However I'd advice you to create a VM with dedicated CPUs for "login node". If you allow people to login to the one node which is also computing node you have to bind ssh processes to dedicated CPU to prevent resources usage outside of slurm..
2017-08-10 15:15 GMT+02:00 Benjamin Redling <[email protected]>: > > Am 10. August 2017 13:47:21 MESZ, schrieb Sean McGrath < > [email protected]>: > > > >Yes, you can run slurm on a single node. There is no need for for a > >different > >head and compute node(s). > > > >You will need to set Shared=Yes if you want multiple people to be able > >to run on > >the machine simultaneously. > > > >The slurm.conf will have a single node defined in it. > > > >Best > > > >Sean > > > >On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 05:39:29AM -0600, Carlos Lijeron wrote: > > > >> Hi Everyone, > >> > >> In order to use resources more efficiently on a server that has 64 > >CPU Cores and 1 TB of RAM, is it possible to use SLURM on a stand alone > >server, or do you always need a head node and compute nodes to setup > >the clients? Please advise. > >> > >> Thank you. > >> > >> > >> Carlos. > >> > >> > > AFAIK "Shared" is about resources and known as "OverSubscribe" in newer > versions. > As long as constrains are resource based and nodes are not reserved > exclusively to a single user multiple jobs from different users are > possible even without oversubscription. > > BR > -- > FSU Jena | JULIELab.de/Staff/Benjamin+Redling.html > vox: +49 3641 9 44323 | fax: +49 3641 9 44321 >
