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+# PSI HPC@CSCS
+
+PSI has a long standing collaboration with CSCS for offering high end
+HPC resources to PSI projects. PSI had co-invested in CSCS' initial
+Cray XT3 supercomputer *Horizon* in 2005 and we continue to procure a share on the
+CSCS flagship systems.
+
+The share is intended for projects that by their nature cannot profit
+from applying for regular [CSCS user lab allocation
+schemes.](https://www.cscs.ch/user-lab/allocation-schemes).
+
+We can also help PSI groups to procure additional resources based on
+the PSI conditions - please contact us in such a case.
+
+## Yearly survey for requesting a project on the PSI share
+
+At the end of each year we prepare a survey process and notify all subscribed
+users of the specialized **PSI HPC@CSCS mailing list** (see below) and the
+merlin cluster lists, to enter their next year resource requests. Projects
+receive resources in the form of allocations over the four quarters of the
+following year.
+
+The projects requests get reviewed and requests may get adapted to fit into the
+available capacity.
+
+The survey is done through ServiceNow, please navigate to
+[Home > Service Catalog > Research Computing > Apply for computing resources at CSCS](https://psi.service-now.com/psisp?id=psi_new_sc_cat_item&sys_id=8d14bd1e4f9c7b407f7660fe0310c7e9)
+and submit the form.
+
+Applications will be reviewed and the final resource allocations, in case of
+oversubscription, will be arbitrated by a panel within CSD.
+
+### Instructions for filling out the 2026 survey
+
+* We have a budget of 100 kCHF for 2026, which translates to 435'000 multicore node hours or 35'600 node hours on the GPU Grace Hopper nodes. The minimum allocation is 10'000 node hours for multicore projects, an average project allocation would amount to 30'000 node hours
+* You need to specify the total resource request for your project in node hours, and how you would like to split the resources over the 4 quarters. For the allocations per quarter year, please enter the number in percent (e.g. 25%, 25%, 25%, 25%). If you indicate nothing, a 25% per quarter will be assumed.
+* We currently have a total of 65 TB of storage for all projects. Additional storage
+  can be obtained, but large storage assignments are not in scope for these projects.
+
+## CSCS Systems reference information
+
+For 2025 we can offer access to [CSCS Alps](https://www.cscs.ch/computers/alps) Eiger (CPU multicore) and Daint (GPU) systems.
+
+* [CSCS User Portal](https://user.cscs.ch/)
+* Documentation
+   * [CSCS Eiger CPU multicore cluster](https://docs.cscs.ch/clusters/eiger/)
+   * [CSCS Daint GPU cluster](https://docs.cscs.ch/clusters/daint/)
+
+## Contact information
+
+* PSI Contacts:
+   * Mailing list contact: <psi-hpc-at-cscs-admin@lists.psi.ch>
+     * Marc Caubet Serrabou <marc.caubet@psi.ch>
+     * Derek Feichtinger <derek.feichtinger@psi.ch>
+   * Mailing list for receiving user notifications and survey information: psi-hpc-at-cscs@lists.psi.ch [(subscribe)](https://psilists.ethz.ch/sympa/subscribe/psi-hpc-at-cscs)

docs/cscs-userlab/transfer-data.md

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+---
+title: Transferring Data betweem PSI and CSCS
+#tags:
+keywords: CSCS, data-transfer
+last_updated: 02 March 2022
+summary: "This Document shows the procedure for transferring data between CSCS and PSI"
+sidebar: CSCS_sidebar
+permalink: /CSCS/transfer-data.html
+---
+
+# Transferring Data 
+
+This document shows how to transfer data between PSI and CSCS by using a Linux workstation.
+
+## Preparing SSH configuration
+
+If the directory **`.ssh`** does not exist in your home directory, create it with **`0700`** permissions:
+
+```bash
+mkdir ~/.ssh
+chmod 0700 ~/.ssh
+```
+
+Then, if it does not exist, create a new file **`.ssh/config`**, otherwise add the following lines
+to the already existing file, by replacing **`$cscs_accountname`** by your CSCS `username`:
+
+```bash
+Host daint.cscs.ch
+  Compression yes
+  ProxyJump ela.cscs.ch
+Host *.cscs.ch
+  User $cscs_accountname
+```
+
+### Advanced SSH configuration
+
+There are many different SSH settings available which would allow advanced configurations.
+Users may have some configurations already present, therefore would need to adapt it accordingly.
+
+
+## Transferring files
+
+Once the above configuration is set, then try to rsync from Merlin to CSCS, on any direction:
+
+```bash
+# CSCS -> PSI
+rsync -azv daint.cscs.ch:<source_path> <destination_path>
+
+# PSI  -> CSCS
+rsync -azv <source_path> daint.cscs.ch:<destination_path>
+```
+