slurm / ohpc vs epel
dnf search on Rocky 9.3:
# dnf search slurm
slurm-contribs.x86_64 : Perl tools to print Slurm job state information
slurm-contribs-ohpc.x86_64 : Perl tool to print Slurm job state information
slurm-devel.x86_64 : Development package for Slurm
slurm-devel-ohpc.x86_64 : Development package for Slurm
slurm-doc.x86_64 : Slurm documentation
slurm-example-configs-ohpc.x86_64 : Example config files for Slurm
slurm-gui.x86_64 : Slurm gui and visual tools
slurm-libpmi-ohpc.x86_64 : Slurm\'s implementation of the pmi libraries
slurm-libs.x86_64 : Slurm shared libraries
slurm-nss_slurm.x86_64 : NSS plugin for slurm
slurm-ohpc.x86_64 : Slurm Workload Manager
slurm-ohpc-slurmrestd.x86_64 : Slurm REST API translator
slurm-openlava.x86_64 : Openlava/LSF wrappers for transition from OpenLava/LSF to Slurm
slurm-openlava-ohpc.x86_64 : openlava/LSF wrappers for transition from OpenLava/LSF to Slurm
slurm-pam_slurm.x86_64 : PAM module for restricting access to compute nodes via Slurm
slurm-pam_slurm-ohpc.x86_64 : PAM module for restricting access to compute nodes via Slurm
slurm-perlapi.x86_64 : Perl API to Slurm
slurm-perlapi-ohpc.x86_64 : Perl API to Slurm
slurm-rrdtool.x86_64 : Slurm rrdtool external sensor plugin
slurm-slurmctld.x86_64 : Slurm controller daemon
slurm-slurmctld-ohpc.x86_64 : Slurm controller daemon
slurm-slurmd.x86_64 : Slurm compute node daemon
slurm-slurmd-ohpc.x86_64 : Slurm compute node daemon
slurm-slurmdbd.x86_64 : Slurm database daemon
slurm-slurmdbd-ohpc.x86_64 : Slurm database daemon
slurm-slurmrestd.x86_64 : Slurm REST API deamon
slurm-sview-ohpc.x86_64 : Graphical user interface to view and modify Slurm state
slurm-torque.x86_64 : Torque/PBS wrappers for transition from Torque/PBS to Slurm
slurm-torque-ohpc.x86_64 : Torque/PBS wrappers for transition from Torque/PBS to Slurm
Note the "duplicate" packages, from the EPEL and the OpenHPC (preferred).
This could lead to installation of the wrong version (note it comes from epel)
# dnf install slurm-slurmrestd
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:15 ago on Tue 23 Apr 2024 03:33:25 PM MDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
slurm-slurmrestd x86_64 22.05.9-1.el9 epel 156 k
Installing dependencies:
hdf5 x86_64 1.12.1-7.el9.1 epel 2.2 M
http-parser x86_64 2.9.4-6.el9 appstream 37 k
libaec x86_64 1.0.6-1.el9 epel 41 k
libjwt x86_64 1.12.1-11.el9 epel 29 k
pmix x86_64 3.2.3-3.el9 appstream 498 k
slurm x86_64 22.05.9-1.el9 epel 1.9 M
slurm-libs x86_64 22.05.9-1.el9 epel 1.2 M
We want to see only the openhpc:
# dnf install slurm-ohpc-slurmrestd.x86_64
Last metadata expiration check: 0:28:02 ago on Tue 23 Apr 2024 03:33:25 PM MDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
slurm-ohpc-slurmrestd x86_64 22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6 openhpc-base 145 k
Installing dependencies:
http-parser x86_64 2.9.4-6.el9 appstream 37 k
we will look into disabling the epel repo during the slurm install. success rate depends a bit on how other dependencies are resolved.
it seems that all ohpc packages for slurm trails with -ohpc, which makes it easier to distinguish. as such we have to revise the slurm role to just use the ohpc packages, instead of a mix currently. Then disabling the repo is not needed.
Earlier comment confirmed. slurm_packages_ohpc only contains packages with the trailing -ohpc. The role only installs slurm from epel if openhpc is disabled:
- name: Install slurm packages
yum:
name: '{{ slurm_packages }}'
state: present
tags: install-only
when: enable_openhpc == false
- name: ensure legacy slurm rpms are not installed before configuring ohpc versions
yum:
name: '{{ slurm_packages }}'
state: removed
tags: install-only
when: enable_openhpc == true
....
- name: Install ohpc slurm packages
yum:
name: '{{ slurm_packages_ohpc }}'
state: present
tags: install-only
when: enable_openhpc == true
There is no risk installing wrong packages during TrinityX installation.
typical package set after installing on the controller:
- slurm-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-perlapi-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-openlava-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-torque-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-contribs-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-devel-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-libpmi-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-pam_slurm-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-slurmctld-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-slurmd-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-slurmdbd-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
- slurm-sview-ohpc-22.05.8-300.ohpc.4.6.x86_64
i close the ticket.