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To run artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or high performance computing (HPC) workloads, you can create AI-optimized VMs and clusters that can use the features and services available from Cluster Director. For more information about Cluster Director, see Cluster Director.
You can access Cluster Director features directly from Compute Engine, or through other services that run on Compute Engine instances like Cluster Toolkit or Google Kubernetes Engine.
For the most appropriate option to create your VMs or clusters for your use case, choose one of the following:
Option
Use case
Cluster Toolkit
You want to use open-source software that simplifies the process for you to deploy both Slurm and GKE clusters. Cluster Toolkit is designed to be highly customizable and extensible. To learn more, see the following:
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