Become a Resource Provider

Owned by Christine Golus
Last updated: Aug 23, 2024
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Resource Providers (RPs) are at the center of ACCESS, making research possible for the diverse community ACCESS serves. Our providers share cyberinfrastructure resources and expertise with the researchers and scientists who request allocations. This symbiotic relationship, supported by other areas of the program, makes scientific discoveries happen

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Without RPs the ACCESS program would not exist. See which institutions and organizations are currently participating in the ACCESS program.

Why become an RP?
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What are the qualifications to become an RP?
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What type of resources do RPs offer?
ACCESS Resource Providers provide a wide range of cyberinfrastructure assets and specialized support. Some of the many resources in the ACCESS portfolio include:

  • Compute resources – High-performance computing clusters (GPU and CPU based) accessed by logging in to front-end nodes. Researchers can install their application software and run batch computing jobs under a scheduler on these resources.

  • Storage resources – Data storage systems for storing and managing large amounts of data.

  • Cloud resources – Cloud infrastructure where researchers can launch and run virtual machines.

  • Specialized support – Tools to streamline research: science gateways, hosted workflow, remote access web portal, and more.

Explore the ACCESS Resource Catalog for a list of current resources.

How do I get started with ACCESS?

To integrate your resources into ACCESS, first create an account.
Register for an ACCESS ID
ID Management FAQ

How do I integrate my resource into ACCESS?
ACCESS uses an Integration Roadmaps Framework to define how operators can integrate classes of infrastructure into the ACCESS environment.

Current integration options include:

  • High-Performance Computing
    High-performance computing clusters are used by logging in to front-end nodes, installing application software, and running batch computing jobs under a scheduler. These compute resources may include GPUs, and always provide some tightly coupled local storage.
    Get Compute integration roadmap

  • Storage
    Storage resources are used to store and manage large amounts of data.
    Get Storage integration roadmap

  • Cloud Infrastructure
    Cloud infrastructure is used by launching and running virtual machines or containers.
    Get Cloud integration roadmap

  • Science Gateways
    Websites / portals where researchers can run high-level computational science applications without having to directly interact with low level compute, storage, or cloud resources or request ACCESS allocations.
    Get Science Gateway integration roadmap


Where can I find infrastructure descriptions and status information?
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CyberInfrastructure Description Repository (CiDER)
Information Publishing Framework (IPF)
Software Discovery
Publish infrastructure news and outages
Get API



Where can I find RP training and documentation?
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Attend events and trainings
Get documentation
Explore the Knowledge Base

 

Are there collaborative development tools I can use?
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Source code repository
Get ReadTheDocs
Use toolkits

 

What support is available for RPs?
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Ticket system
Concierge Integration Experts (CIE)

How do I monitor and manage my infrastructure?
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Nagios
Syslogs
Service index
Usage tracking


How can RPs get involved in the ACCESS community?
There are many ways for RPs to get involved in ACCESS – as a reviewer, moderator, beta tester, mentor, and more.

RPs can also join the RP Forum – an open forum of discussion topics of interest to the RP community and the formal communication channel between RP members and the ACCESS project.

Join the Resource Provider forum
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