Virtual SLURM HPC cluster in a Docker Compose
I'm the main developer behind vHPC, a SLURM HPC cluster in a docker compose. As part of my job, I'm working on a software solution that needs to interact with one of the largest Italian HPC clusters (Cineca Leonardo, 270 PFLOPS). Of course developing on the production system was out of question, as it would have led to unbearably long feedback loops. I thus started looking around for existing containerised solutions, which were always lacking some key ingredient in order to suitably mock our target system (accounting, MPI, out of date software, ...). I thus decided that it was worth it to…
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Virtual SLURM HPC cluster in a Docker Compose is a containerized high-performance computing environment that replicates a SLURM cluster for development and testing. It includes accounting, MPI support, and allows developers to test software against HPC systems without accessing production clusters. The tool is designed for software engineers who need to develop applications that interact with large HPC systems but require fast feedback loops during development.
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I'm the main developer behind vHPC, a SLURM HPC cluster in a docker compose. As part of my job, I'm working on a software solution that needs to interact with one of the largest Italian HPC clusters (Cineca Leonardo, 270 PFLOPS). Of course developing on the production system was out of question, as it would have led to unbearably long feedback loops. I thus started looking around for existing containerised solutions, which were always lacking some key ingredient in order to suitably mock our target system (accounting, MPI, out of date software, ...). I thus decided that it was worth it to make my own virtual cluster from scratch, learning a thing or two about SLURM in the process. Even though it satisfies the particular needs of the project I'm working on, I tried to keep vHPC as simple and versatile as possible. I proposed the company to open source it, and as of this morning (CET) vHPC is FLOSS for others to use and tweak. I am around to answer any question.
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