Create an appliance by selecting an application, cloud provider, region for hosting
the appliance, and configure the cluster.
Currently, appliances on Azure can use Altair
Drive storage. Other cloud platforms do not support integration with
Altair Drive.
The process of creating an appliance is as follows:
Select an appliance model, to create an appliance.
Provide a name for the appliance.
Select an application (batch or interactive) from the list. You can choose
one or more applications from the list.
Set the application arguments and the its values.
Select the cloud provider from the list.
Select the region for hosting the appliance.
Configure the cluster by selecting the nodes and other details for the
cluster.
Create and deploy the appliance.
Launch Altair NavOps.
The list of appliances is displayed. Figure 1. Appliances
The list displays the Appliance Name, Model Name selected for the
appliance, Cloud Provider, Appliance State, Nodes Count and Uptime (number
of days the appliance is up and running).
Note: Click to change the column list of the
Nodes table.
Click New Appliance on the top to create a new
appliance.
The appliance models are displayed. Figure 2. Appliance Models
The information about the model is provided with its version and tags.
Click Detail to view more information about
the model.
Click Select to view the appliance model details.
Figure 3. Appliance Model Details
Click in My appliance and enter a name
for the appliance.
Figure 4. Appliance Name
Click Please select one to select an application from
the list.
Figure 5. Add Application
The list of batch and interactive applications is listed.
Choose one
or multiple applications from the list.
Tip: Interactive
application (Altair NavOps)
information is displayed below the application icon.
Click Add.
Figure 6. Add an Application
The application is added and displayed in the Applications
section. Figure 7. Added Application
Note: Click to remove the application from the
application table.
Click Select a cloud infrastructure to view the
registered cloud infrastructures.
Figure 8. Cloud Infrastructure
Choose one of the following cloud infrastructure:
Altair managed cloud account such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. Select
the required account to configure.
Your own cloud accounts registered in Altair NavOps to configure.
Figure 9. Add Cloud Infrastructure
Select a geographical region for your cloud infrastructure.
Figure 10. Region for Cloud Infrastructure
Tip: Select the region
for your cloud infrastructure using the Region drop
down list.
The number of Altair Units required by the appliance is
displayed.
Click to configure the cluster.
Figure 11. Add Cluster
The list of instances available in the cloud for the selected
application is displayed. Figure 12. List of Instances for the Application
The list displays the Instance name and its hardware configuration such
as CPU Cores, RAM, and GPU Cores.
Select an Instance from the list.
Figure 13. Cluster Instance Type
Tip: You can choose multiple cluster configuration for an
application.
Click Parameters at the top to configure the cluster
parameters and its values.
Select Undeploy on error to undeploy the appliance when
there is an error during the deployment.
Based on the configuration, the total number Altair Units is displayed.
Click Create.
Figure 14. Create Appliance
The appliance instance is created. Figure 15. Create Appliance
Choose one of the following options:
Click Create to create an appliance and deploy it
at a later time.
Note: This only creates an appliance
and does not start the appliance.
Click Create and Deploy to automatically deploy
the appliance after creation.
Click Cancel to modify the appliance
details.
The new appliance is displayed in the Appliances list. Figure 16. Updated Appliance List
A series of notifications are displayed providing the information about
deploying the appliance and scripts running to create the cluster.
Note: You can also click to view the notifications and the steps
that are performed.