Track 4: Administrator¶
Audience: L4 (Administrators) | Modules: 11 + deployment guides | Prerequisite: Tracks 1-3 recommended
Install, configure, and manage Slurm clusters. This is the most comprehensive track, covering architecture through production operations and high availability.
Core Modules¶
| # | Module | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architecture | Daemons, communication model, authentication options |
| 2 | Installation | Prerequisites, Munge/auth, packages, MariaDB, slurmdbd |
| 3 | Configuration | slurm.conf, slurmdbd.conf, cgroup.conf, node definitions |
| 4 | Partitions & QOS | Partition design, QOS limits, preemption, access control |
| 5 | Accounts & Fairshare | sacctmgr, account hierarchy, fairshare algorithm, shares |
| 6 | Resource Management | GRES (GPUs, licenses), consumable resources, cgroup enforcement |
| 7 | Monitoring & Accounting | sacct, sreport, sdiag, Prometheus/Grafana integration |
| 8 | Policies & Priority | Multifactor priority, preemption, backfill, reservations |
| 9 | Troubleshooting | Pending job diagnosis, node states, log files, common problems |
| 10 | Maintenance & Operations | Draining, upgrades, backups, config versioning |
| 11 | High Availability | slurmctld failover, slurmdbd HA, state directory, testing |
Deployment Guides¶
Choose the guide that matches your environment:
| Deployment | Module | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|
| On-Premise | Infrastructure, networking, storage, identity, configless mode, large cluster tuning | |
| AWS ParallelCluster | YAML config, static/dynamic nodes, FSx/EFS, EFA, Spot instances, cost management | |
| AWS PCS | Managed Slurm, cluster sizing, custom settings, multi-cluster sackd, accounting |
Application Guides¶
If your site runs these applications, add the admin setup modules:
- Schrodinger Admin Setup — Licensing, hosts file, GPU config, Job Server
- CryoSPARC Admin Setup — Cluster lanes, GPU management, CryoSPARC Live
Quick Reference¶
Related¶
- Admins should also complete Tracks 1-3 to understand the end-user experience on the cluster they manage
- All tracks at a glance: Training Tracks Guide