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Instructions for Becoming a Principal Investigator

At the current time, the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is accepting allocations for the government fiscal year of 2009 for access to the new NCCS LNXI Custom Supersystem (Discover) and the NAS SGI Altix (Columbia). Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and evaluated once a quarter.

Click here for process overview.

To access e-Books for proposal submission, go to the following link: https://ebooks.reisys.com/submission.

Reporting Requirements for a Principal Investigator

Several brief reports are required from Principal Investigators over the course of the allocation year. Report formats and instructions will be made available at the e-Books Web-site where you can log in using the same username and password that you used to submit your proposal.

• An Entry Quad chart, which gives general information about your research effort. Submitted material will be placed on a publicly accessible Web-site.
• Three Quarterly Reports, which provide the opportunity to report status information directly to NASA Headquarters program officials and to raise issues about your research effort. Submitted material will not be made publicly available.
• A Preliminary Annual Report, due in time to be used by NASA Headquarters in the decision process if your team proposes for an additional year of NCCS allocations. Submitted material will not be made publicly available.
• A Final Annual Report, which highlights research completed using your allocation. Submitted material will be placed on a publicly accessible Web-site.

To access e-Books for report submission, go to the following link: https://ebooks.reisys.com/gsfc/nccs/index.jsp.

Instructions for Requesting an NCCS Userid

Requests made of the NASA Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) concerning userid access to NCCS computing resources should be directed to the NCCS User Services Group. Depending upon your circumstances, these requests can be made using either the NCCS User Administration Request Form (the paper form) or the NCCS User Administration Online: New Userid Request Web Interface (the Web form). The following outlines are provided to describe the functions and limitations of each form in order to assist you in determining which form you should use for your request.

The NCCS User Administration Request Form : (Paper Form)

• can be used to request a new userid on the NCCS high performance computing resources (e.g. login, dirac (including the Data Management Facility (DMF) on dirac), and discover), but
• must be used to request a new userid by a new user who is a foreign national,
• must be used to request a new userid on the internal NCCS computing resources (e.g. calvin, panini, webdev and troy),
• must be used to request a new userid on any other NCCS and Computational & Information Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO) computing resources, and
• must be used to request a modification to or the deletion of an existing NCCS userid.

The NCCS User Administration Online : (Web Form)

• can be used to request a new userid on the NCCS high performance computing resources (e.g. login, dirac (including DMF on dirac), and discover), but
• can not be used to request a new userid by a new user who is a foreign national,
• can not be used to request a new userid on the internal NCCS computing resources (e.g. calvin, panini, webdev and troy),
• can not be used to request a new userid on any other NCCS and CISTO computing resources, and
• can not be used to request a modification to or the deletion of an existing NCCS userid.

(N.B. If you are unsure whether you need to use the paper form or the Web form, contact the NCCS User Services Group via the contact information below to be sure.)

If you are completing the NCCS User Administration Request Form for yourself, references in the form and the instructions to "you," "your" and "the user" refer to you as the person requesting access to NCCS computing resources. If you are completing the NCCS User Administration Request Form for someone else, references in the form and the instructions to "you," "your" and "the user" refer to the person for whom the request for access to NCCS computing resources is being made.

Because of the need to have the signatures from the NCCS User Administration Request Form on file, the form must be printed in order to be completed. Please print or type all information. Unless labelled as optional, all items are required. No request can be processed unless all required information is provided. Incomplete forms will be returned to the user for completion. You may return your completed NCCS User Administration Request Form (and any additional required forms) to the following address:

The completed NCCS User Administrattion Request Form (but not the FD-258 and not the NASA Form 531) may also be faxed to:

Requests are processed as quickly as possible; however, because requests are processed on a first-in, first-out basis, requests may take two or more working days to be completed. Foreign National requests may take longer, as they must first be processed by NASA Security. Users and PIs will be notified when their requests have been completed.

Questions, problems, comments, and suggestions concerning the USG may be directed to the address or fax number above or by telephone to:

or by e-mail to: