[Slurm, Reporting] pin-nodes + proper nodes storage

[podkidyshev]

Summary

1. pin_nodes option to keep re-using the same nodes within a given test case (sweeping or iterations)
2. store used nodes per test run
3. training report: use correct nodes count + nodes used

Test Plan

• Automated CI
• Manual runs:
  • pin_nodes with iterations + DSE
  • negative pin_nodes test when swept against num_nodes
  • MBridge run to check number of nodes used in the training report

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change adds pin_nodes configuration and validation. Slurm records and reuses node allocations for pinned tests. Slurm metadata now includes nodes. Training parsing reads this metadata with fallback behavior.

Changes

Node pinning and allocation metadata

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pinning configuration and propagation src/cloudai/_core/test_scenario.py, src/cloudai/models/scenario.py, src/cloudai/test_scenario_parser.py, tests/test_test_scenario.py	Adds pin_nodes, rejects pinning with swept num_nodes, propagates the setting, and tests fixed and swept configurations.
Slurm allocation tracking and reuse src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_job.py, src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_metadata.py, src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_system.py, src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_runner.py, src/cloudai/systems/slurm/single_sbatch_runner.py, tests/systems/slurm/test_allocation.py, tests/test_get_job_id.py	Tracks allocated nodes on jobs, returns nodes during completion, stores allocation metadata, and reuses recorded nodes for pinned tests.
Training configuration node resolution src/cloudai/report_generator/training/parser.py, tests/report_generator/training/test_training_parser.py	Loads node names and counts from slurm-job.toml, falls back to test-run values when needed, and verifies derived training configuration values.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7e75b

The change can produce inconsistent node counts in training reports and world-size calculations, and empty allocations may fail during metadata serialization. Merge should wait until these bounded correctness issues are fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the Slurm reporting changes and the new pin-nodes behavior.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains node pinning, node storage, training-report updates, and the related test plan.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/cloudai/report_generator/training/parser.py`:
- Line 218: Update the metadata return logic to derive the node count from
len(metadata.nodes) so it always matches the returned node list and downstream
TrainingConfig.num_nodes/world_size values. Modify the expression in the
parser’s metadata handling, preserving the existing node-list return.

In `@src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_metadata.py`:
- Around line 83-84: Update the shared metadata writer used by
src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_metadata.py#L83-84 to serialize with null fields
excluded while retaining the nullable read fallback for num_nodes. In
src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_runner.py#L139-140 and
src/cloudai/systems/slurm/single_sbatch_runner.py#L282-283, preserve the
existing empty-allocation fallback through that writer. Add a regression in
tests/test_get_job_id.py#L131-L146 that writes metadata for an empty allocation
and verifies the TOML remains readable.

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• src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_job.py
• src/cloudai/systems/slurm/slurm_metadata.py
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[rutayan-nv]

LGTM.

Non-blocking question: pinned_nodes is never cleared or refreshed, so if one of the pinned nodes drains mid-scenario, later iterations get --nodelist with an unavailable node and sit pending. Is that a realistic risk on your clusters, or is restarting the scenario the expected recovery?

[srivatsankrishnan]

LGTM. For other comments,you can resolve it since not blocking this PR.

[podkidyshev]

LGTM.

Non-blocking question: pinned_nodes is never cleared or refreshed, so if one of the pinned nodes drains mid-scenario, later iterations get --nodelist with an unavailable node and sit pending. Is that a realistic risk on your clusters, or is restarting the scenario the expected recovery?

I believe CloudAI cannot recover from this situation and shouldn't as changing nodes would violate determinism contract

[rutayan-nv]

lgtm.