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This feature lets you select aminimum CPU platformfor your Dataproc clusters. For example, when you create a cluster,
you can select Intel Skylake CPUs for the cluster's master
and/or worker instances to improve job performance.
Before using this feature, seeAvailable regions & zones, which lists
the platforms available in each zone. You can also run thegcloud compute zones describezonecommand to list
theavailableCpuPlatformsin your cluster's zone. For more information, seeSpecifying a minimum CPU platform for VM instances.
Use minimum CPU platform
gcloud command
To specify a minimum CPU platform for your cluster's master and/or worker (including
preemptible) nodes, pass one or both of the following flags to thegcloud dataproc clusters createcommand:
To specify a minimum CPU platform for your cluster's master, primary worker,
and/or secondary (preemptible) worker nodes, set theminCpuPlatformfield inInstanceGroupConfigfor your master, primary worker, and/or secondary (preemptible) instances in yourcluster.createrequest.
Console
You can specify a minimum CPU platform for your cluster's master and worker
nodes using the CPU PLATFORM AND GPU→CPU platform sections of the
Configure nodes panel on theCreate a clusterpage in the Google Cloud console.
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