System and method of providing reservation masks within a compute environment

A method of managing compute resources within a multi-node compute environment wherein each node in the multi-node compute environment is under common management, the method comprising:

• identifying a need type, the need type being associated with a need of at least one of a user and a job to be submitted, and a group of available compute resources within the multi-node compute environment;
• based on the need type and the group of available compute resources, creating a non-consumption reservation mask covering multiple nodes within the multi-node compute environment, the non-consumption reservation mask comprising a policy enforcing mechanism to manage and constrain consumption sub-reservations;
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• if a request from a requestor matches the need type, then constraining a creation of a consumption sub-reservation for the requestor independent of the non-consumption reservation mask and according to credentials associated with the request, the creation of consumption sub-reservations being on at least a portion of the multiple nodes covered by the non-consumption reservation mask, else, if the request does not match the need type, then not enforcing any constraints for creating the consumption sub-reservation.

A system for managing compute resources within a multi-node compute environment wherein each node in the multi-node compute environment is under common management, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• identification means for controlling the computer processor to identify a need type, the need type being associated with a need of at least one of a user and a job to be submitted, and a group of available resources within the multi-node compute environment;
• creation means for controlling the computer processor, based on the need type and the group of available compute resources, to create a non-consumption reservation mask covering multiple nodes within the multi-node compute environment, the non-consumption reservation mask comprising a policy enforcing mechanism to manage and constrain consumption sub-reservations;
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• constraining means for controlling the computer processor to constrain a creation of a consumption sub-reservation associated with a request from a consumer that matches the need type, the consumption sub-reservation being on at least a portion of the multiple nodes covered by the non-consumption reservation mask, wherein if the request from the consumer does not match the need type, then not constraining the creation of the consumption sub-reservation.

A system for managing compute resources within a multi-node compute environment wherein each node in the multi-node compute environment is under common management, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• an identification module configured to control the computer processor to identify a need type, the need type being associated with a need of at least one of a user and a job to be submitted, and a group of available resources within the multi-node compute environment;
• a creation module configured to control the computer processor, based on the need type and the group of available compute resources, to create a non-consumption reservation mask covering multiple nodes within the multi-node compute environment, the non-consumption reservation mask comprising a policy enforcing mechanism to manage and constrain consumption sub-reservations;
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• a constraining module configured to control the computer processor to constrain a creation of a consumption sub-reservation for the consumer if a request from a consumer matches the need type, the consumption sub-reservation being on at least a portion of the multiple nodes covered by the non-consumption reservation mask, wherein if the request from the consumer does not match the need type, then not constraining the creation of the consumption sub-reservation.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computing device to manage compute resources within a compute environment, the instructions comprising:

• identifying a need type, the need type being associated with a need of at least one of a user and a job to be submitted, and a group of available resources;
• based on the need type and the group of available compute resources, creating a non-consumption reservation mask covering multiple nodes within the available resources, the non-consumption reservation mask comprising a policy enforcing mechanism to manage and constrain consumption sub-reservations;
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• constraining the creation of a consumption sub-reservation for the consumer if a request from a consumer matches the need type, the consumption sub-reservation being on at least a portion of the multiple nodes, wherein if the request from the consumer does not match the need type, then not constraining the creation of the consumption sub-reservation.