Q&A

Q1: I belong to an organization in Japan, and want to use supercomputers from overseas. Do I need to submit a “Supercomputer Utilization Application Form for users in overseas organizations”?

A: If you have a position in a Japanese organization, you are not required to do so.

Q2: I am not a Japanese nationality holder but employed by a Japanese organization. My stay in Japan is within six months now. Do I need to submit a “Supercomputer Utilization Application Form for users in overseas organizations”?

A: If you are employed by the organization in Japan, even if your stay is within six months, you are not required to do so.

Q&A for MCRP users

Q3: What should I do when my affiliation and e-mail address change?

A: You must e-mail your new affiliation and e-mail address to the project support desk “project-register[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp”. (*please replace [at] with @)

Q4: Can I add new members to the project?
A: You can do this through the following two-step procedure.
Note: From MCRP2024, for member registration of researchers and students from regular research institutions and universities, if there are no particular concerns and the applications (1) and (2) meet the requirements, they will be automatically approved.
Please proceed directly to (3).
(1) Task for project leader
Enter the following information into this form (external link).

• Project leader’s email address
• Project ID number (ID number received in the email when submitting the proposal)
• Project name (English)
• Project code
• Supercomputer name (Cygnus/Pegasus/Wisteria-O)
• Number of project members you want to add
• Names of project members you want to add (separated by commas)
• Reason why you need to add them after the project started

(2) Task for added project members
After completing the task by the project leader (1), contact the members, have them to click “Member registration” on the website below to enter the necessary information. Tell them to do this following the Guide. If he/she is already a member of another project, there will be a link at the bottom of the confirmation email he/she received when you registered as a member, so he/she can change the details from there.
URL: https://project.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/e/MCRP2024

(3) Tasks After Completing “Member Registration”
Once the “Member Registration” is complete, please proceed with the following procedures according to the system you will be using. If there are no deficiencies in the application content, the process of adding the account will be carried out.

– For Wisteria-O – Please add the user information of the members to be included in the “Project User Certification File” and submit it.

– For Pegasus/Cygnus – Please proceed as necessary with the application for use by non-residents and specific categories, obtaining a unified authentication ID, first-stage registration, project member registration by the project leader, and second-stage registration in order.

– Timing of Account Issuance –
The account registration for additional members in the system will be carried out collectively at the end of each month after confirming the “Member registration”. However, in April, priority will be given to the registration of members at the time of the project application, and the registration of additional members will not be conducted.

Q5: Can I change the disk capacity and the maximum number of nodes?

A: In principle, the project should be performed within approved resources. However, if there is a special reason which is approved by the committee, it is possible to do so. In order to request the committee’s review, the project leader should send an email to project-adm[AT]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp including the following contents:

• Reasons to change the disk capacity/maximum # of nodes:
  *The resources of the project have been reviewed by the Cooperative Research Committee during the selection process. Therefore, a clear statement of reasons must be described.
• Name of supercomputer system：
• Proposal ID (the number written in the e-mail receipt of the proposal submission):
• Project name and code：
• Change of resources (disk capacity / maximum # of nodes / others [ ])
  – Approved resources:
  – Requested change into:

*We do not accept the application until the end of April after the approval of the project.

Other questions should be sent to a project support desk “project-register[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp”. (*Replace [at] with @)