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# Installing Slurm To An Edge Site

On some edge sites there may be a need to run a workload manager.

The Slurm workload manager can be run on an edge site if the cluster is prepared and software installed as in sections [3.1](#31-preparation) and [3.2](#32-installation).

## 3.1  Preparation

1. The edge director must be `UP` according to `cmsh` or Base View.

2. The Slurm installation needs an existing installation of MySQL on the edge director node. The installation of MySQL on edge nodes is not supported.

## 3.2  Installation

* The BCM script `cm-wlm-setup` ([section 7.3 of the *Administrator Manual*](/admin/workloadmanagement#73-installation-of-workload-managers)) is then run on the head node.

  * At the `Select installation type` screen, the edge name should be selected, and the edge director should then be specified as the only server role node.

  * The storage server type for accounting, which is set in the Slurm accounting role, must be set to use the director with the MySQL installation .

* By default there are no user home directories on the edge director or edge nodes. These must therefore be mounted or created, otherwise jobs cannot run on the edge nodes. This is true for all WLMs running on edge nodes.