While there is no cost for UB faculty groups to use CCR compute resources, queue priority is based on contribution level. At a minimum, faculty using CCR resources are required to:
* Connection to the UB VPN is required from off-campus
* Connection to the UB VPN is required from off-campus
All users must comply with the UB Computing Usage Policy.
Except during busy periods at the start of semesters, account requests are processed once per day when ColdFront is sync'd with our systems.
In order to receive a priority boost in your jobs, you must have a funded grant that meets the criteria above and includes direct funds to CCR. At minimum, you should budget $2,600 per year (approximately 40 hours/year of CCR support staff time at the SPS approved rate of $65/hour for typical projects - higher amounts as appropriate for projects that are expected to more heavily utilize CCR services). Note that these rates are generally updated annually, so please contact us or SPS for current values. Boosting your group's priority will substantially increase your job throughput. Please update your project in Coldfront and notify CCR Help with your grant information so we can provide you with the boost in queue priority.
Before you submit a grant, we are happy to work with you on the budget to help ensure that we can best support your project.
Acknowledging CCR in publications and grant proposals is important because it provides a metric by which the university can gauge the utility and impact that CCR resources (hardware, software, and personnel) have on externally funded research at UB.
Feel free to use the information in the CCR Facility Description for PIs as reference material for your proposals. Also, if you would like a letter of support for your proposal, please contact us
Thank you for your support!
Please acknowledge resources provided by CCR in publications as follows:
Support provided by the Center for Computational Research at the University at Buffalo [1].
and cite as (using the appropriate citation format):
[1] Center for Computational Research, University at Buffalo, http://hdl.handle.net/10477/79221.
If you still have questions, check out our account knowledgebase dedicated to account questions.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact CCR Help.
1. Click the blue Support tab on the left side of your browser window to search the knowledge base or fill out a new support ticket
2. Use Help Desk Portal for searching knowledge base and submitting help tickets: https://ubccr.freshdesk.com
3. Email ccr-help_at_buffalo.edu
4. Call us: (716) 881-7516
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Weekends, Holidays & After Hours: Emergency assistance provided for major service outages only