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Slurm
A workload manager used to schedule jobs in different-sized Linux clusters. Slurm has three key functions: 1) giving access to users for a limited period of time to perform a certain action; 2) providing a framework for executing and monitoring these actions; and 3) managing a queue of work that is pending.
| First released | 2001 |
| Developed by | SchedMD |
| Latest stable version | 21.x |
| Open-source | Yes |
| Used by | Nvidia, Applied Materials, University of Michigan |
Interesting facts
Slurm is used on Sunway TaihuLight, which is the number one in the TOP500 most powerful computers in the world.