Create a cluster in AWS PCS - AWS PCS

Create a cluster in AWS PCS

In AWS PCS, a cluster is a persistent resource for managing resources and running workloads. You create a cluster for a specific scheduler (AWS PCS currently supports Slurm) in a subnet of a new or existing VPC. The cluster accepts and schedules jobs, and also launches the compute nodes (EC2 instances) that process those jobs.

To create your cluster

  1. Open the AWS PCS console and choose Create cluster.

  2. In the Cluster setup section, enter the following fields:

    • Cluster name – Enter get-started

    • Controller size – Select Small

  3. In the Networking section, select values for the following fields:

    • VPC – Choose the VPC named hpc-networking:Large-Scale-HPC

    • Subnet – Select the subnet where the name starts with hpc-networking:PrivateSubnetA

    • Security groups – Select the cluster security group named cluster-getstarted-sg

  4. Choose Create cluster.

Note

The Status field shows Creating while the cluster is being provisioned. Cluster creation can take several minutes.