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GETTING ACCOUNTS

Before you can get accounts on NASA High-End Computing systems, you either need to be a NASA-sponsored Principal Investigator (PI) or have a PI sponsor you.

Special Process for Getting Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Accounts

Once you have an award letter for new SMD sponsorship, you can start requesting accounts immediately.

General Process for Getting Accounts

The computing time award letter (the time between request and award varies by supporting organization) grants the PI an approved computational project with a unique group identification number (GID). Use this GID to get accounts on our computing systems. Please be aware that foreign national users have an extended process.

Note: The NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Facility and the NASA Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) currently have separate processes for getting accounts. For special cases, contact the NAS and NCCS Support staff via information listed in the table below.

Process for Getting Accounts
  NAS NCCS
General Process

1. The PI and team members fill out and submit an:

Foreign National Users: Fill out additional forms, following procedures at:

2. The PI signs each team member's Account Request Form to verify their identity and need to work on computing project. Each user must sign the acceptable use statement included in this form.

3. Fax the completed form to NAS User Services at 650-604-1777.

1. New users fill out and submit an:

Note: PIs must get their accounts first and then authorize other users on their computational projects using the PI Portal.

2. Filling out the form results in a copy of the NCCS User Agreement. Print, sign, and fax it to 301-286-1634 or mail it to:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center for Computational Sciences
User Services Group
Mailstop 606.2
Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA

Foreign National Users: Follow the General Process plus:

  1. Fill out additional (typed only) form:
  2. Follow additional "Instructions for Requesting an NCCS Userid" at:

3. All users must annually complete NASA's Basic IT Security course, available on:

Additional Information
Support Contact NAS User Services
Toll-free: 1-800-331-8737
Local: 650-604-4444
E-mail: support@nas.nasa.gov
NCCS User Services
301-286-9120
E-mail: support@nccs.nasa.gov

 

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