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General Software Information

Here you can find information on using Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) software and on our charging policies.

Forms

Request for Software Form - This form is used to request that new software be acquired for use at the Ohio Supercomputer Center. (This document is available as an Adobe PDF file.)

The following table contains the Academic Agreement forms for using some third-party software. These documents apply to more than one platform or to no particular platform.

Software
ASCII Text Form (TXT)
PostScript (PS)
Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Abaqus
Amber
ANSYS
CASINO
CNS
CSD
Fluent
Gaussian non-OSC non-OSU binary
Gaussian OSC or OSU binary Columbus
Hyperworks
LSTC
MATLAB    
Partek Pro
Turbomole

These files are provided for your convenience in completing the process necessary to use any of this software. You should move the form to your local computer, print it, and complete it. We cannot accept an electronic form via email or file transfer, because we must have a signed form on record. Send your completed form to the address listed on the form.

The forms are also available in printed form from your site consultant or from the Ohio Supercomputer Center.

Charging

The following text describes the charging algorithms for academic use on the Glenn Cluster, the BALE Cluster, and the IA64 Cluster.

Glenn Cluster
Charging for Academic Use

Supercomputer resources on The Cluster are charged in terms of Resource Units, a common measure of the use of CPU and file storage across all platforms.

The charging formula for RUs consumed by a process is:
RU = 0.1 × Tt
where RU is the charge in Resource Units for the process being considered and Tt is the total CPU time in hours for all CPUs

BALE Cluster
Charging for Academic Use

Supercomputer resources on The Cluster are charged in terms of Resource Units, a common measure of the use of CPU and file storage across all platforms.

The charging formula for RUs consumed by a process is:
RU = 0.1 × Tt
where RU is the charge in Resource Units for the process being considered and Tt is the total CPU time in hours for all CPUs

File Storage
Charging for Academic Use

NOTE: At this time, there is no charge for file storage.

Statewide Software Library

The Ohio Supercomputer Center manages a program that offers state-of-the art software installed at the user's home site. Originally this program was titled "Statewide Software Library." That is subsumed by the later program: Statewide Software Distribution.