| Charges for use of SAPAC facilities and services
The following table specifies fees and charges that are in place for use of SAPAC facilties and services. The rates will vary according to which "Category of User" is applicable; e.g. commercial or non-commercial, university or non-university, etc. Details are at the top-right of the table.
Therefore, please be sure to check which category applies to your use. Charges in AUS$, excluding GST, are in the last three columns of the table, in red text, with each column relevant to a particular user category.
For more information on the various categories of use, please refer to the Conditions of Use page.
The various facilities and services available are listed down the table, and a minimum booking or charging quantity applies in some cases.
The charges listed here are valid as of 5/2/2008.
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Partner University, fundamental research |
Partner University, 'commercial' research; State or Federal Govt agencies including DSTO, CSIRO, hospitals etc; commercial partners |
Non-University commercial research or development |
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Service Unit ("SU") |
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| High-Performance Computing_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| Hydra |
CPU wallclock hour |
n/a |
0.00 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
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| Aquila |
CPU hour |
n/a |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.20 |
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GB mem wallclock hour |
n/a |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.20 |
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| Corvus |
CPU wallclock
hour |
n/a |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.25 |
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| HPC includes: account and account management, use of computing resources, helpdesk support, access to specialists where appropriate, short-term storage of data. |
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| Trial bundle |
"Bundle" |
n/a |
n/a |
500.00 |
500.00 |
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| Trial bundle includes: account and account management, installation of software etc, use of computing resources, helpdesk, access to specialists where appropriate, short-term storage of data, assistance with data transfer, and 100 HPC SU's. |
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| Titan |
Titan is
available for HPC and advanced computing training. Use of Titan
is free
of charge to any Department from SAPAC's three partner Universities
that have an annual subscription with SAPAC; for more
information on this scheme, please contact Dr. Paul Coddington (Interim Director
SAPAC). Otherwise, the charge is $1000 (ex GST) for a maximum
of 50 student accounts, payable in advance. |
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| Visualisation, Haptics Lab, Access Grid_____________________________________________________________________________ |
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| Research |
per 4 hours |
4 hours |
0.00 |
500.00 |
1000.00 |
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| Teaching/training |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
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| Demo session |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
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| SAPAC VisLab |
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| Research |
per 2 hours |
2 hours |
0.00 |
250.00 |
500.00 |
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| Teaching/training |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
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| Demo session |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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| Haptics Lab |
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| Research |
per hour |
1 hour |
0.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
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| Teaching |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
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| Demo session |
per hour |
1 hour |
100.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
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| Portable haptics rental |
per day |
2 days |
200.00 |
500.00 |
1000.00 |
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| SAVRC |
per hour |
1 hour |
50.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
100.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
100.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
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| SAPAC Access Grid |
per hour |
1 hour |
0.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
50.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
50.00 (+60/hr if operator required) |
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AG Notes: Research users: operator to start up and initial testing (15 minutes) and shut-down: free.
‘Hosting’ session: $60 per hour for operator + coordination, venue set-up, testing, etc: $120 flat fee |
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| SAVRC, SAPAC VisLab includes: operator (if required), use of computing resources for visualisation only; does not include time for setup and testing |
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| Consultative / advisory services___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| HPC specialist |
per hour |
1 day |
n/a |
70.00 |
100.00 |
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| Visualisation specialist |
per hour |
1 day |
n/a |
70.00 |
100.00 |
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| Bioinformatics specialist |
per hour |
1 day |
n/a |
70.00 |
100.00 |
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