v1.28.1: Slurm-GCP v4 reaches End-of-Life, improved Slurm-GCP v6 support

[mr0re1]

What's Changed

Key New Features 🎉

• Add support for string interpolation by @mr0re1 in Add support for string interpolation #2076
• 🌈 Enable output colorization by default by @mr0re1 in 🌈 Enable output colorization by default #2145
• Add example of building Slurm on top of Rocky 8 by @nick-stroud in Add example of building Slurm on top of Rocky 8 #2155

Module Improvements 🔨

• Slurm6. Make subnetwork_self_link required, don't pass subnetwork_project by @mr0re1 in Slurm6. Make subnetwork_self_link required, don't pass subnetwork_project #2067
• Slurm6. Automagicaly set nodeset.name from module id. by @mr0re1 in Slurm6. Automagicaly set nodeset.name from module id. #2068
• Slurm6. Add support for additional_networks, access_config & reservation_name by @mr0re1 in Slurm6. Add support for additional_networks, access_config & reservation_name #2062
• Reduce default maximum number of HTCondor execute points by @tpdownes in Reduce default maximum number of HTCondor execute points #2127
• Startup stackdriver option by @nick-stroud in Startup stackdriver option #2120
• HTCondor: variable MIG behavior by @tpdownes in HTCondor: variable MIG behavior #2140
• Extending GKE Scheduler module by @ek-nag in Extending GKE Scheduler module #2137
• Copies python binaries instead of symlink for more isolated venv by @nick-stroud in Copies python binaries instead of symlink for more isolated venv #2151
• Increase dynamic node count to a more reasonable default value by @nick-stroud in Increase dynamic node count to a more reasonable default value #2153
• Update Chrome Remote Desktop to Debian 12 by default by @tpdownes in Update Chrome Remote Desktop to Debian 12 by default #2180
• Update startup-script module to latest release by @tpdownes in Update startup-script module to latest release #2183
• Updates to HTCondor autoscaler by @tpdownes in Updates to HTCondor autoscaler #2204
• Change batch-job-base template from json to YAML by @aaronegolden in Change batch-job-base template from json to YAML #2199
• Add Slurm configuration template for long Prolog/Epilog scripts by @tpdownes in Add Slurm configuration template for long Prolog/Epilog scripts #2218

Improvements 🛠

• Check if supplied value matches expected module variable type by @mr0re1 in Check if supplied value matches expected module variable type #2089
• Update spack openfoam example to Slurm V6 by @harshthakkar01 in Update spack openfoam example to Slurm V6 #2090
• Add has_to_be_used behaviour to some of modules by @mr0re1 in Add has_to_be_used behaviour to some of modules #2092
• Update spack wrf example and references to use Slurm V6 by @harshthakkar01 in Update spack wrf example and references to use Slurm V6 #2132
• Update spack gromacs example and references to Slurm V6 by @harshthakkar01 in Update spack gromacs example and references to Slurm V6 #2138
• Update hpc slurm gromac example and references to use Slurm V6 by @harshthakkar01 in Update hpc slurm gromac example and references to use Slurm V6 #2149
• Update DAOS blueprints to use google-cloud-daos v0.5.0, slurm v6 by @mark-olson in Update DAOS blueprints to use google-cloud-daos v0.5.0, slurm v6 #2147
• Bring $(...) functionality on par with ((...)) by @mr0re1 in Bring $(...) functionality on par with ((...)) #2053
• Add --force flag to ghpc create by @mr0re1 in Add --force flag to ghpc create #2162
• Update hpc-slurm-legacy-sharedvpc example and references to use Slurm V6 by @harshthakkar01 in Update hpc-slurm-legacy-sharedvpc example and references to use Slurm V6 #2143
• Add login node in the spack openfoam tutorial example by @harshthakkar01 in Add login node in the spack openfoam tutorial example #2170
• Add login node to spack gromacs tutorial example by @alyssa-sm in Add login node to spack gromacs tutorial example #2227

Deprecations 💤

• Remove pre existing fs example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove pre existing fs example and references #2104
• Remove slurm-two-partitions-workstation example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove slurm-two-partitions-workstation example and references #2106
• Remove use-resources example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove use-resources example and references #2107
• Update test outputs example and remove slurm partition and controller by @harshthakkar01 in Update test outputs example and remove slurm partition and controller #2109
• Remove test-gcs-fuse example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove test-gcs-fuse example and references #2110
• Remove hpc-cluster-service-acct example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove hpc-cluster-service-acct example and references #2111
• Remove hpc-cluste-slurm-with-startup example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove hpc-cluste-slurm-with-startup example and references #2112
• Remove hpc-cluster-project example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove hpc-cluster-project example and references #2113
• Remove hpc-cluster-high-io-remote-state example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove hpc-cluster-high-io-remote-state example and references #2114
• Remove lustre-new-vpc example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove lustre-new-vpc example and references #2108
• Remove hpc-slurm-legacy example and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove hpc-slurm-legacy example and references #2103
• Remove intel-select blueprints and references by @harshthakkar01 in Remove intel-select blueprints and references #2135
• Remove Slurm V4 modules and add note to use and reference V4 modules and examples by @harshthakkar01 in Remove Slurm V4 modules and add note to use and reference V4 modules and examples #2160
• Deprecate Dell Omnia module and example blueprint by @tpdownes in Deprecate Dell Omnia module and example blueprint #2196

Version Updates ⏫

• Update Slurm Cloud SQL example to V6 by @alyssa-sm in Update Slurm Cloud SQL example to V6 #2168
• Update Slurm-GCP release to 5.10.2 by @tpdownes in Update Slurm-GCP release to 5.10.2 #2189
• Bump django from 4.2.7 to 4.2.10 in /community/front-end/ofe by @dependabot in Bump django from 4.2.7 to 4.2.10 in /community/front-end/ofe #2213

Bug fixes 🐞

• Update spack openfoam example to use /opt/apps directory by @harshthakkar01 in Update spack openfoam example to use /opt/apps directory #2131
• Fix HTCondow Windows URI for latest 23.0 LTS release by @tpdownes in Fix HTCondow Windows URI for latest 23.0 LTS release #2141
• Validation added to Slurm v5 login_startup_scripts_timeout by @cdunbar13 in Validation added to Slurm v5 login_startup_scripts_timeout #2148
• Ensure Windows VMs start HTCondor only after successful secret download by @tpdownes in Ensure Windows VMs start HTCondor only after successful secret download #2174

New Contributors

• @stas00 made their first contribution in fix typo #2125
• @aaronegolden made their first contribution in Change batch-job-base template from json to YAML #2199

Full Changelog: v1.27.0...v1.28.0

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