Deploy Slurm locally with the CLI
Deploy Slurm clusters on local development environments using the v8x.
The v8x can deploy Slurm clusters to local development environments using deployment applications targeting localhost. Each application handles provisioning and configuration for a specific local hypervisor or runtime.
Inspect the available applications
Start by exploring the deployment applications available for localhost:
uvx v8x app list --provider localhost
The relevant applications for local Slurm are:
slurm-multipass-localhost- single-node Slurm on Multipass VMsslurm-juju-localhost- Charmed HPC Slurm on LXD via Jujuslurm-microk8s-localhost- Slurm on Kubernetes (MicroK8S)
Create a localhost cloud account
Before deploying a cluster, create a cloud account for the localhost provider:
uvx v8x cloud account create my-localhost --provider localhost
This registers your local machine as a compute target. The command returns the cloud account ID, which you need in the next step.
Success looks like this: the new account appears in uvx v8x cloud account list with provider localhost.
Deploy Slurm on Multipass
Deploy a single-node Slurm cluster using Multipass VMs:
uvx v8x cluster create my-slurm-multipass-cluster \
--cloud-account-id <ID> \
--app slurm-multipass-localhost
Customise the VM resources with --options:
uvx v8x cluster create my-slurm-multipass-cluster \
--cloud-account-id <ID> \
--app slurm-multipass-localhost \
--options operating_system=rockylinux9,cpu=4,mem=8,disk=128G
Key options:
--cloud-account-id(required) - the ID of your localhost cloud account--app(required) - set toslurm-multipass-localhost--options- comma-separatedkey=valuepairs for operating system, CPU, memory, and disk
Success looks like this: the cluster enters provisioning and transitions to ready once Multipass finishes creating the VM and Slurm is configured.
Deploy Slurm on LXD
Deploy a Charmed HPC Slurm cluster on LXD via Juju:
uvx v8x cluster create my-slurm-lxd-cluster \
--cloud-account-id <ID> \
--app slurm-juju-localhost
This uses Juju to deploy the Charmed HPC Slurm bundle on your local LXD instance.
Success looks like this: the cluster enters provisioning. Juju deploys the Slurm controller, workers, and related charms. The cluster becomes ready once all units are active.
Deploy Slurm on MicroK8S
Deploy Slurm on a MicroK8S Kubernetes cluster:
uvx v8x cluster create my-slurm-microk8s-cluster \
--cloud-account-id <ID> \
--app slurm-microk8s-localhost
After deployment, add SSSD configuration if needed:
uvx v8x deployment slurm-microk8s-localhost deploy \
--sssd-conf="$(juju exec --unit nfs-home/leader 'cat /etc/sssd/sssd.conf')"
Success looks like this: the cluster moves through provisioning to ready. The Slurm controller, workers, and supporting services run as pods in the MicroK8S cluster.