Welcome to CCR!  Our support staff is comprised of HPC specialists, computational scientists, system administrators, programmers, and database experts.  Staff are available to help users of all levels.  We recommend you check out the searchable documentation that includes account and access information, running jobs on the clusters, answers to frequently asked questions, detailed software usage information, and much more.  You can also use the red Support tab to your left of this window to search the knowledgebase or submit a question to our IT team.  Our goal is to provide outstanding, timely service to aid your research and development.

Introducing CCR Courses in UB Learns

All UB affiliated faculty, staff, and students can self-register in two CCR courses within UB Learns.  The Intro to CCR course is a self-paced course that covers all the important topics to set you on the right path to effectively and efficiently use CCR's high performance computing environment for your course work or research projects.  The Using Python at CCR course contains modules including basic Python usage in the HPC environment, using virtual environments to install additional packages, leveraging containers for GPU-enabled codes, and common pitfalls to avoid.  There are optional modules that provide details on specific tools like Jupyter, RStudio, and VSCode.  Check them out today!

CCR machine room.

Important Notices for Users

Important Notifications
Maintenance Downtime Notices
Events & Other Related Notices

User Support & Portals

UB Metrics on Demand (UBMoD) - Your job statistics

Training & Documentation

CCR Documentation
Recorded workshops (YouTube)
Intro to CCR Course (UB Learns)
Using Python at CCR Course (UB Learns)

Research Facilities

CCR provides nearly 1 P/Flop of hardware resources for general research computing at UB.  Many faculty members also house specialty equipment at CCR to capitalize on the HPC expertise of the staff and state-of-the-art data center.

New User Info

Are you a new CCR user?  Welcome!  We offer a wide range of services and resources to UB researchers.  Below are just a few links to important topics most new users have questions about.  If your question isn't answered, you can search our knowledgebase or submit a help ticket using the blue Support tab to your left.

Popular Help Articles

Below is a list of the most frequently searched topics in our knowledgebase.  If what you're looking for isn't here, use the blue Support tab to your left to search the knowledgebase or submit a help ticket for assistance.

Training Resources

Workshops, graduate level courses, online presentations, and step-by-step instructions are all available to CCR users to help maximize the high performance clusters and minimize the startup effort for our users.  CCR also offers an annual summer workshop for high school students.