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[[Hoffman2|Back to all things Hoffman2]]
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==UCLA Grid Portal==
The UCLA Grid Portal provides access to many clusters hosted at UCLA. By registering for an account, not only do you gain access to the Hoffman2 cluster and any other member clusters by request, but you also gain access to a variety of shared resources including matlab, R, Octave, Mathematica, FSL, and many more at UCLA and the UC system in general. Yes, the Grid Portal is a multi-university effort spanning from Northern to Southern California.
You will probably be amazed at the resources you gain simply by signing up for the Grid Portal. For further information, please visit the [https://grid.ucla.edu:9443/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=home&JavaScript=enabled Grid Portal] home page.


==Requesting Hoffman2 Account==
==Requesting Hoffman2 Account==
===What you need===
===What You Need===
A UCLA BOL account, available for free to any UCLA staff, student, or faculty member. If you do not have a BOL account, head to the [http://www.bol.ucla.edu/ UCLA BOL] services page. '''Click on "Create UCLA Logon ID" under "UCLA Logon ID Utilities"'''
A UCLA Logon ID, available for free to any UCLA staff, student, or faculty member. If you do not have a UCLA Logon ID, head to the [https://accounts.iam.ucla.edu/#/ UCLA Logon services page]. Click on "Create UCLA Logon ID".


===Applying for the Account===
===Applying for the Account===
  ATTENTION: If you are a member of another lab or are a PI interested in obtaining Hoffman access, please see the section
  ATTENTION: If you are a PI interested in Hoffman2, please see the section
  [[#Becoming A Faculty Sponsor | Becoming a Faculty Sponsor]]
  [[#Becoming A Faculty Sponsor | Becoming a Faculty Sponsor]] below.
#Navigate to the [http://hpc.ucla.edu/hoffman2/getting-started/getting-started.php Account Applications] page.
#Navigate to the [https://www.hoffman2.idre.ucla.edu/Accounts/Requesting-an-account.html Requesting an account] page.
#Read over the application summary
#Read over the application summary.
#Click "New User Registration"
#Click "New User Registration".
#Authenticate using your UCLA BOL username and pass
#Log in using your UCLA Logon ID and password.
#Fill out the form with appropriate information. Please read the information at the top of the form to familiarize yourself with the process of gaining an account. For Hoffman2, your Faculty Sponsor should be Mark Cohen, Alison Burggren (for Susan Bookheimer's lab), or your respective PI if they have created an account on Hoffman.
#Fill out the form with appropriate information. For Hoffman2, your Faculty Sponsor should be Mark Cohen, Alison Burggren (for Susan Bookheimer's lab), or your respective PI if they are a Faculty Sponsor on Hoffman.
;Proposed UserName
;Proposed UserName
:This will be the name you use to sign into the cluster
:This will be the username you use to sign into the cluster with.
;Select a Resource
;Select a Resource
:For the Mark Cohen/Susan Bookheimer labs, choose "Hoffman2". However, you can request access to any cluster that is a member of the Grid Portal.  
:For the Mark Cohen/Susan Bookheimer labs, choose "Hoffman2". However, you can request access to any cluster that is a member of the Grid Portal.  


Click Submit and you are done.
Click Submit.
You will receive an email with a link to a temporary password. PLEASE WRITE IT DOWN. The link expires after 72 hours. [[ Hoffman2:Profile#Changing_Passwords | How to change Passwords. ]]
You will receive an email with a link to a temporary password. '''PLEASE WRITE IT DOWN.''' The link expires after 72 hours. If you missed the link or it expired, go back to the [https://www.hoffman2.idre.ucla.edu/Accounts/Users-managing-your-account.html#password-processes Application Page] and click Forgot Your Cluster Password? It will take about a day for the cluster to resend you a new password.
 
You can change your password once you've logged in by using [[Hoffman2:Accessing_the_Cluster#Change_Passwords | passwd.]]
 
