Deploying a Nomad Application in a Cluster

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Deploying a Nomad Application in a Cluster

It's important when learning about Nomad, that you are able to run more than one copy of a job in the cluster when required. In this hands-on lab, you are tasked with creating a job, and then changing that job so it will run more than once.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Apr 06, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Log in to the Server Named `nomad-server0`
1. Log in to the server using the credentials provided.
Note: It may take several minutes after the lab has started before the cluster is ready to receive jobs. You should wait to perform the tasks in this lab, until a nomad node status shows 2 ready nodes.
Challenge

Create a Default Nomad Job Named 'example.nomad'
1. This job can be created using Nomad commands. The job should run redis as a docker image.
Challenge

Update the Job So It Runs on Two Nodes at the Same Time
1. Edit the example.nomad file, and update it to run 2 copies of the job in the cluster.
Challenge

Submit the Job and Verify the Update
1. The job should now be running twice. Check the status of the job, and verify that there are at least two running.

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