AImageLab SRV

Getting Access

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Welcome to AImageLab-SRV! Our cluster offers a wide range of resources for the AImageLab research community. To get started, you’ll need:

• An AImageLab-SRV user account
• An active allocation for the resources you want to use

📝 Creating a User Account

AImageLab-SRV resources are available to the AImageLab research community. To access these resources, you’ll need to create an individual user account. Please note that AImageLab-SRV user accounts are separate from your UNIMORE accounts.

Eligible Users

The following categories are eligible for an AImageLab-SRV account:

• PIs and structured research personnel (e.g., Full Professors, Associate Professors, RTD-B/A)
• PhD Students, research grant recipients, and contracted collaborators
• External collaborators
• Master’s and Bachelor’s students working on a thesis
• Master’s students involved in a project

To request an account, please open a ticket with the HPC Helpdesk and describe your role and the resources you need.

Logging In

After registering, you will receive a one-time password via SMS (for external users) or use your UNIMORE account password (if applicable).

We support two authentication methods:

• Password login: Allowed only when connecting from a UNIMORE IP address (via cable network, WiFi, or VPN).
• SSH key login: Allowed from anywhere in the world.

Note: The first login must be via password from a UNIMORE IP address.

Username Lifecycle

Username Expiration

Every username has an expiration date, typically aligned with the end of your contract, thesis, or project. You can check your expiration date anytime by using the sexpiration command.

⚠️ Important:

• When your username expires, it will be automatically deactivated, and you will no longer be able to log in.
• Your data in the /homes filesystem will be archived for six months and then deleted.

Role Changes

If you change your role (e.g., from MSc student to PhD student, or from PhD student to research grant recipient), please notify us through the ticketing system. This allows us to update your profile in LDAP and adjust your computing rights accordingly.

🔓 Allocation Requests

Access to AImageLab-SRV resources is managed through allocations. We use ColdFront for allocation management. To use resources, you must be part of an active allocation.

• Faculty Members (Principal Investigators): You can create projects, add group members, and request allocations via ColdFront. Once an allocation is activated, all users on that allocation will have access to the resources.
• Students, Postdocs, and Collaborators: Contact the faculty member (PI) sponsoring your account to request that they add you to their project and allocation.
• Industry Customers: Please reach out to the HPC Helpdesk to request access.

For any further assistance, don’t hesitate to contact the HPC Helpdesk. We’re here to help you make the most of AImageLab-SRV!