These videos are designed to introduce the ACCESS program which helps researchers and educators use national advanced computing systems and services. Each playlist contains a number of short videos explaining a component of the ACCESS ecosystem. You can watch the whole playlist or find an explanation of a single topic.
Note that the ACCESS web pages continue to evolve in response to user feedback, so the appearance of some pages (e.g., the positioning of particular labels, buttons, or links) may have changed since these videos were recorded. However the overarching ACCESS concepts they describe – resources, allocations, support, and so on – are largely unaffected.
NSF ACCESS for New Users
Introduction to ACCESS
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"Introduction to ACCESS" describes the NSF ACCESS project, including its purpose as the interface to U.S. national computational infrastructure, commonly used terms, and how to access its portal.
Introduction to ACCESS
Learn about the NSF ACCESS project, including its purpose as the interface to U.S. national computational infrastructure, commonly used terms, and how to access its portal.
The User Portal
Watch an overview of the different services available from the ACCESS portal.
Identity Management & Acceptable Use
Find out about the tools available to manage an ACCESS user account and the responsibilities of being an ACCESS user.ACCESS Allocations
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The Allocations Portal
Watch a brief overview of the ACCESS Allocations portal.
Preparing Allocation Requests
Find out about the different kinds of projects listed under the Prepare Requests menu on the ACCESS Allocations portal, including Explore, Discover, Accelerate, and Maximize projects.
Allocation Request Demo
Watch a walk-through of the process of preparing and submitting an Allocation Request via the ACCESS Allocations portal.
Managing Allocations
Learn about the different services available from the Manage Allocations menu on the ACCESS Allocations portal.
Exchanging Credits Demo
Watch a walk-through of the process of exchanging ACCESS Credits for the use of a particular ACCESS Resource, via the ACCESS Allocations portal.
Miscellaneous Allocations Topics
Explores the Updates, Policies, and FAQs menus on the ACCESS Allocations portal.ACCESS Resources
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An Allocations View
Watch an introduction to the computing and storage systems available to ACCESS users as described on the ACCESS Allocations portal.
A Support & Documentation View
Find out how to access detailed technical descriptions of the ACCESS computing and storage systems via the ACCESS Support portal.
General Support Resources
Find out how to access other support resources available via the ACCESS Support portal, including useful training materials for filling knowledge gaps about high performance computing.ACCESS Support
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The Support Portal
Watch a brief overview of the ACCESS Support portal.
Support Tools
Explore different tools available from the ACCESS Support portal including Open OnDemand, Pegasus, the Science Gateways, and XDMoD.
Support Knowledge Base
Explores the information available from the ACCESS Support portal including the Knowledge Base, Documentation, Q&A Forum, and Computational Infrastructure links.
Programs Supporting Researchers
Examine the programs ACCESS offers to help researchers with their projects, including the MATCH Plus and MATCH Premier programs.
The Community
Explores the communities of support available via ACCESS, including Affinity Groups, the Computational Science and Support Network (CSSN), the CSSN Community Engagement Program (CCEP), and the Community of Communities (CoCo).