added support for setting targetClusterName in status

cmd/kar-controllers/app/options/options.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type ServerOption struct {
 	QuotaRestURL          string
 	HealthProbeListenAddr string
 	DispatchResourceReservationTimeout int64
+	ExternalDispatch      bool  // if true, will use external plugin to dispatch workloads
 }
 
 // NewServerOption creates a new CMServer with a default config.
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ func (s *ServerOption) AddFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.IntVar(&s.SecurePort, "secure-port", 6443, "The port on which to serve secured, authenticated access for metrics.")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.HealthProbeListenAddr, "healthProbeListenAddr", ":8081", "Listen address for health probes. Defaults to ':8081'")
 	fs.Int64Var(&s.DispatchResourceReservationTimeout, "dispatchResourceReservationTimeout", s.DispatchResourceReservationTimeout, "Resource reservation timeout for pods to be created once AppWrapper is dispatched, in millisecond.  Defaults to '300000', 5 minutes")
+	fs.BoolVar(&s.ExternalDispatch,"externalDispatch", s.ExternalDispatch,"Use external workload dispatch plugin.  Default is false.")
+
 	flag.Parse()
 	klog.V(4).Infof("[AddFlags] Controller configuration: %#v", s)
 }
@@ -147,6 +150,12 @@ func (s *ServerOption) loadDefaultsFromEnvVars() {
 			s.DispatchResourceReservationTimeout = to
 		}
 	}
+	externalDispatch, envVarExists := os.LookupEnv("EXTERNAL_DISPATCH")
+	s.ExternalDispatch = false
+	if envVarExists && strings.EqualFold(externalDispatch, "true") {
+		s.ExternalDispatch = true
+	}
+
 }
 
 func (s *ServerOption) CheckOptionOrDie() {

deployment/mcad-controller/templates/configmap.yaml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   QUOTA_ENABLED: {{ .Values.configMap.quotaEnabled }}
   DISPATCHER_MODE: {{ .Values.configMap.dispatcherMode }}
+  EXTERNAL_DISPATCH: {{.Values.configMap.externalDispatch }}
   {{ if .Values.configMap.agentConfigs }}DISPATCHER_AGENT_CONFIGS: {{ .Values.configMap.agentConfigs }}{{ end }}
   PREEMPTION: {{ .Values.configMap.preemptionEnabled }}
   {{ if .Values.configMap.quotaRestUrl }}QUOTA_REST_URL: {{ .Values.configMap.quotaRestUrl }}{{ end }}

deployment/mcad-controller/values.yaml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ configMap:
   quotaEnabled: '"false"'
   multiCluster: false
   dispatcherMode: '"false"'
+  externalDispatch: '"false"'
   preemptionEnabled: '"false"'
   agentConfigs: ""
   quotaRestUrl: ""

deployment/mcad-operator/bundle/manifests/mcad-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: ClusterServiceVersion
 metadata:
   annotations:
     alm-examples: >-
-      [{"apiVersion":"mcad.ibm.com/v1beta1","kind":"MCADHelmConfig","metadata":{"name":"example-mcadhelmconfig"},"spec":{"configMap":{"agentConfigs":null,"dispatcherMode":"false","name":null},"deploymentName":"xqueuejob-controller","image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"darroyo/mcad-controller","tag":"v1.29.0"},"imagePullSecret":{"name":null,"password":"dummyvalue","registry":"registry.stage1.ng.bluemix.net","username":"iamapikey"},"loglevel":4,"namespace":"kube-system","nodeSelector":{"hostname":null},"replicaCount":1,"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"}},"serviceAccount":"xqueuejob-controller","volumes":{"hostPath":null}}}]
+      [{"apiVersion":"mcad.ibm.com/v1beta1","kind":"MCADHelmConfig","metadata":{"name":"example-mcadhelmconfig"},"spec":{"configMap":{"agentConfigs":null,"dispatcherMode":"false","externalDispatch":"false","name":null},"deploymentName":"xqueuejob-controller","image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"darroyo/mcad-controller","tag":"v1.29.0"},"imagePullSecret":{"name":null,"password":"dummyvalue","registry":"registry.stage1.ng.bluemix.net","username":"iamapikey"},"loglevel":4,"namespace":"kube-system","nodeSelector":{"hostname":null},"replicaCount":1,"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"}},"serviceAccount":"xqueuejob-controller","volumes":{"hostPath":null}}}]
     capabilities: Basic Install
     description: A Kubernetes Native Holistic Lifecycle Resource Manager for Applications
   name: mcad-operator.v0.1.9

