AWS Parallel Computing Service supports slurmdbd and cgroups settings
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This article announces that AWS Parallel Computing Service (AWS PCS) now supports additional Slurm configuration settings for slurmdbd and cgroups, enabling fine-tuned HPC cluster management.
- Slurmdbd settings enable privacy controls, data retention policies, and workload tracking
- Cgroups support prevents resource oversubscription and enforces memory limits
- CPU core binding and device access control available for workload isolation
- Settings configurable via AWS PCS console, CLI, or SDK
- Available in all AWS Regions where AWS PCS is supported
- Can be configured on new or existing clusters
AWS PCS now offers enhanced production-ready HPC environments with improved resource management and accounting capabilities.
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