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Obtaining a DSRC account begins with requesting a pIE Account

Before you can get an account on any of our systems, you must first get an account on the Portal to the Information Environment (commonly called a pIE account). If you do not yet have an active pIE account, please visit the CCAC Accounts Page and follow the instructions there before proceeding. As you go through the steps of creating an "active" pIE account, you will also be completing necessary steps to creating an ARL DSRC account in steps 2 & 3 below (note: all users must have an "active" pIE account before sending a visit request (VR) requesting access to the ARL DSRC) .

As you go through the process of obtaining your pIE account, you will receive a series of e-mails signifying where you are in the account creation process. An explanation of each email notification can be found in FAQ #4.

Once you have an active pIE account, you may then request an account at the ARL DSRC (commonly called an HPC account). The following information will guide you through that process. Before proceeding, we recommend that you do the following:

Steps 1-4 of the Account Application Process:

  1. Complete the pIE Application

    This step is completed in following the instructions on the CCAC Accounts page. If you have not yet done so, please go to the CCAC Accounts Page and follow the instructions there before proceeding.

  2. Complete Required Online Training, Sign, and Fax to the ARL DSRC S/AAA

    This step is completed in following the instructions on the CCAC Accounts page. If you haven't yet done so, please go to the CCAC Accounts Page and follow the instructions there before proceeding.

    Note that the required training includes the following:

    • DoD Information Assurance Awareness Training
    • Phishing Awareness Training
    • Portable Electronic Devices/Storage media Training

    Signed certificates of completion should be faxed to the ARL DSRC S/AAA:

    E-mail: arl-dsrc-saaa@arl.hpc.mil
    Fax: (410) 278-7961
    Tel: (410) 278-6819

  3. Security Clearance

    On the CCAC Accounts page, you were asked to have a Visit Request (VR) sent to AFRL. You will also need to have a VR sent to ARL as well. You may save time by requesting that both VRs be sent at the same time. Ask your security office to send a VR to both AFRL and ARL DSRC security offices. For information on where to send your VR, contact the ARL DSRC S/AAA:

    E-mail: arl-dsrc-saaa@arl.hpc.mil
    Tel: (410) 278-6819

    IMPORTANT: Before access can be granted to any HPCMP or ARL system, you must have a security clearance or a NAC Interim. If you do not, have your security office initiate a National Agency Check (NAC). You must have a clearance or NAC Interim before a visit request can be sent.

  4. User Agreement and Section III

    This step is completed in following the instructions on the CCAC Accounts page. If you haven't yet done so, please go to the CCAC Accounts Page and follow the instructions there before proceeding.

    You must sign and fax a copy of your DoD Information System User Agreement and your completed Section III form to CCAC:

    Fax: (937) 656-9538
    Tel: (877) 222-2039

Security Clearance Process/Requirements

To access ARL machines a visit request must be sent to both AFRL and ARL.

For information on where to send your Visit Request for access to the ARL DSRC, contact: The ARL S/AAA: Tel (410) 278-6819 / Fax (410) 278-7961 or email arl-dsrc-saaa@arl.hpc.mil.

Once you receive the information from us, give it to your security office and ask them to send visit requests to both AFRL and ARL DSRC security offices. Note, if you previously had a visit request sent to AFRL while following instructions on the CCAC Accounts page, you do not need to resend to AFRL.

Your FSO will need this information: Visit request should be sent for the entire fiscal year (ex., 1 October 2008 . 30 September 2009) and must be renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year (this means if you send a visit request to a Center in June 2009, you will still need to send another visit request to the Center prior to 1 October 2009 for the new fiscal year).

In addition to the dates of the visit request, you must include purpose (HPCMP computer access), social security number, your legal name (including middle name), date and status of clearance or NAC, office of issue and date of issue, point of contact at the site, green card number and expiration date (if applicable), and VISA number and expiration date (if applicable).

Most new users will be homed at the Corporate Realm (HPCMP.HPC.MIL) located at the Air Force Research Laboratory DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (SRC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

Definitions of Frequently Used TERMS:

The Portal to the Information Environment (pIE) is a DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office-wide software tool for tracking users.

The Service/Agency Approval Authority (S/AAA) is an individual who can authorize your access to DoD resources. If you do not know who your S/AAA is, email require@hpcmo.hpc.mil for assistance.

The Principal Investigator (PI) is the project leader who determines who gets computer accounts for specific projects. (Your S/AAA can help determine who your PI will be).

The Site Account Manager (SAM) is the person responsible for assigning Kerberos principals. All Kerberos Principals are assigned into the HPCMP Corporate Realm (HPCMP.HPC.MIL) by the SAM at the Consolidated Customer Assistance Center (CCAC).

The Kerberos principal is assigned by the SAM at the Consolidated Customer Assistance Center (CCAC). Your Kerberos principal identifies you to the Kerberos software that provides security for logging into the HPC machines.