Development Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a development environment for the Dynamic Scoring Framework. The framework enables dynamic scoring and optimization of workload placement in Open Cluster Management (OCM) environments.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have the following tools installed on your development machine:

• podman or docker: Container runtime for building and running container images
• kind: Kubernetes IN Docker - for creating local Kubernetes clusters
• kubectl: Kubernetes command-line tool for cluster management
• helm: Kubernetes package manager for installing charts
• golang:1.24: Go programming language for building the controller and addon
• jq: JSON processor for parsing API responses (optional but recommended)

Create Development Environment

Step 1: Install clusteradm CLI

The clusteradm CLI tool is required for managing OCM clusters. Install it on your host OS:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-cluster-management-io/clusteradm/main/install.sh | bash

Verify the installation by checking the version:

$ clusteradm version
client          version :v1.1.1-0-g802869e
server release  version :v1.32.2
default bundle  version :1.1.1

Step 2: Create Kubernetes Clusters

Create three Kubernetes clusters using kind:

• hub: The hub cluster that manages worker clusters
• cluster1: First managed cluster for workload execution
• cluster2: Second managed cluster for workload execution

kind create cluster --name hub
kind create cluster --name cluster1
kind create cluster --name cluster2

Step 3: Initialize OCM Hub Cluster

Initialize the hub cluster with OCM components. This installs the necessary controllers and CRDs for cluster management:

clusteradm init --wait --context kind-hub --bundle-version=latest

This command:

• Installs OCM hub components (cluster-manager)
• Sets up necessary CRDs for managing clusters
• Prepares the hub for accepting managed clusters

Step 4: Join Worker Clusters to Hub

First, obtain the join token from the hub cluster. This token is used to authenticate worker clusters:

$ clusteradm get token --context kind-hub
token=TOKEN
please log on spoke and run:
clusteradm join --hub-token TOKEN --hub-apiserver https://127.0.0.1:36197 --cluster-name <cluster_name>

Note: Save the TOKEN value and API server URL - you'll need them in the next steps.

Now, join each worker cluster using the token. The --force-internal-endpoint-lookup flag ensures proper networking in kind clusters:

clusteradm join --hub-token TOKEN --hub-apiserver https://127.0.0.1:36197 --cluster-name cluster1 --context kind-cluster1 --force-internal-endpoint-lookup --wait

clusteradm join --hub-token TOKEN --hub-apiserver https://127.0.0.1:36197 --cluster-name cluster2 --context kind-cluster2 --force-internal-endpoint-lookup --wait

Replace TOKEN and the API server URL with the values from the previous command.

Step 5: Accept Join Requests

The hub cluster needs to approve the join requests from worker clusters:

clusteradm accept --context kind-hub --clusters cluster1,cluster2 --wait

This creates the necessary resources (ManagedCluster, klusterlet) for each worker cluster.

Step 6: Verify Cluster Registration

Confirm that the worker clusters are successfully joined and available:

$ kubectl get managedclusters --all-namespaces --context kind-hub
NAME       HUB ACCEPTED   MANAGED CLUSTER URLS                  JOINED   AVAILABLE   AGE
cluster1   true           https://cluster1-control-plane:6443   True     True        150m
cluster2   true           https://cluster2-control-plane:6443   True     True        148m

Both clusters should show:

• HUB ACCEPTED: true
• JOINED: True
• AVAILABLE: True

Step 7: Create Namespaces

Create the dynamic-scoring namespace on all clusters. This namespace will host the Dynamic Scoring Framework components:

kubectl create namespace dynamic-scoring --context kind-hub
kubectl create namespace dynamic-scoring --context kind-cluster1
kubectl create namespace dynamic-scoring --context kind-cluster2

Set the default namespace for each context to simplify subsequent commands:

kubectl config set-context kind-hub --namespace=dynamic-scoring
kubectl config set-context kind-cluster1 --namespace=dynamic-scoring
kubectl config set-context kind-cluster2 --namespace=dynamic-scoring

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Install Dynamic Scoring Framework Addon

The Dynamic Scoring Framework consists of two main components:

1. Controller: Runs on the hub cluster, manages DynamicScorer and DynamicScoringConfig CRs
2. Addon Agent: Runs on worker clusters, performs actual scoring operations

Dynamic Scoring Framework Controller

The controller manages the lifecycle of DynamicScorer resources and synchronizes configurations to worker clusters.

