How do you handle resource contention when multiple jobs run simultaneously in CI CD pipelines

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How do you handle resource contention when multiple jobs run simultaneously in CI/CD pipelines?

When several CI/CD jobs or builds run in parallel, resource contention may significantly impact performance and reliability. This question focuses on the strategies and tools you use to manage and allocate resources effectively within CI/CD environments, including practices to avoid bottlenecks, optimize resource usage, and prevent job failures due to competition for CPU, memory, or I/O resources.
Nov 4 in DevOps Tools by Anila
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I address resource contention in CI/CD pipelines to prevent inefficiencies and job failures by implementing the following strategy


Resource Allocation Dedicated to CI/CD Nodes: To minimize resource contention, I will assign dedicated CI/CD nodes to jobs that have a higher priority or greater demand. Through specific resource pools or labels (build, test, deployment jobs), Jenkins and GitLab CI are able to segregate and assign jobs to nodes as per their availability.
 

Parallelization and Step Optimization: To optimize large pipelines, I parallelize independent steps, reducing execution time and improving resource utilization. By caching frequently used dependencies and running unit tests in parallel, I ensure faster job completion and more efficient use of shared resources.

Auto-Scaling and Ephemeral Runners: Using Kubernetes-based or cloud-native CI runners enables auto-scaling within AWS and GCP. These runners scale up to handle peak job demands and automatically scale down when jobs are completed, optimizing resource use and cost efficiency.


Resource limiting and prioritization: in Kubernetes, I limit CI jobs with regard to CPU and memory utilization in order not to overuse the resources. In more critical jobs, I apply resource requests, which guarantee minimum allocations for the jobs, balancing the workload across concurrent jobs using CPU/memory quotas.

answered Nov 18 by Gagana
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