HLRN 2016
HLRN introduction
The North German Supercomputing Alliance (Norddeutscher Verbund für Hoch- und Höchstleistungsrechnen – HLRN) operates a distributed supercomputer system. The system is hosted at the two HLRN sites Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and Zuse Institute Berlin and is dedicated to the scientific research community in Germany.
The users of the HLRN are supported by a transregional and interdisciplinary competence network consisting of application experts. This network involves all boards and institutions in the HLRN. The alliance is represented in the Gauß-Allianz by the two HLRN sites. ¹
The University Oldenburg is represented in the HLRN network by Stefan Harfst, who acts as local consultant. The HLRN support can be reached by sending an e-mail to support@hlrn.de.
Sign up to HLRN
Members of the CvO University of Oldenburg are entitled to make use of the supercomputing resources of the North German Supercomputing Alliance (HLRN) and you can make a request to get access to the cluster network. To do so, follow the steps listed here:
- fill out the application form for a user account, which can find on the HLRN website in English or German. Among other things, the form asks for an active compute project. Should you currently have no approved compute project, choose Other reason and specify your currently proposed compute project.
- After completion, the document will be sent to you by e-mail (please use your University e-mail in the application process) as a PDF, which you must then sign yourself. You can print the form or add your signature electronically.
- Next, also get a signature from your institute/department director and a rubber stamp from the institute/department. Again, the signature (and the stamp) can be done on the printed paper or electronically.
- Afterwards, the form with all the signatures and stamps must be sent by e-mail to Stefan Harfst, who is the local HLRN consultant. If you have printed the form please scan it into a single PDF.
- The PDF with the final signature from the local consultant will be e-mailed to HLRN, sending a paper copy is no longer be necessary (regardless of what the instructions say).
- You should receive an e-mail with a confirmation that your account is ready within a few working days.
Should you have any further questions, you can send an e-mail to the HPC support or directly contact the local HLRN consultant Stefan Harfst.
For further information, you can visit the HLRN project website.