User Access and User Management

The High Performance Computing equipment offered by HLRS to the academic world is operated in cooperation with the 'High Performance Computing Center for Science and Industry' (HWW Betriebs-GmbH), a company of T-Systems, T-Systems Solutions for Research GmbH and Porsche AG, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Universities of Stuttgart, Heidelberg and Karlsruhe.


There are several opportunities to get access to the available systems:

• Research Access to the National Supercomputers through Review Procedure
• Research Access Using the PRACE Infrastructure
• Billed Usage for Academic Users on all HLRS Platforms
• Common Ulm and Stuttgart Server CUSS

Legal Regulations for Access

the following regulations are in effect for all users accessing the HLRS infrastructure:

German versions:

Benutzungsordnung für die digitale Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikationstechnik (IuK) an der Universität Stuttgart

"Entgeltordnung" together with the

"Ordnung zur Änderung der Entgeltordnung 2010" and  "Ordnung zur Änderung der Entgeltordnung 2012"

As service, we provide an unofficial consolidated version of the "Entgeltordnung"

English versions:

User Regulations for Digital Information Processing and Communication Equipment (IaC) at the University of Stuttgart