Explanation

Conceptual background on the design, security, and hardware considerations of Charmed HPC.

Cluster architecture

Design decisions behind how a Charmed HPC cluster is structured and operated.

• High Availability

• Email notifications for jobs

Cryptography, authentication, and security

Security protocols and authentication mechanisms that protect communication between cluster components.

• Slurm credentials and SACK

• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

• Key rotation

Hardware

How specialized hardware is supported and managed in a Charmed HPC cluster.

• GPUs

• High-speed interconnects

• Instance auto-reboots during install hook