ILab and Billing

Setting up billing in iLab

As a VU core service, ACCRE schedules monthly billing for paid services through the ACCRE core in iLab. Service agreement requests are available to PIs and their delegates by requesting access to the ACCRE Core in iLab. Please note, the following are required to submit a service agreement through the ACCRE core in iLab:

1. Login to iLab with your primary institution:

• VU iLab
• VUMC iLab

2. After logging in to iLab with your primary institution

Navigate to the ACCRE core by searching under core facilities for “Vanderbilt Advance Computing Center for Research & Education (ACCRE) Core”. If you do not have access to the core yet, type a brief message “requesting access to core” and submit your access request. Access to the core will be approved within one business day.

3. Make sure that you have a VU Lab to submit VU Core service agreements.

• This step mainly applies to VUMC PIs who login to iLab under their VUMC iLab account. Since ACCRE is a VU Core, you must have a “VU Lab” created and funding source added to your VU Lab before you can submit a service agreement for ACCRE.
• VU Cores can assist with creating your VU Lab and assigning the appropriate cost center for scheduling payments. If you need assistance with creating your VU Lab, please email coresvu@vanderbilt.edu and let them know your existing VUMC Lab name, your primary department, and the funding source you would like to use.

4. Make sure that you have a funding source added to your VU Lab before submitting a service agreement.

All ACCRE service agreements required that you have a funding source added to your VU Lab. For help with adding a funding source to your VU Lab, contact your Financial Unit Manager or VU Cores at coresvu@vanderbilt.edu.

The following service agreements are available in iLab under the “Request Services” tab in the ACCRE core:

• Fairshare Service Agreement - use this form to rent CPU cores or to submit your fairshare node support payment.
• Tape Backup Disclosure - required for groups completing tape backup SA only
• Disk Quota Service Agreement - use this form to request a group storage directory on /data or /nobackup.
• Tape Backup Service Agreement - use this form to request tape backup service for your gateway.
• Custom Gateway Service Agreement - use this form to set up your gateway support fee.