Getting Started

Choose the option that matches your organisation — your selection is remembered as you move through the docs.

UQ members UQ staff and students Other AAF members QUT, Griffith, CQU, JCU, USQ, USC, Bond, CSIRO, QCIF and other AAF members Non-AAF members TRI, QIMR, QLD Health, QLD Xray, Pacific Radiology

UQ members

For UQ staff and students.

Signing into XNAT

1. Open https://xnat.rcc.uq.edu.au

   Note

   This is the link to the UQ XNAT. If you have been provided with a project specific XNAT link to use, use that one instead

2. Log in with the AAF Single sign-on button (shown below).

   Follow the AAF login process for your organisation

   

3. After the AAF sign-in, you should be redirected back to XNAT.

   There will be no projects listed when signing in for the first-time, as your user account would have just been created.

   

Creating an XNAT project

For UQ users, XNAT uses UQ-RDM HPC collections for storage allocation. For any general questions about UQ-RDM, please refer to the library guides.

Note

Only one member of the project team needs to request for the project

1. Before creating an XNAT project, you’ll require a UQ-RDM HPC Collection

   • HPC collections end with -Q and a 4-digit numerical identifier (e.g. PROJ001-Q0189)
   • Non-HPC collections end with -A (e.g. PROJ001-A0189) or -I (PROJ001-I0189)

   Open https://rdm.uq.edu.au/create-record, sign in and fill in the record as per your project details

   

   Important

   For (6) Data Storage Options, select the second option (The project data needs to be mounted on UQ HPC facilities.). Any other option will be incompatible with XNAT, requiring a new RDM request.

   REQUEST DATA STORAGE when complete. You should have an RDM collection name ready (e.g. PROJ001-Q0189)

2. Open a ticket with RCC support. Fill in your RDM collection name below and click to send a pre-filled email.

   RDM Collection Name

3. The support ticket will inform you when the project is set up. XNAT project setup typically takes around ~24 hours from ticket submission.

Other AAF members

For users from Australian universities and AAF member organisations (QUT, Griffith, CQU, JCU, USQ, USC, CSIRO and others). Full list of AAF members found here.

Signing into XNAT

1. Open https://xnat.rcc.uq.edu.au

   Note

   This is the link to the UQ XNAT. If you have been provided with a project specific XNAT link to use, use that one instead

2. Log in with the AAF Single sign-on button (shown below).

   Follow the AAF login process for your organisation

   

3. After the AAF sign-in, you should be redirected back to XNAT.

   There will be no projects listed when signing in for the first-time, as your user account would have just been created.

   

Accessing your XNAT project

If you are acquiring data at HIRF, CAI or TRI

• The respective facility will organise the project creation.
• You will receive a follow up email when access has been granted
• Contact rcc-support@uq.edu.au if you have not received access within 5 working days

If you are collaborating on an existing XNAT project

• Contact the project lead to grant you access to the XNAT project

Non-AAF members

For users from non-AAF organisations (QLD Health, TRI, QIMR, QLD Xray). QCIF/QRIScloud can provide an AAF Virtual Home (VHO) account for login.

Request an AAF VHO account

1. Open a ticket with RCC support to request an AAF account. Fill in your details below and click to send a pre-filled email.

   XNAT Project Name

   Organisation

   Data Acquisition Site

2. AAF’s VHO service will return an email regarding the account registration process.

Signing into XNAT

1. Open https://xnat.rcc.uq.edu.au and log in with the AAF Single sign-on button.

   

2. Select the AAF Virtual Home option and login with your AAF VHO credentials.

   

   

3. After the AAF sign-in, you should be redirected back to XNAT. There will be no projects listed the first time.

   

Accessing your XNAT project

If you are acquiring data at HIRF, CAI or TRI

• The respective facility will organise the project creation.
• You will receive a follow up email when access has been granted
• Contact rcc-support@uq.edu.au if you have not received access within 5 working days

If you are collaborating on an existing XNAT project

• Contact the project lead to grant you access to the XNAT project

Note

Data acquired at HIRF, CAI or TRI can be sent to the UQ XNAT repository. If you have multiple valid affiliations, we’d recommend using UQ or AAF where possible. Questions: contact rcc-support@uq.edu.au or HIRFAdministration@health.qld.gov.au