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Getting Started with Flux for EECS 470

Flux Allocation and User Account

To submit jobs on Flux, you'll need an activated HPC user account and an allocation that lists that account as an authorized user.

1. Request an Account

Everyone needs an HPC user account. Request one by completing this form

2. For Students

Kindly ask your professor to email hpc-support@umich.edu to add your account to the access list

3. For Professors

Request a new allocation by emailing hpc-support@umich.edu the following:

  • number of cores needed
  • start date and duration needed
  • list of users that should have access to submit jobs
  • list of users that should be admins and able to change user list and allocation properties
  • shortcode for funding (current pricing on the hardware services site)

NOTE: Most allocation requests require one business day for setup.

Winter 2014 Pricing Specifics

The following information was provided by Dan Barker on April 15, 2014:

  • Flux allocations can only be purchased in month long increments.
  • The cost of a Flux allocation to a member of the College of Engineering is $6.60 per core per month.
  • [We] usually have the cores ready by the next business day after we receive a request.
  • Standard Flux ($11.72/core/month @ 4 GB/core)
  • Big Memory Flux ($23.82/core/month @ 25 GB/core)
  • LSA, CoE, and the Medical School will cost-share 44%, reducing the cost to their researchers to
    • $6.60/core/month for Standard Flux
    • $13.30/core/month for Big Memory Flux
  • The allocation [could] take 1-2 business days to set up, so if you specify a start date of today, you may "lose" a day's worth of access.