems, please request project allocations using the TACC Allocations Request System available through the TACC User Portal.
Eligible UT Austin and UT System users can request TACC allocations or TeraGrid allocations; other U.S. academic researchers must request TeraGrid allocations.
Allocations on TACC resources are also available to members of the Global Academic Supercomputing Consortium (TACC’s international partners program), as well as individuals and groups that engage in collaborative research and development activities with TACC. In addition, up to 5% of TACC resources are available to industrial affiliates who participate in the Science and Technology Affiliates for Research (STAR) program through sponsored research agreements.
TACC User Guides provide valuable content about specific systems at TACC, including system overviews and information, environment, development, optimization, and references.
TACC offers various training classes in high performance computing (HPC), scientific visualization (SciVis), distributed and grid computing (DGC), and computational cluster management. TACC training classes teach the programming principles and techniques in HPC and SciVis as well as how to use TACC's high-end systems most effectively. Visit the Training section for more information about specific training opportunities.
TACC Consulting provides expert assistance for users of TACC's advanced computing, visualization, storage, network, and grid resources. Users with a current allocation on a TACC resource are eligible to take advantage of this service, which is intended to provide prompt and accurate response to user inquiries.
