Name *
Email *
Project Name *
Name of the open source project or education institution this request will be supporting.
Project URL *
Primary website URL for the open source project or education institution.
Description of Project Mission *
Please describe in detail the mission and purpose of this request in regards to how the POWER architecture will support your project. Also describe the general mission of your project.
Expected Usage Model *
What types of activity will the machine be used for? (i.e. compile builds, performance testing, architecture troubleshooting, etc).
Anticipated duration of need *
How long do you expect you will need these resources? Ongoing or indefinitely are also acceptable answers.
IBM Advocate *
If you do not have an IBM Advocate, one will need to be assigned prior to activating access. OSUOSL and IBM will work with the requesting project to find an appropriate advocate.
Deployment timeframe
Normal turnaround for access is typically 7 business days. If you need it sooner than that, please choose which time frame you need. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
Other information
Is there anything additional you would like to provide for your request?
OpenStack Access Question(s)
POWER Architecture *
Flavor *
Number of nodes *
Estimated number of nodes (machines) you'd like to have.
Distribution *
Which Linux distribution would you like to use for your machine? This would likely be the latest stable version available for ppc64le. If you want a specific version, please state that in the comments section on the last page.
OpenStack Access
We use OpenStack to manage the POWER ppc64/ppc64le nodes. We can either create the node for you or we can grant you access to the OpenStack GUI and API and let you manage it yourself. What do you prefer?
SSH Public Key *
Public SSH key to be used for initial access to the system.
You should receive an automated email from our request ticketing system to the email address you have provided within 5-10 minutes. If you don't receive this email please reach out to us at powerdev-request@osuosl.org or via IRC in #osuosl on Libera Chat.