Universität Bonn

University IT and Data Center

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We operate the central network of the University of Bonn.
We, the HRZ: traditionally modern
We are the contact point for all questions, ideas and projects concerning the central IT services of the University of Bonn. 
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University IT and Data Center

The University IT and Data Center (Hochschulrechenzentrum, HRZ) is the central IT service provider of the University of Bonn

News
Supercomputer Marvin turns 1 year old
On 25 March 2025, we will celebrate the first birthday of our supercomputer ‘Marvin’. To mark this special day, the HPC team at the HRZ is organising an event together with the HPC/A Lab and TRA Modelling. The programme consists of a welcome by Prof. Maren Bennewitz, Vice-Rector for Digitalisation and Information Management and head of the HPC/A-Lab, followed by an invited presentation by the legend of parallel programming, Timothy Mattson: "The hitchhiker's guide to the future of HPC - processors, people and programming", as well as other exciting scientific talks, presentations, a competition, public voting and an award ceremony. A detailed programme can be found here. The ‘Most Interesting Results’ competition is now open: you can submit a summary describing the most interesting scientific project or result you have realised or achieved with Marvin and win great prizes.  How to take part in the ‘Most Interesting Results Competition’ Submit an abstract here. Seven finalists will be selected by a jury to present their project. An audience vote will then determine the winners on site. The jury consists of scientific members of the HPC Advisory Board and employees of the HPC/HRZ.  What prizes can you win? 1st prize:One week of premium HPC support! A member of our support team will come to your group for a whole week, help you install the HPC software, check your code and job scripts or hold training sessions, depending on what you need!3x Fair Share on Marvin for 6 months for your research group 2nd prize:2x Fair Share on Marvin for 6 months for your research group 3rd prize:1.5x fair share on Marvin for 6 months for your research group Registration Register here for the event (the exact location will be announced upon registration.)
Changes to the VPN for IPSec access
General note: If you have previously used the AnyConnect client or the OpenConnect client to establish a connection to the VPN server (unibn-vpn.uni-bonn.de and unibn-wlan.uni-bonn.de) of the University of Bonn, you will not be affected by the following changes. What will change? For security reasons, the central VPN servers for IPSec access will be switched off on 28 February 2025. These are the VPN servers with the IP addresses 131.220.224.201 (vpn1-rz.rhrz.uni-bonn.de) and 131.220.224.202 (vpn3-rz.rhrz.uni-bonn.de). We will notify users of these accesses whether their VPN connection is affected, as they must switch to access using the AnyConnect client in good time, otherwise they will no longer be able to establish a VPN connection to the intranet. If you need support with the installation of the AnyConnect client, you can contact the HRZ IT helpdesk or your institute admin. Why is it being switched off? The manufacturer no longer provides software updates and security updates for the VPN servers mentioned.and security updates are no longer provided by the manufacturer. In addition, there is noreplacement and support for the hardware used. 
Girls' Day 2025 - wir machen mit!
Girls' Day is back on April 3, 2025 and we at the University Computer Center are taking part! We are pleased that we can once again offer an exciting range of activities and an interesting program for Girls' Day - Girls' Future Day - the nationwide orientation day for career and study orientation for girls from 8th to 10th grade. The aim is for the girls to get to know professions and study subjects on this day in which the proportion of women is below 40%. As in many IT departments, the proportion of women in the university computer center is low. This should change in the future!
Special opening hours of the IT helpdesk for carnival
On 27.02.2025 (Altweiber) the IT helpdesk closes at 12:00 noon. On 28.02.2025 the IT helpdesk will close at 03 p.m.. On 03.03.2025 (Shrove Monday) the IT helpdesk will be closed all day.
Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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Help and Services

The University IT and Data Center offers a variety of services and provides support for them. You can find all services here:

System Status and Maintenance

The status of all systems of the University IT and Data Center, maintenance messages and current faults are available on a separate status overview at StatusPage.

Uni-ID

All information about the Uni-ID. This is your access to the university's central IT services.

WiFi

How do I access the internet and the university network on campus with my laptop, mobile phone and co?

Confluence

With Confluence, you get a modern tool for your internal communication and collaboration.

Data Storage

You have research data on a large scale?
We have the infrastructure to securely store your data and continue working with it.

Ruderer im Botanischen Garten
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IT-Helpdesk

The IT - Helpdesk is staffed from 8 am to 6 pm and will be happy to help you with your questions.

Contact

+49 (0)228 73 2751

info-hrz@uni-bonn.de

Address

Wegelerstraße 6

53115 Bonn

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