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This PR adds pfs-managed-lustre-slurm instructions in index readme

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This pull request expands the documentation within the HPC Toolkit by integrating a new guide for deploying a high-performance compute cluster. The added content focuses on a blueprint that combines the Slurm Workload Manager with Google Cloud Managed Service for Lustre, aiming to provide users with clear instructions for setting up such an environment.

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  • Documentation for pfs-managed-lustre-slurm: Added a new section to the examples/README.md file, providing comprehensive instructions and details for the pfs-managed-lustre-slurm blueprint. This includes its purpose, integration with Slurm and Managed Lustre, and commands for provisioning and destroying the cluster.
  • README Table of Contents Update: Included a new entry for pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml in the table of contents of examples/README.md to ensure discoverability of the new documentation.
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  • examples/README.md
    • Added a new table of contents entry for pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml.
    • Included a detailed section describing the pfs-managed-lustre-slurm blueprint, its functionality, and deployment commands.
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This pull request adds documentation for the new pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml example. The changes are good, but I have a few suggestions to improve the clarity and consistency of the instructions, particularly around the deployment and destruction commands. I've also pointed out a minor grammatical issue.


This blueprint, managed-lustre-slurm, is a specialized configuration designed to deploy a high-performance compute cluster on Google Cloud. It integrates the Slurm Workload Manager with Google Cloud Managed Service for Lustre, a fully managed, POSIX-compliant parallel file system optimized for the massive I/O demands of AI/ML training and scientific simulations.

Creates a Managed Lustre file-system that is mounted in one of the slurm cluster controller instance.
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For better readability and grammatical correctness, please rephrase this sentence.

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Creates a Managed Lustre file-system that is mounted in one of the slurm cluster controller instance.
Creates a Managed Lustre file-system that is mounted on the Slurm cluster controller instance.

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updated as per the suggestion

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To provision the cluster, Please run below command:

```
./gcluster deploy examples/pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml --vars "project_id=${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}"
```
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Since this is a multi-group deployment, it would be helpful to inform the user that they will be prompted to approve each group. Also, Please can be removed for a more direct tone, consistent with other examples.

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To provision the cluster, Please run below command:
```
./gcluster deploy examples/pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml --vars "project_id=${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}"
```
To provision the cluster, run the following command. You will be prompted to approve each deployment group.

./gcluster deploy examples/pfs-managed-lustre-slurm.yaml --vars "project_id=${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}"

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updated as per the suggestion

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To destroy the cluster, Please run below command:

```
./gcluster destroy deployment_name
```
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The placeholder deployment_name is ambiguous. For improved clarity, it's better to use a clear placeholder like <deployment_name> and explain what it refers to, which is a common pattern in this file.

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To destroy the cluster, Please run below command:
```
./gcluster destroy deployment_name
```
To destroy the cluster, run the following command, replacing `<deployment_name>` with the name of your deployment (e.g. `managed-lustre-slurm`):

./gcluster destroy <deployment_name>

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updated as per the suggestion

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