Australian Research Collaboration Service Information

The ARCS Systems Services Team provides assistance and expertise to Australian researchers who submit compute jobs to one or more of the High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities available through the ARCS Grid. The ARCS Grid allows users to collaborate with remote groups and to conduct their research on the facilities that best suit their needs, regardless of its location. The ARCS Grid enables users to submit remote jobs with little more difficulty than using desktop applications, and the tools and services provided by the ARCS Systems Services team to facilitate this include:Authentication and Authorisation: ARCS provides tools and techniques to assure the compute service provider of the user identity, and continues to work to make secure access even easier. Data Movement: ARCS tools help users move data around, as input or output to or from a compute job, and to distribute data between team members, as well as archiving or publishing data to a particular community. Compute Jobs: ARCS tools, such as Grisu (Gris submission tool) allow users with a minimum of ICT knowledge to launch jobs. The Systems Services Team is working to provide even easier ways to submit jobs, including web-based interfaces. Custom User Interfaces: ARCS Systems Services staff work with research communities to develop specific application interfaces, so that applications can be accessed to fit the needs of their users. Workflow: complex work flows can be implemented automatically across the ARCS Grid, and Systems Services staff work with potential users to implement their required workflows. The ARCS Systems Services Team is committed to providing robust systems and to provide assistance to researchers to use the ARCS Grid to access their HPC resources, and will work with research groups to develop and deploy tailored solutions where needed.