reogranize hpc docs

Author: s-sajid-ali

docs/hpc/01_getting_started/02_getting_and_renewing_an_account.md

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 # Getting and Renewing an Account
 
 
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 [nyu vpn link]: https://www.nyu.edu/life/information-technology/infrastructure/network-services/vpn.html
 
 [nyu ims link]: https://identity.it.nyu.edu/
 
-[hpc account request form link]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdehngqL1xso-YV6MOhplKNwxXjASHYnDtM_5THB3P2vrDKcg/viewform?usp=sf_link
+[hpc account request form link for courses]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdehngqL1xso-YV6MOhplKNwxXjASHYnDtM_5THB3P2vrDKcg/viewform?usp=sf_link
 
 [affiliate and account management link]: https://nyu.service-now.com/sp?sys_kb_id=621146614050d5442a5dc4baadd48b32&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=1&sysparm_tsqueryId=7d719c551b2820d0a54ffdd51a4bcb90
 
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 NYU HPC clusters and related resources are available to full-time NYU faculty and to all NYU staff and, students with sponsorship from a full-time NYU faculty.
 
-## VPN
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 In order to request a new HPC account or renew an expired one, you need to be connected to the NYU VPN if you are working remotely, Please see [instructions on how to install and use the NYU VPN][nyu vpn link]. Linux clients are not officially supported, however we were able to successfully use openVPN client. Here are installation and connection instructions for a debian linux distribution with apt pacakge manager:
 
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 This method was tested on few Linux distributions and settings however is not guaranteeed to work in future.
 
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 ## Getting a new account on the NYU HPC clusters
 
 To request an NYU HPC account please log in to [NYU Identity Management service][nyu ims link] and follow the link to "Request HPC account". We have a walkthrough of how to \[request an account through IIQ]. If you are a student, alumni or an external collaborator you need an NYU faculty sponsor.

docs/hpc/01_getting_started/05_hpc_accounts_external_collaborators.md

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+[nyu vpn link]: https://www.nyu.edu/life/information-technology/infrastructure/network-services/vpn.html
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+[nyu ims link]: https://identity.it.nyu.edu/
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+[affiliate and account management link]: https://nyu.service-now.com/sp?sys_kb_id=621146614050d5442a5dc4baadd48b32&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=1&sysparm_tsqueryId=7d719c551b2820d0a54ffdd51a4bcb90
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 # HPC Accounts for Sponsored External Collaborators
 
 External (non-NYU) collaborators can access, with proper sponsorship, the NYU HPC Environment.
 
--   The first step is to sponsor a collaborator for an NYU netid (if they do not have one already).  A department administrator or the faculty sponsor must submit the Affiliate Management Form (the link is only accessible over VPN, or within NYU-Net).
--   Once a netid for the external collaborator is created, the collaborator must submit the Request for an NYU HPC account.
+-   The first step is to sponsor a collaborator for an NYU netid (if they do not have one already).  A department administrator or the faculty sponsor must submit the [Affiliate Management Form](https://identity.it.nyu.edu/identityiq/plugins/pluginPage.jsf?pn=AffiliateManagement) (the link is only accessible over VPN, or within NYU-Net).
+-   Once a netid for the external collaborator is created, the collaborator must submit the [Request for an NYU HPC account](https://identity.it.nyu.edu/identityiq/workitem/commonWorkItem.jsf#/commonWorkItem/session).
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 -   The collaborator must setup VPN access to be able to access the HPC account request form.
 -   The collaborator must enter in the account request form the Netid of the sponsoring NYU Full time faculty