Cloud Parallel File Storage (CPFS) for Lingjun is an ultra-high performance file storage service provided by Alibaba Cloud CPFS. CPFS for Lingjun supports end-to-end Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) networks and can be used in intelligent computing scenarios such as AI-generated content (AIGC) and autonomous driving. This topic describes how to create a CPFS for Lingjun file system and the subsequent operations.
Prerequisites
CPFS is activated.
If you log on to the File Storage NAS (NAS) console for the first time, activate CPFS as prompted.
Your account is added to the whitelist of CPFS for Lingjun.
CPFS for Lingjun is in invitational preview. To use CPFS for Lingjun, submit a ticket to add your account to the whitelist of CPFS for Lingjun.
Usage notes
You can mount the CPFS for Lingjun file system only to Alibaba Cloud Platform for AI (PAI) and GPU-accelerated workloads deployed in high-performance networks in Container Compute Service (ACS). The PAI includes Lingjun resources, general computing resources of PAI, and single-tenant Lingjun resources. You cannot access the CPFS for Lingjun file system from Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances.
Procedure
Log on to the NAS console.
On the Overview tab of the Overview page, click Create below CPFS for Lingjun in the File System Selection Guide section.
On the CPFS for Lingjun (pay-as-you-go) page, configure the parameters, such as Cluster ID, Capacity, and Resource Group.
Parameter
Description
Zone
The zone in which the Lingjun cluster resides.
Cluster ID
The ID of the Lingjun cluster for which you want to create a CPFS for Lingjun file system.
Capacity
The capacity of the CPFS for Lingjun file system.
You must evaluate and specify the maximum capacity of the file system based on your business requirements to ensure that the file system has sufficient capacity. If the capacity usage exceeds the configured capacity, the file system returns a "no space" error.
Resource Group
Optional. The resource group to which the file system belongs. You can use resource groups to manage CPFS for Lingjun resources within your Alibaba Cloud account by category and group. You can manage permissions, deploy resources, and monitor resources based on groups without the need to separately process each resource. For more information, see Best practices for designing resource groups.
If you do not select a resource group, the file system is automatically classified into the default resource group after the file system is created.
To create a resource group, click Create Resource Group. In the Create Resource Group dialog box, configure the Resource Group Identifier and Resource Group Name parameters, and then click OK.
Click Buy Now and complete the payment as prompted.
After you complete the payment, go back to the NAS console and choose in the left-side navigation pane. On the page that appears, you can view the file system that is being created.
What to do next
After the CPFS for Lingjun file system is created, you must mount the file system in Platform for AI (PAI) computing resources or Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS). The method used to mount a CPFS for Lingjun file system varies with the type of computing resources. For more information, see Mount a CPFS for Lingjun file system in PAI or Mount a CPFS for Lingjun file system in ACS.