Center for Research Computing
The introduction of research core services allows us a way to recoup some of the cost associated with the services we offer. For solicitations that can accommodate these costs in a budget line, please consider including them in your future proposals. Until you can use award monies to purchase the services, free voucher credits can be applied for.
Research Computing Units
Basic Vouchers
Basic Voucher are for 50,000 RCUs ($1,667) and their terms are based on the type of project:
- Course-based student work (1-semester)
- Student-based research (1-year)
- Discovery, exploratory and limited computation (1-year)
For the vHPC, there is a reduced priority for voucher-based accounts. Voucher accounts are not preempted by accounts with a funding source, but a funded account job can jump the wait queue in front of a similar job from a voucher account.
Voucher based accounts also have a lower amount for concurrent resources that can be consumed by a user's running jobs.
- Maximum of 48 CPU cores and 4 GPUs for voucher accounts
- For funded accounts: 144 CPU cores and 12 GPUs
Note: Exceeding the user limit means that additional jobs will be queued until resources are available to start them.
Advanced Vouchers
In order to request resources beyond the basic allowance, we require a discussion meeting on the details of your project. Advanced vouchers can provide for additional amounts of RCUs or extended terms beyond what a basic voucher offers.
Requesting vouchers for your project
To request your own billable account funded with voucher credits, you must be a KSU faculty member. Begin by completing the Research Computing Billable Account Request Form. Once you have your new account ID, you will be able to request services and add users who you want to access those services.
Example: requesting vHPC with voucher credits
- Complete the Billable Account Request form asking for a Basic voucher account.
- Receive your new Account ID by email.
- Request the vHPC service be added to your account.
- Request user accounts on the vHPC.
- These users will be able to charge jobs against your account.
- Have each user you request, complete the UITS Docusign.
Please note: voucher credits can not be used to fund our REDCap or Secure Enclave services.
Research Computing Core Rates
The rate to use for calculating the cost of using these services is dependent upon the owner of the account. Rates are increased for academic projects outside of the USG and for other external projects.
| Service | Unit | KSU Rate | Other Academic | Other External |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vHPC CPU | 1 core-hour | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| VHPC GPU | 1 gpu-hour | $0.12 | $0.17 | $0.22 |
| VHPC Mem | GB | $0.004 | $0.006 | $0.007 |
| Ceph Storage | 1 TB/Year | $28.00 | $40.00 | $51.00 |
| Consultation | Hour | $87.00 | $125.00 | $159.00 |
| Training | Hour | $58.00 | $84.00 | $106.00 |
| REDCap | Year | $5,819.00 | unavailable | unavailable |
| Secure Enclave | Year | *$8,499.00 | unavailable | unavailable |
* Base cost. The actual secure enclave cost is dependent upon project needs.