Revised NomadProject "Guides" Content Structure

website/source/guides/analytical-workloads/index.html.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+layout: "guides"
+page_title: "Analytical Workloads on Nomad"
+sidebar_current: "guides-analytical-workloads"
+description: |-
+  List of data services.
+---
+
+# Analytical Workloads on Nomad
+
+Nomad is well-suited for analytical workloads, given its [performance](https://www.hashicorp.com/c1m/) and first-class support for
+[batch scheduling](/docs/schedulers.html).
+
+This section provides some best practices and guidance for running analytical workloads on Nomad.  
+
+Please navigate the appropriate sub-sections for more information. 

website/source/guides/spark/configuration.html.md → website/source/guides/analytical-workloads/spark/configuration.html.md

@@ -1,154 +1,153 @@
 ---
 layout: "guides"
 page_title: "Apache Spark Integration - Configuration Properties"
-sidebar_current: "guides-spark-configuration"
+sidebar_current: "guides-analytical-workloads-spark-configuration"
 description: |-
   Comprehensive list of Spark configuration properties.
 ---
 
 # Spark Configuration Properties
 
-Spark [configuration properties](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration.html#available-properties) 
-are generally applicable to the Nomad integration. The properties listed below 
- are specific to running Spark on Nomad. Configuration properties can be set by 
+Spark [configuration properties](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration.html#available-properties)
+are generally applicable to the Nomad integration. The properties listed below
+ are specific to running Spark on Nomad. Configuration properties can be set by
  adding `--conf [property]=[value]` to the `spark-submit` command.
 
-- `spark.nomad.authToken` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the secret key of the auth 
-token to use when accessing the API. This falls back to the NOMAD_TOKEN environment 
-variable. Note that if this configuration setting is set and the cluster deploy 
-mode is used, this setting will be propagated to the driver application in the 
-job spec. If it is not set and an auth token is taken from the NOMAD_TOKEN 
-environment variable, the token will not be propagated to the driver which will 
+- `spark.nomad.authToken` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the secret key of the auth
+token to use when accessing the API. This falls back to the NOMAD_TOKEN environment
+variable. Note that if this configuration setting is set and the cluster deploy
+mode is used, this setting will be propagated to the driver application in the
+job spec. If it is not set and an auth token is taken from the NOMAD_TOKEN
+environment variable, the token will not be propagated to the driver which will
 require the driver to pick up its token from an environment variable.
 
-- `spark.nomad.cluster.expectImmediateScheduling` `(bool: false)` - Specifies 
-that `spark-submit` should fail if Nomad is not able to schedule the job 
+- `spark.nomad.cluster.expectImmediateScheduling` `(bool: false)` - Specifies
+that `spark-submit` should fail if Nomad is not able to schedule the job
 immediately.
 
-- `spark.nomad.cluster.monitorUntil` `(string: "submitted"`) - Specifies the 
+- `spark.nomad.cluster.monitorUntil` `(string: "submitted"`) - Specifies the
 length of time that `spark-submit` should monitor a Spark application in cluster
- mode. When set to `submitted`, `spark-submit` will return as soon as the 
- application has been submitted to the Nomad cluster. When set to `scheduled`, 
- `spark-submit` will return as soon as the Nomad job has been scheduled. When 
- set to `complete`, `spark-submit` will tail the output from the driver process 
+ mode. When set to `submitted`, `spark-submit` will return as soon as the
+ application has been submitted to the Nomad cluster. When set to `scheduled`,
+ `spark-submit` will return as soon as the Nomad job has been scheduled. When
+ set to `complete`, `spark-submit` will tail the output from the driver process
  and return when the job has completed.
 
-- `spark.nomad.datacenters` `(string: dynamic)` - Specifies a comma-separated 
-list of Nomad datacenters to use. This property defaults to the datacenter of 
+- `spark.nomad.datacenters` `(string: dynamic)` - Specifies a comma-separated
+list of Nomad datacenters to use. This property defaults to the datacenter of
 the first Nomad server contacted.
 
-- `spark.nomad.docker.email` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the email address to 
-use when downloading the Docker image specified by 
-[spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). See the 
-[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication) 
+- `spark.nomad.docker.email` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the email address to
+use when downloading the Docker image specified by
+[spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). See the
+[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication)
 docs for more information.
 
