This template creates multiple Intel Lustre 2.7 client virtual machines using Azure gallery OpenLogic CentOS 6.6 or 7.0 images and mounts an existing Intel Lustre filesystem
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| image | OpenLogic CentOS version to use. CentOS-HPC includes RDMA drivers for compute-to-compute MPI InfiniBand on A8 and A9 VM sizes. |
| adminUsername | Admin username for the virtual machines |
| authenticationType | Authentication type for the virtual machines |
| adminPassword | Admin password for the virtual machines |
| sshPublicKey | SSH public key that will be included on all nodes. The OpenSSH public key can be generated with tools like ssh-keygen on Linux or OS X. |
| dnsNamePrefix | Globally unique DNS name prefix name must be between 3 and 50 characters long and can contain only dashes, numbers, and lowercase letters. The domain name suffix (e.g. westus.cloudapp.zure.com) will be automatically updated based on the selected location. |
| clientAvailabilitySetName | Lustre clients availability set name is important for grouping clients into deployments that can communicate with each other via RDMA |
| vmNamePrefix | Prefix for the virtual machine names |
| clientVmSize | Size of the Lustre client VM |
| clientCount | Number of Lustre clients |
| filesystemName | Name of the Lustre filesystem exposed by the Lustre MGS node |
| mgsIpAddress | IP address of the Lustre MGS node |
| storageAccountType | Storage account type (e.g. Premium_LRS or Standard_LRS). Make sure to select Premium_LRS only when using DS-series or GS-series Virtual Machines. |
| existingVnetResourceGroupName | Existing Virtual Network Resource Group where Lustre servers are deployed |
| existingVnetName | Existing Virtual Network name (e.g. vnet-lustre) |
| existingSubnetClientsName | Lustre clients will be deployed into this subnet within the existing Virtual Network |
| _artifactsLocation | The base URI where artifacts required by this template are located. When the template is deployed using the accompanying scripts, a private location in the subscription will be used and this value will be automatically generated. |
| _artifactsLocationSasToken | The sasToken required to access _artifactsLocation. When the template is deployed using the accompanying scripts, a sasToken will be automatically generated. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/intel-lustre-clients-on-centos/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/intel-lustre-clients-on-centos/azuredeploy.json