Project Requests
The Cornell Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) operates on a cost-recovery model.
CAC services – including computing, consulting, file storage, backups, and/or cluster maintenance – are
fee-based and require a Cornell University account number for charge-back based
on
rates (rate information available only to Cornell faculty, staff, and students)
which are subsidized by the Provost and
revised annually. Exploratory accounts, general
help, documentation, occasional questions, training workshops, and access to research networks
continue to be provided at no cost.
To use CAC Services
Please complete a CAC
Project Request Form (PRF). Only faculty
and research staff may complete a Project Request Form; students need to identify a faculty sponsor.
This form will ask you to set initial limits on the number of computing hours
and/or consulting hours that you desire. It will also enable you to request
other CAC services such as disk space for file storage and databases or cluster
maintenance for a cluster dedicated to your specific research group. A Cornell
University account number and account point of contact is necessary to complete
the form.
After your Project is Established
Use the Add an ID Form to add users to your project, set limits on that user's computing, consulting, and file storage usage, and
decide if that person's CAC files should have backup services, an optional fee-based
service that will be provided and billed by CIT's EZ-Backup.
Managing Your Project
Project PIs can adjust limits and view project members via the
Manage Projects form. Please note: only Cornell faculty and staff
have access to this form, and only the project PI can view and change settings on their own project(s).
Accessing Account Information
Account information,
including computing use, file storage limits, and contact information, is available to Cornell University users online.
Corporate Program members may request account information by contacting the
Corporate Program director.
Corporate Allocations
Industry access to CAC systems is available through memberships
in the
Corporate Program. Contact
Paul Redfern
to learn how to participate.
Help
Help in filling out forms can be obtained by contacting
CAC Help.
