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= HPC1 and/or HPC2
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= HPC1 =
  
Note: The HPC Administration Fee is for both HPC1 and HPC2.  HPC2 (Bioinformatics HPC) does not offer the free 1000 hour option due to limited number of compute nodes.  If you require bioinformatics compute resources contact gerhardv@sun.ac.za for access.
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Procedure for transferring user fees:
  
Please note that the payment method has changed. Journals have been replaced with Interdepartmental Purchase Orders.  The steps involved in carring out this operation will be posted here shortly. More information can be obtained from the ITFinOffice  itfinoffice@sun.ac.za
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# Initiate a journal to the accountant for your department at the Finance department. This journal should:
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## Debit your cost point
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## Credit cost point R1243, account 5227 with R2500.00
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## Use your username as reference
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## When emailing the journal request to your accountant, CC itfinoffice@sun.ac.za. This will ensure that the user gets given access rights to the HPC by the IT HPC team.
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Users registering after the end of June pay R1250.00 for that year.
  
 
== Mailing list ==
 
== Mailing list ==
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All users are required to subscribe to the [https://sympa.sun.ac.za/sympa/info/hpc HPC mailing list]. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list. On first login to the HPC you will be automatically registered to the mailing list.
 
All users are required to subscribe to the [https://sympa.sun.ac.za/sympa/info/hpc HPC mailing list]. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list. On first login to the HPC you will be automatically registered to the mailing list.
  
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= HPC2 =
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Procedure for transferring user fees:
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# Initiate a journal to the accountant for your department at the Finance department. This journal should:
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## Debit your cost point
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## Credit cost point R1243, account 5227 with R2500.00
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## Use your username as reference
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# When emailing the journal request to your accountant, CC itfinoffice@sun.ac.za. Journals sometimes take a couple of days to complete, the CC is proof enough that payment will go through.
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Users registering after the end of June pay R1250.00 for that year.
  
 
== Mailing list ==
 
== Mailing list ==
  
 
All users are required to subscribe to the [http://sympa.sun.ac.za/sympa/info/hpc2 HPC mailing list]. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list.
 
All users are required to subscribe to the [http://sympa.sun.ac.za/sympa/info/hpc2 HPC mailing list]. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list.

Latest revision as of 09:33, 20 February 2024

HPC1

Procedure for transferring user fees:

  1. Initiate a journal to the accountant for your department at the Finance department. This journal should:
    1. Debit your cost point
    2. Credit cost point R1243, account 5227 with R2500.00
    3. Use your username as reference
    4. When emailing the journal request to your accountant, CC itfinoffice@sun.ac.za. This will ensure that the user gets given access rights to the HPC by the IT HPC team.

Users registering after the end of June pay R1250.00 for that year.

Mailing list

All users are required to subscribe to the HPC mailing list. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list. On first login to the HPC you will be automatically registered to the mailing list.

HPC2

Procedure for transferring user fees:

  1. Initiate a journal to the accountant for your department at the Finance department. This journal should:
    1. Debit your cost point
    2. Credit cost point R1243, account 5227 with R2500.00
    3. Use your username as reference
  2. When emailing the journal request to your accountant, CC itfinoffice@sun.ac.za. Journals sometimes take a couple of days to complete, the CC is proof enough that payment will go through.

Users registering after the end of June pay R1250.00 for that year.

Mailing list

All users are required to subscribe to the HPC mailing list. All announcements concerning the HPC will be posted there (e.g. downtime notifications). You're also welcome to ask for help on the list.