Announcing the General Availability of Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm

We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm. https://aka.ms/ccw4slurm A groundbreaking solution template available in the Azure Marketplace. This innovative template allows users to easily create, configure, and deploy a predefined Slurm cluster with CycleCloud on Azure without any prior knowledge of Azure or Slurm.

Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm is designed to simplify and accelerate the deployment of Slurm clusters for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. PMix v4, Pyxis, and enroot are pre-configured to support containerized AI/HPC Slurm jobs. This means that users can immediately run compute-intensive jobs in a powerful and scalable environment.

• Ease of use: Users can deploy Slurm clusters directly through the Azure Portal or Azure CLI, reducing setup time from days or weeks to minutes.
• Preconfigured environment: Slurm clusters come pre-configured with essential tools like PMix v4, Pyxis, and enroot to ensure a seamless experience for containerized workloads.
• Flexible approach: Users can access provisioned login nodes via Bastion using SSH or Visual Studio Code to perform common tasks such as submitting and managing Slurm jobs.

Azure CycleCloud already offers some deployment capabilities, but it doesn’t automate the deployment of AI/HPC infrastructure. Typically, users have to handle tasks like installing and configuring CycleCloud, setting up network and storage, and creating and configuring Slurm clusters. Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm eliminates these steps by automating the entire process through a convenient Marketplace Solution Template. This dramatically simplifies the setup process, allowing users to get up and running in minutes.

Deploying an Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm is simple. Simply go to the Azure Marketplace. https://aka.ms/try_ccw4slurm Find a solution template and follow the deployment instructions. Whether you use the Azure Portal or the Azure CLI, the process is designed to be quick and user-friendly.

Step by step guide

• Step 1: Go to Azure Marketplace.
• Step 2: Search for “Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm”.
• Step 3: Choose a template and follow the deployment instructions.
• Step 4: Once deployment is complete, access the login node via SSH or Visual Studio Code. https://aka.ms/ccw4slurm
• Step 5: Start easily submitting and managing your Slurm jobs.

The general availability of Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm marks a significant milestone in simplifying HPC and AI workloads on Azure. By providing pre-configured, easy-to-deploy solution templates, we enable users to focus on computational tasks rather than the complexities of setting up infrastructure. Explore and leverage this powerful new tool to improve your HPC and AI projects.

We are constantly improving and expanding our services to meet the needs of our customers, so please keep checking back for more updates and improvements.