==Becoming A Faculty Sponsor==
==Becoming A Faculty Sponsor==
If you are a PI or Lab Manager interested in the Hoffman2 server, you will want to create a Faculty Sponsor account first. Also, if you are a member of another lab collaborating with the Cohen or Bookheimer labs, you may want to forward this information to your PI or Lab Manager. Faculty Sponsors can approve (or deny) applications for membership to their group. They also receive a group folder and a unique group id so their users can work and share data easily with each other.
If you are a PI or Lab Manager interested in the Hoffman2 Cluster, you will want to create a Faculty Sponsor account first. Also, if you are a member of another lab collaborating with the Cohen or Bookheimer labs, you may want to forward this information to your PI or Lab Manager. Faculty Sponsors can approve (or deny) applications for membership to their group. They also receive a group folder and a unique group id so their users can work and share data easily with each other.


#Navigate to the [http://www.ats.ucla.edu/clusters/common/account_applications/cluster.htm Account Applications] page.
#Navigate to the [https://www.hoffman2.idre.ucla.edu/Accounts/Requesting-an-account.html#register-as-a-sponsor register as a sponsor] page.
#Read over the application summary
#Click "New Sponsor Registration" (on the bottom of the page).
#Click "Request to become faculty sponsor"
#Log in using your UCLA Logon ID and password.
#Fill out the form with appropriate information.
#Fill out the form with appropriate information.


Under 'Reason', about any generic reason is appropriate for faculty members. For example, "To perform fMRI analysis." will likely suffice.
Under 'Reason', any reason is appropriate for faculty members. For example: "To perform fMRI analysis."
 
 
== Change Passwords ===


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://grid.ucla.edu:9443/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=home&JavaScript=enabled UCLA Grid Portal]
*[https://grid.ucla.edu:9443/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=home&JavaScript=enabled UCLA Grid Portal]
*[http://www.bol.ucla.edu/ UCLA BOL Home Page]
*[https://logon.ucla.edu UCLA Logon Home Page]
*[http://www.ats.ucla.edu/clusters/hoffman2/ Hoffman2 Home Page]
*[http://www.hoffman2.idre.ucla.edu/getting-started/ Hoffman2 Account Page]
*[[Hoffman2:Getting_an_Account-Historical_Notes | Historical Notes]]

Latest revision as of 18:03, 16 February 2021

Back to all things Hoffman2

Requesting Hoffman2 Account

What You Need

A UCLA Logon ID, available for free to any UCLA staff, student, or faculty member. If you do not have a UCLA Logon ID, head to the UCLA Logon services page. Click on "Create UCLA Logon ID".

Applying for the Account

ATTENTION: If you are a PI interested in Hoffman2, please see the section
 Becoming a Faculty Sponsor below.
  1. Navigate to the Requesting an account page.
  2. Read over the application summary.
  3. Click "New User Registration".
  4. Log in using your UCLA Logon ID and password.
  5. Fill out the form with appropriate information. For Hoffman2, your Faculty Sponsor should be Mark Cohen, Alison Burggren (for Susan Bookheimer's lab), or your respective PI if they are a Faculty Sponsor on Hoffman.
Proposed UserName
This will be the username you use to sign into the cluster with.
Select a Resource
For the Mark Cohen/Susan Bookheimer labs, choose "Hoffman2". However, you can request access to any cluster that is a member of the Grid Portal.

Click Submit. You will receive an email with a link to a temporary password. PLEASE WRITE IT DOWN. The link expires after 72 hours. If you missed the link or it expired, go back to the Application Page and click Forgot Your Cluster Password? It will take about a day for the cluster to resend you a new password.

You can change your password once you've logged in by using passwd.

Becoming A Faculty Sponsor

If you are a PI or Lab Manager interested in the Hoffman2 Cluster, you will want to create a Faculty Sponsor account first. Also, if you are a member of another lab collaborating with the Cohen or Bookheimer labs, you may want to forward this information to your PI or Lab Manager. Faculty Sponsors can approve (or deny) applications for membership to their group. They also receive a group folder and a unique group id so their users can work and share data easily with each other.

  1. Navigate to the register as a sponsor page.
  2. Click "New Sponsor Registration" (on the bottom of the page).
  3. Log in using your UCLA Logon ID and password.
  4. Fill out the form with appropriate information.

Under 'Reason', any reason is appropriate for faculty members. For example: "To perform fMRI analysis."

External Links

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