a. Create a Cluster
In this section we’re going to use PCluster Manager to create a cluster from a sample template we’ve provided.
We’ll be using the hpc6a instance, an AMD EPYC Milan based instance designed specifically for tightly coupled HPC style workloads. The instance has the following specs:
| Instance Size | Cores | Memory (GiB) | EFA Network Bandwidth (Gbps) | Network Bandwidth (Gbps)* | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hpc6a.48xlarge | 96 | 384 | 100 | 25 | $2.88 |
-
Click Create Cluster Button
-
Name the cluster weather and select Template. On the next step you’ll be prompted to provide a file, download the template linked below and select that when prompted:
On the next few screens, we’ll modify the account specific components and leave the rest as specified by the template.
- Select a VPC from your account
- Select a Subnet, ensuring the subnet is from the Availibility Zone ID use2-az2, and select a Keypair from your account (optional)
- Select the same Subnet from the previous step
- Click Dry Run to confirm the setup and then click Create
