GPU Farm Accounting Policy

All GPU Farm resources are for access by registered users only.  Registered users have to observe the usage policies, and are responsible for taking reasonable precautions to to protect their own GPU Farm account from unauthorized access.  Users are not allowed to share their GPU Farm account(s) or credentials with others.

GPU Farm Usage Policy

GPU Farm resources are shared by multiple users.  So your actions can have serious impacts on the GPU Farm and can affect other users.  The following policies are set up to ensure a fair use of the computing resources and to prevent unauthorized or malicious use.  Jobs will be terminated if any misuse of the system is identified.  The related accounts will be suspended.

1. The use of the GPU Farm is restricted for academic and research purposes only.  It must not be used for any commercial activities, consultancy services, or creating any nuclear, biological or chemical weapons or military products capable of delivering weapons.  It must not be used for cryptocurrency mining.

2. Users are responsible for using the GPU Farm resources in an efficient, effective, ethical and lawful manner.

3. Access to the GPU Farm is to be via secure communication channel (e.g. ssh) to the master node virtual machines and compute node virtual machines.

4. Master node virtual machines are used for interactive work required to prepare computational tasks, as well as pre-processing and post-processing works such as source code editing, compilation, job submission and data analysis.  They should not be used for running computational intensive jobs.

5. Users are requested to report any computer security loopholes of the systems, and incidents of suspected misuse or violation of the accounting polices to the Technical Staff of Department of Computer Science.

6. Users must not attempt to access any data or programs on the GPU Farm for which they do not have authorization or explicit consent of the owner of the data/program.

7. Users must not download, install or run security programs or utilities which reveal security weaknesses of the GPU Farm.

8. Software to be installed on the GPU Farm must include a valid license (if applicable).  User must not install any software to the GPU Farm without prior proof of license eligibility.

These policies will be reviewed and amended periodically.

Getting Help

For any questions regarding these usage policies or resources misuse report, please send an email to support@cs.hku.hk.