PBS Professional 2021.1 Now Available!


I am happy to announce that PBS Professional 2021.1.0 is now available!
This release brings many exciting new features, including:
Core job scheduling/resource management:
NEC SX-Aurora TSUBASA Vector Engine device support
SELinux/MLS support for specialized systems with diverse data classifications
Reservation enhancements for increased flexibility and fault tolerance
Container integration enhancements for increased control and security
Ability to limit running subjobs per array
Budgets:
Failover support & documentation
Encryption of internal Budget traffic
REST interface implemented for Budget API
Significant additional platform support
Cloud Bursting:
Pre-emptible Instances for Azure & GCP (joining existing AWS capability)
Configure HyperThread on/off for burst instances (AWS)
Ability to use IAM role for bursting (AWS)
Simulate:
First GA release, no longer presented as beta
New post processing options:
pbs_stat integration
Job priority evaluations from snapshots
Job run order and start/end times from Simulation output
Tracejob for Simulate output
The release and documentation are now live on the PBS Professional User Area, Altair Connect, and Altair One Marketplace.