This directory provides Docker images for various operating systems with a working Slurm installation. The images created from these Docker files are intended to allow tests to be performed against a Slurm version.
There are no persistent volumes so each invocation of the image creates a clean set-up.
The images are named: ghcr.io/neilmunday/slurm-mail/slurm-${OS_VERSION}. E.g. el9 for RHEL9 compatible operating systems.
Use the SLURM_VER build argument to specify the Slurm version to build in the image, e.g.
docker build --build-arg SLURM_VER=23.02.1 -f Dockerfile.el9 -t ghcr.io/neilmunday/slurm-mail/slurm-el9:23.02.1 -t ghcr.io/neilmunday/slurm-mail/slurm-el9:latest .
Note: The first release of a Slurm version does not require -1 in the SLURM_VER value.
The following environment variables can be set to control the behaviour of the container.
| Variable | Default Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| NODES | 1 |
The total number of nodes in the cluster. |
| NODE_PREFIX | compute0 |
The prefix to use for node names. |
| ROLE | HEAD |
The role of the container: HEAD or COMPUTE. The head node will run slurmctld, slurmdbd and mysql. |
These variables can be used when running multiple instances of the container together.
Run a container in interactive mode:
docker run -it --name slurm -h compute01 ghcr.io/neilmunday/slurm-mail/slurm-el9 /bin/bash
Run the container in detached mode:
docker run -d --name slurm -h compute01 ghcr.io/neilmunday/slurm-mail/slurm-el9
Check that the container started ok:
docker logs slurm
Then you can run commands inside the container like so:
docker exec slurm sinfo
To submit a job:
docker exec -i slurm sbatch < myjob.sh