Build the controller image:

make docker-build-controller IMG_CONTROLLER=quay.io/open-cluster-management/dynamic-scoring-controller:latest

Load the image into the hub cluster and deploy:

export IMG_CONTROLLER=quay.io/open-cluster-management/dynamic-scoring-controller:latest
kind load docker-image $IMG_CONTROLLER --name hub
make deploy IMG_CONTROLLER=$IMG_CONTROLLER

Verify the controller is running on the hub cluster:

$ kubectl get pods
NAME                                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
dynamic-scoring-controller-manager-69f576d9fc-sz55g   1/1     Running   0          33s

The controller is now ready to manage DynamicScorer CRs.

Dynamic Scoring Framework Addon

The addon agent runs on each worker cluster and performs the following tasks:

• Fetches data from monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus)
• Sends data to scoring endpoints
• Updates AddOnPlacementScore resources with the results
• Exports metrics to Prometheus

Build the addon image:

make docker-build-addon IMG_ADDON=quay.io/open-cluster-management/dynamic-scoring-addon:latest

Load the addon image into all clusters (hub and workers):

export IMG_ADDON=quay.io/open-cluster-management/dynamic-scoring-addon:latest
kind load docker-image  $IMG_ADDON --name hub
kind load docker-image  $IMG_ADDON --name cluster1
kind load docker-image  $IMG_ADDON --name cluster2

Deploy the addon using OCM's addon framework:

make deploy-addon IMG_ADDON=$IMG_ADDON

Verify that addon agents are running on each worker cluster:

$ kubectl get pods --context kind-cluster1
NAME                                     READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
dynamic-scoring-agent-6f7bcdd467-vn68j   1/1     Running   0          64s
$ kubectl get pods --context kind-cluster2
NAME                                     READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
dynamic-scoring-agent-77bd85bb96-r9dk5   1/1     Running   0          69s

Each agent pod is now ready to receive scoring configurations and perform scoring operations.

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Install Skupper for Cross-Cluster Communication (Optional)

Skupper enables secure Layer 7 networking across clusters without requiring VPNs or firewall changes. This is useful when:

• Scoring services need to be accessed from multiple clusters
• You want to centralize metric collection
• Worker clusters cannot directly reach external scoring endpoints

Install Skupper Site Controller

Install the Skupper site controller on each cluster:

kubectl create namespace skupper-site-controller --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f deploy/skupper/deploy-watch-all-ns.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl create namespace skupper-site-controller --context kind-cluster1
kubectl apply -f deploy/skupper/deploy-watch-all-ns.yaml --context kind-cluster1
kubectl create namespace skupper-site-controller --context kind-cluster2
kubectl apply -f deploy/skupper/deploy-watch-all-ns.yaml --context kind-cluster2

Configure Podman Network for Kind Clusters

For kind clusters to communicate via Skupper, create a shared podman network:

podman network create my-kind-net
podman network connect my-kind-net hub-control-plane
podman network connect my-kind-net cluster1-control-plane
podman network connect my-kind-net cluster2-control-plane
podman network inspect my-kind-net # Check connected clusters

Get the hub cluster IP address.

HUB_NODE_IP=$(podman inspect hub-control-plane | jq -r '.[0].NetworkSettings.Networks["my-kind-net"].IPAddress')
echo $HUB_NODE_IP

Run the skupper setup script to configure sites and establish connections:

HUB_NODE_IP=$HUB_NODE_IP ./hack/reset_skupper.sh

By default, the script uses the dynamic-scoring namespace. To use a different namespace, set the NAMESPACE environment variable.

Verify the Skupper connection status on the hub:

$ skupper status
Skupper is enabled for namespace "dynamic-scoring" with site name "hub". It is connected to 2 other sites. It has no exposed services.

