Create compute node group for running compute jobs in AWS PCS
In this step, you will launch a compute node group that scales elastically to run jobs submitted to the cluster.
To create the compute node group
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Open the AWS PCS console
and navigate to Clusters. -
Select the cluster named
get-started -
Navigate to Compute node groups and choose Create.
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In the Compute node group setup section, provide the following:
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Compute node group name – Enter
compute-1.
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Under Computing configuration, enter or select these values:
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EC2 launch template – Choose the launch template where the name is
compute-getstarted-lt -
IAM instance profile – Choose the instance profile named
AWSPCS-getstarted-role -
Subnets – Select the subnet where the name starts with
hpc-networking:PrivateSubnetA. -
Instances – Select
c6i.xlarge. -
Scaling configuration – For Min. instance count, enter
0. For Max. instance count, enter4.
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Under Additional settings, specify the following:
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AMI ID – Select an AMI you want to use, that has a name in the following format:
aws-pcs-sample_ami-amzn2-platform-slurm-versionFor more information about the sample AMIs, see Using sample Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with AWS PCS.
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Choose Create compute node group.
The Status field shows Creating while the compute node group is being provisioned.
Important
Wait for the Status field to show Active before proceeding to the next step in this tutorial.
