Introduction to the Kubernetes WG Batch
summary
Kubernetes WG Batch forms to add concrete batch features to core Kubernetes: it ships index jobs (pod indexing for static partitioning), a suspend field and TTL to enable job queueing without creating pods, and an activePods status field plus CronJob GA; it publishes kueue v0.1 in April as a job-level queue/controller that coordinates with the scheduler, kubelet and autoscaler under a no duplication design. Roadmap focuses on advancing the Job API, job-level queueing/auto-provisioning, and specialized hardware support; initial job-controller load tests are underway.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:52Motivation
- 9:59Index Job
- 15:01Scheduling Plugins
- 15:52NUMA Nodes
- 16:27WG Batch
- 19:03Workstreams
- 21:15Job Queue
- 24:58What else is happening
- 26:11How to get involved
- 26:50Google Live
- 27:23Copresenters
- 27:55QA
- 33:19Job API
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