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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.
+  * multicore projects: The minimum allocation is 10'000 node hours, an average project allocation amounts to 30'000 node hours
+  * GPU projects: The minimum allocation is 800 node hours, an average project allocation is 2000 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>
+```
+