 -  `spark.nomad.docker.password` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the password to use
-  when downloading the Docker image specified by 
-  [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). See the 
-[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication) 
+  when downloading the Docker image specified by
+  [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). See the
+[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication)
 docs for more information.
 
-- `spark.nomad.docker.serverAddress` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the server 
-address (domain/IP without the protocol) to use when downloading the Docker 
-image specified by [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). Docker 
-Hub is used by default. See the 
-[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication) 
+- `spark.nomad.docker.serverAddress` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the server
+address (domain/IP without the protocol) to use when downloading the Docker
+image specified by [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark.nomad.dockerImage). Docker
+Hub is used by default. See the
+[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication)
 docs for more information.
 
 - `spark.nomad.docker.username` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the username to use
- when downloading the Docker image specified by 
- [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark-nomad-dockerImage). See the 
-[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication) 
+ when downloading the Docker image specified by
+ [spark.nomad.dockerImage](#spark-nomad-dockerImage). See the
+[Docker driver authentication](/docs/drivers/docker.html#authentication)
 docs for more information.
 
-- `spark.nomad.dockerImage` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the `URL` for the 
-[Docker image](/docs/drivers/docker.html#image) to 
-use to run Spark with Nomad's `docker` driver. When not specified, Nomad's 
+- `spark.nomad.dockerImage` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the `URL` for the
+[Docker image](/docs/drivers/docker.html#image) to
+use to run Spark with Nomad's `docker` driver. When not specified, Nomad's
 `exec` driver will be used instead.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that
 should be reserved for driver tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.logMaxFileSize` `(string: "1m")` - Specifies the maximum 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.logMaxFileSize` `(string: "1m")` - Specifies the maximum
 size by time that Nomad should use for driver task log files.
 
 - `spark.nomad.driver.logMaxFiles` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of log
  files that Nomad should keep for driver tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network
 bandwidth that Nomad should allocate to driver tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.retryAttempts` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.retryAttempts` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of
 times that Nomad should retry driver task groups upon failure.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.retryDelay` `(string: "15s")` - Specifies the length of 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.retryDelay` `(string: "15s")` - Specifies the length of
 time that Nomad should wait before retrying driver task groups upon failure.
 
-- `spark.nomad.driver.retryInterval` `(string: "1d")` - Specifies Nomad's retry 
+- `spark.nomad.driver.retryInterval` `(string: "1d")` - Specifies Nomad's retry
 interval for driver task groups.
 
-- `spark.nomad.executor.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that 
+- `spark.nomad.executor.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that
 should be reserved for executor tasks.
 
 - `spark.nomad.executor.logMaxFileSize` `(string: "1m")` - Specifies the maximum
  size by time that Nomad should use for executor task log files.
 
-- `spark.nomad.executor.logMaxFiles` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of 
+- `spark.nomad.executor.logMaxFiles` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of
 log files that Nomad should keep for executor tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.executor.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network 
+- `spark.nomad.executor.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network
 bandwidth that Nomad should allocate to executor tasks.
 
 - `spark.nomad.executor.retryAttempts` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of
  times that Nomad should retry executor task groups upon failure.
 
-- `spark.nomad.executor.retryDelay` `(string: "15s")` - Specifies the length of 
+- `spark.nomad.executor.retryDelay` `(string: "15s")` - Specifies the length of
 time that Nomad should wait before retrying executor task groups upon failure.
 
-- `spark.nomad.executor.retryInterval` `(string: "1d")` - Specifies Nomad's retry 
+- `spark.nomad.executor.retryInterval` `(string: "1d")` - Specifies Nomad's retry
 interval for executor task groups.
 
-- `spark.nomad.job.template` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a JSON file 
-containing a Nomad job to use as a template. This can also be set with 
+- `spark.nomad.job.template` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a JSON file
+containing a Nomad job to use as a template. This can also be set with
 `spark-submit's --nomad-template` parameter.
 