deployment/mcad-operator/deploy/crds/mcad.ibm.com_v1beta1_mcadhelmconfig_cr.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ spec:
   configMap:
     agentConfigs: null
     dispatcherMode: "false"
+    externalDispatch: "false"
     name: null
   deploymentName: xqueuejob-controller
   image:

deployment/mcad-operator/deploy/olm-catalog/mcad-operator/manifests/mcad-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: ClusterServiceVersion
 metadata:
   annotations:
     alm-examples: >-
-      [{"apiVersion":"mcad.ibm.com/v1beta1","kind":"MCADHelmConfig","metadata":{"name":"example-mcadhelmconfig"},"spec":{"configMap":{"agentConfigs":null,"dispatcherMode":"false","name":null},"deploymentName":"xqueuejob-controller","image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"darroyo/mcad-controller","tag":"v1.29.0"},"imagePullSecret":{"name":null,"password":"dummyvalue","registry":"registry.stage1.ng.bluemix.net","username":"iamapikey"},"loglevel":4,"namespace":"kube-system","nodeSelector":{"hostname":null},"replicaCount":1,"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"}},"serviceAccount":"xqueuejob-controller","volumes":{"hostPath":null}}}]
+      [{"apiVersion":"mcad.ibm.com/v1beta1","kind":"MCADHelmConfig","metadata":{"name":"example-mcadhelmconfig"},"spec":{"configMap":{"agentConfigs":null,"dispatcherMode":"false","externalDispatch":"false","name":null},"deploymentName":"xqueuejob-controller","image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"darroyo/mcad-controller","tag":"v1.29.0"},"imagePullSecret":{"name":null,"password":"dummyvalue","registry":"registry.stage1.ng.bluemix.net","username":"iamapikey"},"loglevel":4,"namespace":"kube-system","nodeSelector":{"hostname":null},"replicaCount":1,"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"},"requests":{"cpu":"2000m","memory":"2048Mi"}},"serviceAccount":"xqueuejob-controller","volumes":{"hostPath":null}}}]
     capabilities: Basic Install
     description: A Kubernetes Native Holistic Lifecycle Resource Manager for Applications
   name: mcad-operator.v0.1.9

deployment/mcad-operator/helm-charts/mcad-controller/templates/configmap.yaml

@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kube-system
 data:
   DISPATCHER_MODE: {{ .Values.configMap.dispatcherMode }}
+  EXTERNAL_DISPATCH: {{.Values.configMap.externalDispatch }}
   DISPATCHER_AGENT_CONFIGS: {{ .Values.configMap.agentConfigs }}
 #{{ end }}

deployment/mcad-operator/helm-charts/mcad-controller/values.yaml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ configMap:
   name:
   multiCluster: false
   dispatcherMode: "false"
+  externalDispatch: "false"
   agentConfigs:
 
 volumes:

doc/deploy/deployment.md

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the helm chart and thei
 | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
 | `configMap.agentConfigs`    | *For Every Agent Cluster separated by commas(,):* Name of *agent* config file _:_  Set the dispatching mode for the _*Agent Cluster*_.  Note:For the dispatching mode `uncordon`, indicating _MCAD_ controller is allowed to dispatched jobs to the _*Agent Cluster*_, is only supported.  | <_No default for agent config file_>:`uncordon` | `agent101config:uncordon,agent110config:uncordon`      |
 | `configMap.dispatcherMode`    | Whether the _MCAD_ Controller should be launched in Dispatcher mode or not  | `false`  | `true`      |
+| `configMap.externalDispatch`    | Whether the _MCAD_ Controller should use external plugin to dispatch workloads or not | `false` | `true`      |
 | `configMap.name`    | Name of the Kubernetes *ConfigMap* resource to configure the _MCAD_ Controller   |   | `mcad-deployer`      |
 | `deploymentName`      | Name of _MCAD_ Controller Deployment Object | `mcad-controller` | `my-mcad-controller` |
 | `image.pullPolicy`     | Policy that dictates when the specified image is pulled    | `Always`  | `Never`      |

pkg/controller/queuejob/queuejob_controller_ex.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sort"
@@ -1011,6 +1012,31 @@ func (qjm *XController) getAggregatedAvailableResourcesPriority(unallocatedClust
 }
 
