Special Requests
The forms described below should be used to request exceptions to current NCCS resource policies.
Please contact the NCCS UAC with questions or comments.
Relaxed Queue Limits
Use this form to request deviations from the standard batch queue policy. Typical requests would be for increased priority for one (or several) jobs or an increased wall-time limit.
Relaxed Queue Limit Request Form
System Reservation
Use this form to request dedicated access to some or all of the machine. If granted, no other users/projects will be running on the processors that have been reserved. Please note that if granted, your project will be charged for the entire dedicated time and not just the time used by your jobs. Thus, a reservation for 5,212 cores on Jaguar for 48 hours will result in a charge of 250,176 CPU-hours (5,212 cores × 48 hours).
A reservation differs from increased priority requests and increased wall-time requests in that those requests must still wait in the batch queue. A reservation sets aside a set of processors for a user (or group of users) with a definite start and end time. Additionally, the reservation differs from traditional batch jobs in the way it is charged against an allocation (which is described in the previous paragraph).
If your request is for priority or increased wall time instead of a reservation, you should complete the “Relaxed Queue Limits” special request form.
System Reservation Request Form
Disk Quota Increase
Use this form to request an increased disk quota.
Disk Quota Increase Request Form
Purge Exemption
Use this form to request temporary relief from the scratch disk purge.
