1. Access

A valid LRZ user account is needed to access the AI Systems.
An overview of LRZ user account options is given on the following page: Kennungen für LRZ-Dienste.
Master users are encouraged to reuse existing user IDs whenever possible.

Alternatively, access can be requested via the BayernKI initiative: https://www.ki-in-bayern.de/.

Prospective users of the AI Systems need to demonstrate the research background/focus of their intended work or use case.
This can be done by associating your user account with an AI-enabled LRZ project, i.e. a project with AI Systems user management capabilities.

The following outlines different scenarios: 

  • If you know of an AI-enabled LRZ project that aligns with your research,
    contact the master user(s) of that project to provide your account access to the AI Systems.

  • If there is a LRZ project that can be AI-enabled,
    the master user must provide additional information by submitting a service request to the LRZ Servicedesk.
    (choose "Predefined service request" → "AI Systems Project Activation/Update").
    Based on this information project suitability will be determined.

  • If no suitable LRZ project exists,
    prospective master users can apply via Antrag auf ein LRZ-Projekt, 
    adding "AI Systems" under "Sonstige Bemerkungen" and provide the required information.
    After the project is created, submit a follow-up service request at the LRZ Servicedesk
    (choose "Predefined service request" → "AI Systems Project Activation/Update").
    Alternatively please refer to: https://www.ki-in-bayern.de/

Master users for AI-enabled LRZ Projects can manage individual accounts by adding or removing them from the <projectID>-ai-c group within the IDM 2 Portal. 
Membership in this group grants AI Systems access, use of general system resources, and VPN access to the Munich Scientific Network (MWN).
For more details, see How to add or remove members from groups?

Development on LRZ AI Systems

Please bear in mind that due to the limited amount of currently available resources, the LRZ AI Systems should not primarily be considered as a development, prototyping or debugging environment. Any programs and scripts defining your production jobs should ideally be tested on other systems before. If you decide to use LRZ AI Systems resources for this purpose, choose adequately limited resources, preferably via https://login.ai.lrz.de (restricted to single GPUs/MIG devices; see 6. Interactive Apps) or via suitable interactive allocation (see 5.1 Slurm Interactive Jobs ). Keep idle time at a minimum.

Logging In to the LRZ AI Systems

To access the AI Systems, ensure your device is connected to the Munich Scientific Network (MWN).

Terminal

Use SSH within you terminal to connect to login.ai.lrz.de and log in with your LRZ credentials.

For example, a user can log in from a workstation within the MWN using the following command:

ssh login.ai.lrz.de -l your_username


The login nodes are intended for preparing and submitting jobs to one or more of the 1. Compute, which are managed by the Slurm Workload Manager.
For more information, see 5.2 Slurm Batch Jobs - Single GPU.

Browser

Alternatively, you can access the web-based frontend at https://login.ai.lrz.de using the same LRZ credentials.
For details, see 6. Interactive Apps.

Regulations, Terms and Conditions

  1. The usage regulations / Benutzungsrichtlinien 
    1. General regulations, see download center -> our regulations.

    2. The use of the LRZ infrastructure for the processing of data, according to Art. 9 DSGVO "processing of special categories of personal data", is generally not permitted. However, exceptions are possible if a special agreement is concluded with the LMU/TUM in addition to the existing data processing agreement ("Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag", AVV), and on the other hand, the installation and operation of a specially secured infrastructure is usually required.

      In this case, please contact the LRZ via a service request (https://servicedesk.lrz.de/en) addressing the type of data you intend to process and requesting such a special agreement.

  2. Access to the LRZ AI Systems requires review and agreement of the Export Control Regulations (EKR) in the IDM portal.

  3. LRZ stores and publishes your project data and description electronically. This requirement can be waived upon explicit request.