Slurm

Open source

Open-source workload manager that schedules and manages jobs on Linux HPC clusters.

Pricing: free
Free tier: true
License: open-source
Open source: Yes

Editorial review

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Facts & attributes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://slurm.schedmd.comVerified
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): job scheduler, cluster management, HPC, supercomputing, open sourceVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): self-hostedVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): freeVerification pending
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/SchedMD/slurmVerified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): Allocates exclusive and/or non-exclusive access to resources (compute nodes) for some duration of time, Provides a framework for starting, executing, and monitoring work on the set of allocated nodes, Arbitrates contention for resources by managing a queue of pending work, Centralized manager (slurmctld) with fault-tolerant hierarchical communications, Optional slurmdbd for accounting and slurmrestd REST API daemon, Optional plugins for accounting, advanced reservation, gang scheduling, backfill, and multifactor prioritizationVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending
CLI(true/false): trueVerification pending

Support · Docs · Services

Support channels(email;ticket;chat;phone;community): mailing lists, support and trainingVerified

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Fault-tolerant, highly scalable job scheduling for large and small Linux clusters and supercomputersVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): Cluster management and job scheduling for large and small Linux clusters, Parallel job execution and monitoring, Cloud scheduling on AWS, GCP, and AzureVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 26.05Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Founded year(2012): 2002Verified
Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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