Volcano · FinOps Profile

Volcano Finops

FinOps view of Volcano - the project itself has no licensing or invoice surface (Apache 2.0, CNCF incubating). Costs of running Volcano- scheduled workloads accrue at the underlying compute, GPU, network, and storage layers of the host Kubernetes cluster (cloud or on-prem). The FinOps levers are queue capacity, gang-schedule efficiency, and bin-packing of batch workloads onto the underlying infrastructure.

Volcano Finops is the FinOps profile for Volcano on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a continuous settlement cycle, and pricing category open source.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Open Source, Kubernetes, Batch Scheduling, HPC, and FinOps.

Category: Open Source / Kubernetes Scheduler Pricing: Open Source Billing: Continuous Settlement FOCUS v1.3
Open SourceKubernetesBatch SchedulingHPCFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
(none - open source)
ProviderName
Volcano
PublisherName
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
ServiceCategory
Open Source / Kubernetes Scheduler
ServiceName
Volcano

Meters

scheduled_compute_seconds
Unit: second
Compute consumed by Volcano-scheduled pods on the underlying cluster, attributed via Volcano Queue and Job labels.
gpu_seconds
Unit: second
GPU time consumed by Volcano-scheduled batch / HPC / ML training workloads.
queue_capacity_utilization
Unit: ratio
Ratio of allocated to declared Queue capability across CPU, memory, and GPU.

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