One Nova Cluster to Serve Multiple Computing Needs - Managing On-Demand and Dedicated Instances

Learn how the San Diego Supercomputer Center manages a single non-profit nova cluster to serve diverse user demands in this 24-minute technical presentation. Discover the implementation of an open-source technology stack that efficiently handles both on-demand pay-by-the-hour instances and dedicated node instance hosts for researchers, while managing complex billing across multiple funding sources. Explore how SDSC Cloud service utilizes core OpenStack services, Ceph for block storage, InfluxDB for usage tracking, Grafana for administration, Puppet for configuration management, and custom Python scripts managed through GitLab. Gain insights from speakers Danny Saba, Colby Walsworth, and Ryan Nakashima on implementing standard configurations with minimal custom billing scripts to create a versatile cluster that accommodates conflicting user requirements.