Azure CycleCloud Documentation

Azure CycleCloud is designed to enable enterprise IT organizations to provide secure and flexible cloud HPC and Big Compute environments to their end users. With dynamic scaling of clusters, the business can get the resources it needs at the right time and the right price. Azure CycleCloud’s automated configuration enables IT to focus on providing service to the business users.

• Azure CycleCloud
• Overview
  • What is Azure CycleCloud?
  • What is Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm?
• Quickstarts
  • Install - via Marketplace
  • Deploy CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm
• Tutorials
  • Create a Cluster
• Concepts
  • Core
  • Clusters & Nodes
  • Scheduling
  • Clusters Operations
    • User Management
    • Cost & Usage Tracking
    • Monitoring
  • Security
    • Security Best Practices
• How-To
  • CycleCloud
    • Plan Your Production Deployment
    • Manually Install Application
    • Install CycleCloud CLI
    • Run in a Container Instance
    • Run CycleCloud using ARM Template
    • Prepare Your Azure Subscription
    • Use Service Principals with CycleCloud
    • Use Managed Identities with CycleCloud
    • Configure User Authentication
    • Upgrade and Migrate
    • Plan CycleCloud 7 retirement
    • Backup and Restore
    • Configure Proxies
    • Run in Locked Down Network
    • Configure Event Grid
    • Customize UI Theme
    • Configure SSL
    • Run Multiple CycleCloud Installs
    • Move a Cluster to Another Resource Group
    • Cloud Bursting Using Azure CycleCloud and Slurm
  • CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm
    • Plan your CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm Deployment
    • How to deploy using the CLI
    • How to connect to a Login Node through Bastion
    • How to connect to the CycleCloud Portal through Bastion
  • Cluster Operations
    • Create a Cluster
    • Start a Cluster
    • Connect to a Node
    • Terminate a Cluster
    • Prevent Node Termination
    • Grant User Access
    • Monitor Clusters
    • Tag Nodes
    • Use Flex Scale Set Orchestration
  • Customize Clusters
    • Use Cluster Templates
    • Add a Node Array
    • Add a Disk
    • Mount a Disk
    • Create Network Fileserver
    • Mount a Network Fileserver
    • Enable Return Proxy
    • Configure Network Security
    • Use Availability Sets
    • Use Environments
    • Use Projects
    • Use Cloud-Init
    • Use Spot Instances
    • Use Scheduled Events
    • Use Storage Blobs
    • Configure SELinux
  • Node Preparation
    • Install Jetpack
    • Create a Custom Image
    • Use HB and HC VMs
    • Use HealthCheck
  • Scheduling
    • Configure Autoscaling
    • Use the REST API
  • Troubleshoot
    • Report an Issue
• Reference
  • Cluster Template Reference
    • Cluster Template Overview
    • Cluster
    • Node and Nodearray
    • Volume
    • Network Interface
    • Cluster-Init
    • Input-Endpoint
    • Cluster Configuration
    • Environment
    • Noderef
    • Cluster Parameters
    • Cluster Parameter Special Parsing
  • REST API Reference
  • Python API Reference
  • CycleCloud CLI
  • Jetpack
  • Common Cookbook Reference
  • CycleServer Configuration
  • Schedulers
    • OpenPBS
    • Grid Engine
    • Slurm
    • Slurm 3.0 Scheduler Integration
    • HT Condor
    • IBM Spectrum LSF
    • Microsoft HPC Pack
  • Log Locations
  • Events
  • Error Messages
• Resources
  • Get Azure CycleCloud
  • CycleCloud Packages
  • CycleCloud Cluster Templates
  • CycleCloud Community GitHub
  • Azure Community Forums
  • Azure CycleCloud Feedback
  • Release Notes - CycleCloud
    • Current Release - v8.x
    • Previous Release - v7.x
    • Older Releases
  • Release Notes - CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm
    • Current Release - 2025.02.06
  • Service Policy
  • Data Usage Policy
  • Licensing Information