Using a resource allocation: Difference between revisions

Compute Canada resources are made available to PIs through Resource Allocation Projects (RAP). Researchers are usually working on at least one research project. For reporting purposes, we need to be able to provide statistics on how our facilities are used, but the word “project” is too ambiguous, therefore we use a name which does not have any implicit meanings. Also, computing resources are not allocated to individuals, they are allocated to groups of researchers. The RAP is the group of researchers which resources are allocated to.  

Each RAP has a unique Resource Allocation Project Identifier (or RAPI).  

Default RAP: A default RAP is automatically created when a PI role is activated. Default and Rapid Access Service quotas for storage and cloud resources are managed via this default RAP. The Default RAP allows PIs and sponsored users to make opportunistic user of compute resources with the default (that is, the lowest) priority. The default RAPI typically takes the form <code>abc-123-aa</code> and has an associated group name that follows the convention <code>def-profname.</code>

RAC RAP: This RAP is created when the PI receives an award through the any of the Resource Allocation Competitions. The RAC RAPI typically takes the form <code>abc-123-ab</code>, with an associated group name that follows the convention <code>rrg-profname</code> or <code>rpp-profname</code> for HPC resources, or <code>cpp-profname</code> or <code>crg-profname</code> for Cloud resources.