-- `spark.nomad.namespace` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the namespace to use. This 
-falls back first to the NOMAD_NAMESPACE environment variable and then to Nomad's 
-default namespace. 
+- `spark.nomad.namespace` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the namespace to use. This
+falls back first to the NOMAD_NAMESPACE environment variable and then to Nomad's
+default namespace.
 
-- `spark.nomad.priority` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the priority for the 
+- `spark.nomad.priority` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the priority for the
 Nomad job.
 
-- `spark.nomad.region` `(string: dynamic)` - Specifies the Nomad region to use. 
+- `spark.nomad.region` `(string: dynamic)` - Specifies the Nomad region to use.
 This property defaults to the region of the first Nomad server contacted.
 
-- `spark.nomad.shuffle.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that 
+- `spark.nomad.shuffle.cpu` `(string: "1000")` - Specifies the CPU in MHz that
 should be reserved for shuffle service tasks.
 
 - `spark.nomad.shuffle.logMaxFileSize` `(string: "1m")` - Specifies the maximum
  size by time that Nomad should use for shuffle service task log files..
 
-- `spark.nomad.shuffle.logMaxFiles` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of 
+- `spark.nomad.shuffle.logMaxFiles` `(string: "5")` - Specifies the number of
 log files that Nomad should keep for shuffle service tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.shuffle.memory` `(string: "256m")` - Specifies the memory that 
+- `spark.nomad.shuffle.memory` `(string: "256m")` - Specifies the memory that
 Nomad should allocate for the shuffle service tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.shuffle.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network 
+- `spark.nomad.shuffle.networkMBits` `(string: "1")` - Specifies the network
 bandwidth that Nomad should allocate to shuffle service tasks.
 
-- `spark.nomad.sparkDistribution` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the location of 
+- `spark.nomad.sparkDistribution` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the location of
 the Spark distribution archive file to use.
 
 - `spark.nomad.tls.caCert` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a `.pem` file
- containing the certificate authority that should be used to validate the Nomad 
+ containing the certificate authority that should be used to validate the Nomad
  server's TLS certificate.
 
-- `spark.nomad.tls.cert` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a `.pem` file 
+- `spark.nomad.tls.cert` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a `.pem` file
 containing the TLS certificate to present to the Nomad server.
 
 - `spark.nomad.tls.trustStorePassword` `(string: nil)` - Specifies the path to a
- `.pem` file containing the private key corresponding to the certificate in 
+ `.pem` file containing the private key corresponding to the certificate in
 [spark.nomad.tls.cert](#spark-nomad-tls-cert).
-

website/source/guides/spark/customizing.html.md → website/source/guides/analytical-workloads/spark/customizing.html.md

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 ---
 layout: "guides"
 page_title: "Apache Spark Integration - Customizing Applications"
-sidebar_current: "guides-spark-customizing"
+sidebar_current: "guides-analytical-workloads-spark-customizing"
 description: |-
-  Learn how to customize the Nomad job that is created to run a Spark 
+  Learn how to customize the Nomad job that is created to run a Spark
   application.
 ---
 
 # Customizing Applications
 
-There are two ways to customize the Nomad job that Spark creates to run an 
+There are two ways to customize the Nomad job that Spark creates to run an
 application:
 
  - Use the default job template and set configuration properties
  - Use a custom job template
 
 ## Using the Default Job Template
 
-The Spark integration will use a generic job template by default. The template 
-includes groups and tasks for the driver, executors and (optionally) the 
+The Spark integration will use a generic job template by default. The template
+includes groups and tasks for the driver, executors and (optionally) the
 [shuffle service](/guides/spark/dynamic.html). The job itself and the tasks that
  are created have the `spark.nomad.role` meta value defined accordingly:
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ job "structure" {
       }
     }
 
