Getting a Computer Account on New York Blue

To obtain a New York Blue computer account, users will need to complete the following steps:

1. Request permission to use New York Blue
   
   Everyone must fill out and submit the online form to request permission to use New York Blue Computing Resources at BNL. You will receive an email response indicating whether your request has been approved or denied. If you have been approved, proceed to step 2.
    
2. Obtain a BNL Guest Number
   
   You only need to complete this step if you are not a BNL employee or do not have a current BNL Guest Appointment
   If you plan to access New York Blue from outside BNL you should apply through the Guest Registration System and request a Remote Computer User Appointment. The application is available online.
   
   If you are a US citizen you will issued a BNL Guest Number within a few days. If you are not a US citizen, it could take up to 60 days to be issued a Guest Number, depending on your citizenship.
    
3. Complete Cyber Security Training
   
   Cyber Security training is available online. You cannot take this training until you have been assigned a BNL Guest Number. Although it takes about 30 minutes to complete the online Cyber Security training, confirmation of training may take up to 24 hours to process. Do not proceed to Step 4 until the day after you have completed the training.
    
4. Apply for a New York Blue Computer Account
   
   In order to access New York Blue Computing Resources you will need two accounts:
   
   • A Blue Gene Account, and
   • A Crypto Card Account
   Request both accounts online at http://www.bnl.gov/accounts. The accounts will be created by the BNL Account Management Office. Click here for more details.  
5. Login to the Blue Gene ssh gateways and the front-end host
   
   Applicants will be notified by the BNL Account Management Office about the status of their New York Blue user account. Once the account has been set up, the user can try to login by following the detailed instructions that are provided in Logging In.
   If there are any problems, contact the ITD Help Desk via email itdhelp@bnl.gov or call (631) 344-5522.
    
6. Subscribe to the BNL Blue Gene users mailing lists
   
   All New York Blue users should subscribe to the users mailing list. The list provides information about the hardware status of the machine, scheduled maintenance, unscheduled outages, software upgrades, network status, etc. The list is announce-only. The users won't be able to post any messages; they will only receive notifications posted by the admins.
   Click here to subscribe.

Obtain a BNL Guest Number

The purpose of this step is to obtain a BNL Guest Number. If you already have a valid BNL Life Number or Guest Number you can skip this step.

You can apply for a Remote Computer User Appointment at BNL by completing the Guest Registration form online.

The Remote Computer User appointment will allow you to remotely access BNL computing resources but will not permit physical on-site access to BNL.

A few tips about completing the BNL Guest Registration form:

• List James Davenport as your BNL host (his BNL phone extension is 3789).
• Associated BNL Department is the Computational Science Center.
• Type of access requested is Remote Computer access only.
• Questions about visas, passports, alien numbers and interpreters should be ignored.
• Questions about insurance coverage and emergency contacts should be ignored.

Note: A Remote Computer User Appointment is valid for up to two years. During the last month of the appointment you or your BNL sponsor may apply for an extension for a period not to exceed two years.

When you finish completing the form a temporary Guest Registration Number (GRnnnnn) will be assigned to you. This is NOT your Guest Number. You must wait until you get your Guest Number before taking any training.

Complete Cyber Security Training

As soon as you get your BNL Guest Number, you can use it to complete the required web-based, Cyber Security training at: http://training.bnl.gov/course/CyberSecurity/.

System Requirements to complete Web Training:

• Access to web-based courses requires a Windows system (version 2000 or later) and use of Internet Explorer 5.5 and later, or Netscape Navigator 7.1 and later with the latest updates and patches installed.
• Java Virtual Machine Support.

For more information on BNL Training, system requirements, training records, FAQ's etc. visit: http://training.bnl.gov

Note: Confirmation of Cyber Security training may take up to 24 hours to process. Do not proceed to the next step until the day after you have completed the training.

Apply for a New York Blue Computer Account

In order to access New York Blue Computing Resources you will need two accounts:

• A Crypto Card Account, and
• A Blue Gene Account.

Both accounts can be requested online at http://www.bnl.gov/accounts. From the accounts page, enter your BNL Life or Guest Number and from the list of Account Types select Blue Gene and Crypto Card. You do NOT need to select SSH gateway Access. Enter any comments in the Comments box and hit Continue.

• Crypto Card Account - There are three different types of Crypto Card tokens. The different types of tokens are explained in detail in Token Types and Special Notes for each Type. The one most often used by New York Blue users is the Software-based ST-1 Token. You may also be asked to provide an Email and a BNL Telephone. If you don't have a BNL telephone, enter the BNL telephone of your sponsor.
  Once approved, the BNL Account Management Office will send the user two emails, one with instructions on how to use the CryptoCard and another with the initial password. More information about CryptoCards can be found in the BNL CryptoCard Token User Guide.
• Blue Gene Account - The BNL Account Management Office will create a Blue Gene account after the Crypto Card has been created. The Blue Gene account includes an account on the Blue Gene ssh gateways.

The user will be notified by the BNL Account Management office via email when the accounts have been created. The accounts are usually created within a day. The most common reason that delays account creation is Blue Gene Collaboration membership (see the first step in the Blue Gene Account application process).
If there are any problems, contact the ITD Help Desk via email itdhelp@bnl.gov or call (631) 344-5522.

Last Modified: Monday, May 05, 2008
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