 func (qjm *XController) chooseAgent(qj *arbv1.AppWrapper) string {
+
+	if qjm.serverOption.ExternalDispatch {
+		clusters := qj.Spec.SchedSpec.ClusterScheduling.Clusters
+		var agentId = ""
+        apath := path.Dir(qjm.agentList[0]) 
+		var agentIdList = make([]string, len(clusters))
+		clustersProvided := false  // assume clusters not provided
+		for _, clusterRef := range clusters {
+			if clusterRef.Name != "" {
+				clustersProvided = true
+				agentIdList = append(agentIdList, apath+"/"+clusterRef.Name )
+			}
+		}
+		// target clusters no defined by the submitter of workload. Just pick a target
+		// from a known list of clusters provided in serverOption.AgentConfigs
+		if !clustersProvided {
+			agentId = qjm.agentList[rand.Int()%len(qjm.agentList)]
+			klog.V(1).Infof("ClusterId %s is chosen randomly from a list provided by mcad\n", agentId)
+		} else {
+		    // choose target clusterId at random
+		    agentId = agentIdList[rand.Int()%len(agentIdList)]
+		    klog.V(1).Infof("ClusterId %s is chosen randomly from a list provided in Spec.SchedSpec.ClusterScheduling.Clusters: %s\n", agentId, agentIdList)
+		}
+		return agentId;
+	} 
 
 	qjAggrResources := qjm.GetAggregatedResources(qj)
 	klog.V(2).Infof("[chooseAgent] Aggregated Resources of XQJ %s: %v\n", qj.Name, qjAggrResources)
@@ -1922,7 +1948,6 @@ func (cc *XController) manageQueueJob(qj *arbv1.AppWrapper, podPhaseChanges bool
 	defer func() {
 		klog.V(10).Infof("[worker-manageQJ] Ending %s manageQJ time=%s &qj=%p Version=%s Status=%+v", qj.Name, time.Now().Sub(startTime), qj, qj.ResourceVersion, qj.Status)
 	}()
-
 	if !cc.isDispatcher { // Agent Mode
 
 		if qj.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
@@ -2215,18 +2240,21 @@ func (cc *XController) manageQueueJob(qj *arbv1.AppWrapper, podPhaseChanges bool
 				current_time := time.Now()
 				klog.V(10).Infof("[worker-manageQJ] XQJ %s has Overhead Before Dispatching: %s", qj.Name, current_time.Sub(qj.CreationTimestamp.Time))
 				klog.V(10).Infof("[TTime] %s, %s: WorkerBeforeDispatch", qj.Name, time.Now().Sub(qj.CreationTimestamp.Time))
-			}
-
+			}			
 			queuejobKey, _ := GetQueueJobKey(qj)
-			// agentId:=cc.dispatchMap[queuejobKey]
-			// if agentId!=nil {
 			if agentId, ok := cc.dispatchMap[queuejobKey]; ok {
 				klog.V(10).Infof("[Dispatcher Controller] Dispatched AppWrapper %s to Agent ID: %s.", qj.Name, agentId)
-				cc.agentMap[agentId].CreateJob(qj)
+				if cc.serverOption.ExternalDispatch {
+					values := strings.Split(agentId,"/")
+					klog.V(10).Infof("[Dispatcher Controller] Dispatching AppWrapper %s to Agent ID: %s Through External Dispatcher.", qj.Name, values[len(values)-1])
+					qj.Status.TargetClusterName = values[len(values)-1]  //agentId
+				} else {
+					cc.agentMap[agentId].CreateJob(qj)
+				}
 				qj.Status.IsDispatched = true
 			} else {
 				klog.Errorf("[Dispatcher Controller] AppWrapper %s not found in dispatcher mapping.", qj.Name)
-			}
+			}			
 			if klog.V(10).Enabled() {
 				current_time := time.Now()
 				klog.V(10).Infof("[Dispatcher Controller] XQJ %s has Overhead After Dispatching: %s", qj.Name, current_time.Sub(qj.CreationTimestamp.Time))
@@ -2277,7 +2305,10 @@ func (cc *XController) Cleanup(appwrapper *arbv1.AppWrapper) error {
 		if appwrapper.Status.IsDispatched {
 			queuejobKey, _ := GetQueueJobKey(appwrapper)
 			if obj, ok := cc.dispatchMap[queuejobKey]; ok {
-				cc.agentMap[obj].DeleteJob(appwrapper)
+				if !cc.serverOption.ExternalDispatch {
+					cc.agentMap[obj].DeleteJob(appwrapper)
+				}
+				delete(cc.dispatchMap,queuejobKey)
 			}
 			appwrapper.Status.IsDispatched = false
 		}