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Decision brief
Volcano is an open-source cloud-native batch system written in Go under Apache-2.0 license that facilitates the management and execution of batch jobs on Kubernetes clusters.
Good fit when
- If your organization requires detailed control over resource allocation for batch processing tasks within a Kubernetes environment.
- When aiming to leverage advanced features such as job prioritization, preemption, or colocation specifically supported by Volcano.
Avoid when
- If you are looking for an agentless management system since Volcano might require the deployment of agents for full functionality.
- In environments where simplicity is more valued than feature richness, as Volcano's setup and maintenance can be more complex compared to simpler batch systems.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Volcano is open-source under the Apache-2.0 license, making it freely available for use without any cost up front.
- Requirements:
- Requires Docker; Volcano requires an existing Kubernetes cluster for installation and operation.
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Overview
Volcano is designed to run and manage batch jobs on Kubernetes clusters, supporting AI, bigdata processing, and more.
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README
Install with YAML files
Install Volcano on an existing Kubernetes cluster. This way is both available for x86_64 and arm64 architecture.
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/volcano-sh/volcano/master/installer/volcano-development.yaml
Enjoy! Volcano will create the following resources in volcano-system namespace.
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
pod/volcano-admission-5bd5756f79-dnr4l 1/1 Running 0 96s
pod/volcano-controllers-687948d9c8-nw4b4 1/1 Running 0 96s
pod/volcano-scheduler-94998fc64-4z8kh 1/1 Running 0 96s
NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S) AGE
service/volcano-admission-service ClusterIP 10.98.152.108 <none> 443/TCP 96s
NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
deployment.apps/volcano-admission 1/1 1 1 96s
deployment.apps/volcano-controllers 1/1 1 1 96s
deployment.apps/volcano-scheduler 1/1 1 1 96s
NAME DESIRED CURRENT READY AGE
replicaset.apps/volcano-admission-5bd5756f79 1 1 1 96s
replicaset.apps/volcano-controllers-687948d9c8 1 1 1 96s
replicaset.apps/volcano-scheduler-94998fc64 1 1 1 96s
NAME COMPLETIONS DURATION AGE
job.batch/volcano-admission-init 1/1 48s 96s
Install via helm
To install official release, please visit helm-charts for details.
helm repo add volcano-sh https://volcano-sh.github.io/helm-charts
helm install volcano volcano-sh/volcano -n volcano-system --create-namespace
Install from source code for developers:
helm install volcano installer/helm/chart/volcano --namespace volcano-system --create-namespace
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### Install from code
If you don't have a kubernetes cluster, try one-click install from code base:
```bash
./hack/local-up-volcano.sh
This way is only available for x86_64 temporarily.
Install volcano agent
Please follow the guide Volcano Agent to install volcano agent.
Install monitoring system
If you want to get prometheus and grafana volcano dashboard after volcano installed, try following commands:
kubectl create -f installer/volcano-monitoring.yaml
Install dashboard
Please follow the guide Volcano Dashboard to install volcano dashboard.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.