Users who would like to use the Ascend cluster will need to request access. This is because of the particulars of the Ascend environment, which includes its size, GPUs, and scheduling policies.
Access to Ascend is done on a case by case basis because:
Those interested in using Ascend should check that their work is well suited for it by using the following list. Ideal workloads will exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
PIs of groups that would like to be considered for Ascend access should send the following in a email to OSC Help: