User Actions Required for Allocation Year 2019

Note: Allocation Year 2018 (AY18) ends at 23:59:59 on Monday, January 7, 2019. AY19 starts on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 PST.

All users must update their user information in NIM before using NERSC resources in Allocation Year 2019.

Add at Least One MFA Token to Your Account

In AY19, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be required for accessing NERSC resources in the majority of cases. This means that before you can access any other NERSC resources, you must log in to NIM and set up at least one MFA token (you can have up to 5, in case you have multiple devices such as a phone and a tablet).

To assist in this transition, NERSC is holding special MFA Office Hours sessions on Friday, January 4, and Monday through Wednesday, January 7-9. On those dates, MFA experts will be accessible through a special ZOOM session from 7 am to 4 pm (Pacific time).

Update Your Information and Sign New Appropriate Use Policy

Before you can access other NERSC resources, you must log in to NIM and provide NERSC with your current information, including your current professional affiliation and an email address associated with your institution, and you must agree to the NERSC Appropriate Use Policy (AUP), which has undergone some minor changes for clarity.

Users can begin completing this task now. When users who have not yet completed this step log in to NIM, they will immediately be directed to the AUP/information update form.

Please Complete these Steps as Soon as Possible!

Your access to NERSC depends on  completion of these processes, but the final step is a vetting by NERSC. Therefore, to avoid delays in getting access, please complete these steps as soon as possible so you can access NESAP as soon as possible.

New NERSC Account Vetting Process

NERSC has implemented a new process for vetting user accounts, which all accounts, new and continuing, will undergo. After you have completed the AUP, there may be a slight delay while we process your user account.