MCT - MPI-Cluster Tools

A collection of cluster management commands for HPC environments, particularly designed for HTCondor-based clusters.

Installation

cargo install mpi_cluster_tools

Usage

Configure Login Credentials

mct login

This command allows you to configure connection settings in two ways:

• Manual configuration: Enter hostname, username, and optional identity file
• SSH config: Use an existing SSH configuration entry

Configuration is saved to ~/.cluster_tools.

Analyze Job Prices

mct price

Connects to your configured cluster and analyzes job pricing based on HTCondor job priorities. Provides breakdowns for:

• GPU vs Non-GPU jobs
• Idle vs Running jobs
• Average prices for each category

Features

• Secure SSH connections using your existing SSH configuration or manual setup
• Job price analysis with detailed breakdowns by GPU usage and job status
• Persistent configuration stored in your home directory
• Clean CLI interface with helpful error messages

Requirements

• Rust 1.70+ (for building from source)
• SSH access to an HTCondor cluster
• HTCondor condor_q command available on the target cluster

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.