What is CUBSS?
- CUBSS (Computational Unit for Behavioral and Social Sciences) is a high-performance Dell PowerEdge R750 running Windows Server 2019 offered by Penn State's Social Science Research Institute for use by social scientists.
- This server is designed for running computationally intensive tasks that require large storage, GPUs, or specialized software available through the Institute.
What Level of Data Can Be Used on CUBSS
- Level 1 Data
- Level 2 Data
How Do I Get Access to CUBSS?
- The PI can apply by filling out the form at https://forms.office.com/r/5STfrVjXPu
- Additional users can be added to an existing project by filling out the same form and supplying the project name.
How to Connect with Remote Desktop
- Go to the guide to Connect to CUBSS - Windows.
- Go to the guide to Connect to CUBSS - Mac.
How to Transfer Data
- Secure FTP
- Use the FileZilla client on CUBSS to pull your data directly to your CUBSS project folder.
- OneDrive
- Follow the instructions at https://ithelp.ssri.psu.edu/guides/sync-files-onedrive to sign in and sync files.
- Mapped Network Drive
- Request a dedicated network share for your project when you submit the application form.
- Save your files to the specified location on CUBSS.
- Access or add files from another computer by following the instructions at https://ithelp.ssri.psu.edu/guides/map-network-drive-windows.
- The name of the server is cubss.ssri.psu.edu.
- The name of the share will be provided to you after the share is requested and set up.
How is My Data Backed Up
- SSRI provides backup of 100 GB of stored data on CUBSS for every user.
- We can offer backups exceeding 100 GB through the university system (UBSi) at $9/TB/month or $0.009/GB/month.
- Please contact SSRI IT in advance if you would like this set up on your folder(s).
- You will need to provide a budget number in your request.
Hardware Specifications
Software Available
- AMOS
- ArcGIS
- GeoDa
- Git
- Microsoft Office 365
- Mplus
- Python
- R
- R Studio
- SPSS
- Stata/MP 2-core
- UCINET
- Submit a ticket to ssri-it@psu.edu to request additional software.
Security
- CUBSS is housed at Penn State's Data Center. For a full description visit https://pennstateoffice365.sharepoint.com/sites/DataCenters/SitePages/DCOperations.aspx