-    # Shuffle service tasks are only added when enabled (as it must be when 
+    # Shuffle service tasks are only added when enabled (as it must be when
     # using dynamic allocation)
     task "shuffle-service" {
       meta {
@@ -56,38 +56,38 @@ job "structure" {
 }
 ```
 
-The default template can be customized indirectly by explicitly [setting 
+The default template can be customized indirectly by explicitly [setting
 configuration properties](/guides/spark/configuration.html).
 
 ## Using a Custom Job Template
 
-An alternative to using the default template is to set the 
-`spark.nomad.job.template` configuration property to the path of a file 
+An alternative to using the default template is to set the
+`spark.nomad.job.template` configuration property to the path of a file
 containing a custom job template. There are two important considerations:
 
-  * The template must use the JSON format. You can convert an HCL jobspec to 
+  * The template must use the JSON format. You can convert an HCL jobspec to
   JSON by running `nomad job run -output <job.nomad>`.
 
-  * `spark.nomad.job.template` should be set to a path on the submitting 
-  machine, not to a URL (even in cluster mode). The template does not need to 
+  * `spark.nomad.job.template` should be set to a path on the submitting
+  machine, not to a URL (even in cluster mode). The template does not need to
   be accessible to the driver or executors.
 
-Using a job template you can override Spark’s default resource utilization, add 
-additional metadata or constraints, set environment variables, add sidecar 
-tasks and utilize the Consul and Vault integration. The template does 
-not need to be a complete Nomad job specification, since Spark will add 
-everything necessary to run your the application. For example, your template 
-might set `job` metadata, but not contain any task groups, making it an 
+Using a job template you can override Spark’s default resource utilization, add
+additional metadata or constraints, set environment variables, add sidecar
+tasks and utilize the Consul and Vault integration. The template does
+not need to be a complete Nomad job specification, since Spark will add
+everything necessary to run your the application. For example, your template
+might set `job` metadata, but not contain any task groups, making it an
 incomplete Nomad job specification but still a valid template to use with Spark.
 
-To customize the driver task group, include a task group in your template that 
+To customize the driver task group, include a task group in your template that
 has a task that contains a `spark.nomad.role` meta value set to `driver`.
 
-To customize the executor task group, include a task group in your template that 
-has a task that contains a `spark.nomad.role` meta value set to `executor` or 
+To customize the executor task group, include a task group in your template that
+has a task that contains a `spark.nomad.role` meta value set to `executor` or
 `shuffle`.
 
-The following template adds a `meta` value at the job level and an environment 
+The following template adds a `meta` value at the job level and an environment
 variable to the executor task group:
 
 ```hcl
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ The order of precedence for customized settings is as follows:
 
 ## Next Steps
 
-Learn how to [allocate resources](/guides/spark/resource.html) for your Spark 
+Learn how to [allocate resources](/guides/spark/resource.html) for your Spark
 applications.

website/source/guides/spark/dynamic.html.md → website/source/guides/analytical-workloads/spark/dynamic.html.md

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 ---
 layout: "guides"
 page_title: "Apache Spark Integration - Dynamic Executors"
-sidebar_current: "guides-spark-dynamic"
+sidebar_current: "guides-analytical-workloads-spark-dynamic"
 description: |-
-  Learn how to dynamically scale Spark executors based the queue of pending 
+  Learn how to dynamically scale Spark executors based the queue of pending
   tasks.
 ---
 
 # Dynamically Allocate Spark Executors
 
-By default, the Spark application will use a fixed number of executors. Setting 
-`spark.dynamicAllocation` to `true` enables Spark to add and remove executors 
-during execution depending on the number of Spark tasks scheduled to run. As 
+By default, the Spark application will use a fixed number of executors. Setting
+`spark.dynamicAllocation` to `true` enables Spark to add and remove executors
+during execution depending on the number of Spark tasks scheduled to run. As
 described in [Dynamic Resource Allocation](http://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/job-scheduling.html#dynamic-resource-allocation), dynamic allocation requires that `spark.shuffle.service.enabled` be set to `true`.
 
-On Nomad, this adds an additional shuffle service task to the executor 
-task group. This results in a one-to-one mapping of executors to shuffle 
+On Nomad, this adds an additional shuffle service task to the executor
+task group. This results in a one-to-one mapping of executors to shuffle
 services.
 
-When the executor exits, the shuffle service continues running so that it can 
-serve any results produced by the executor. Due to the nature of resource 
+When the executor exits, the shuffle service continues running so that it can
+serve any results produced by the executor. Due to the nature of resource
 allocation in Nomad, the resources allocated to the executor tasks are not
  freed until the shuffle service (and the application) has finished.