The message indicates successful connection to both worker clusters.

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Install Prometheus for Metrics Collection

Prometheus is required for collecting metrics from worker clusters. The Dynamic Scoring Framework uses these metrics as input for scoring algorithms.

Add the Prometheus Helm repository:

helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update

Install the kube-prometheus-stack on each cluster. This includes:

• Prometheus server for metrics collection
• Grafana for visualization
• Alertmanager for alerting
• Node exporter and kube-state-metrics

helm install kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack --namespace monitoring --create-namespace --kube-context kind-hub
helm install kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack --namespace monitoring --create-namespace --kube-context kind-cluster1
helm install kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack --namespace monitoring --create-namespace --kube-context kind-cluster2

Note: Installation may take a few minutes. Wait for all pods to be ready before proceeding.

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Install VictoriaMetrics for Centralized Metrics Storage (Optional)

VictoriaMetrics provides a centralized, high-performance time-series database. When combined with Skupper, it enables:

• Centralized metric storage from all clusters
• Efficient querying across multiple clusters
• Long-term metric retention

Install VictoriaMetrics

Add the VictoriaMetrics Helm repository:

helm repo add vm https://victoriametrics.github.io/helm-charts/
helm repo update

Set up Skupper in the monitoring namespace and install VictoriaMetrics:

HUB_NODE_IP=$HUB_NODE_IP NAMESPACE=monitoring ./hack/reset_skupper.sh
helm install victoria-metrics vm/victoria-metrics-single -n monitoring

Expose VictoriaMetrics service via Skupper so worker clusters can send metrics:

skupper expose service victoria-metrics-victoria-metrics-single-server --address=vm-hub --port=8428 --namespace monitoring
skupper status --namespace monitoring

Configure Prometheus to Send Metrics to VictoriaMetrics

Update Prometheus on worker clusters to remote-write metrics to the hub's VictoriaMetrics:

helm upgrade kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack -n monitoring -f deploy/prometheus/values.yaml --kube-context kind-cluster1
helm upgrade kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack -n monitoring -f deploy/prometheus/values.yaml --kube-context kind-cluster2

The values.yaml file contains remote_write configuration pointing to vm-hub:8428.

Deploy Recording Rules

Deploy Prometheus recording rules to pre-aggregate metrics. This improves query performance and reduces storage requirements:

CLUSTER_NAME=cluster1 envsubst < deploy/prometheus/cluster-resource-summary/prometheusrule.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-cluster1
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster2 envsubst < deploy/prometheus/cluster-resource-summary/prometheusrule.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-cluster2

Verify Metrics Collection with Grafana

Access Grafana to verify that metrics are being collected:

1. Get the Grafana admin password:

kubectl get secret --namespace monitoring -l app.kubernetes.io/component=admin-secret -o jsonpath="{.items[0].data.admin-password}" | base64 --decode ; echo

2. Set up port forwarding to access Grafana:

export POD_NAME=$(kubectl --namespace monitoring get pod -l "app.kubernetes.io/name=grafana,app.kubernetes.io/instance=kube-prometheus" -oname)
kubectl --namespace monitoring port-forward $POD_NAME 3000

3. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000
4. Log in with username admin and the password from step 1

From Grafana, you can verify that metrics from all clusters are being collected in VictoriaMetrics.

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Deploy Sample Dynamic Scorers

This section demonstrates how to build and deploy various types of Dynamic Scorers. Each scorer showcases different features and deployment patterns:

Scorer	Location	Input Type	Use Case
Sample Scorer	Internal (cluster1)	Time series	Basic CPU-based scoring
LLM Forecast Scorer	External (host)	Time series	AI-powered predictions
Simple Prediction Scorer	Internal (cluster2)	Time series	Namespace-level forecasts
Static Scorer	Internal (cluster1)	None	Pre-defined performance/power scores

Sample DynamicScorer (Internal, Time Series Input)

This scorer demonstrates a basic time-series-based scoring implementation that runs inside a worker cluster.

Build and tag the image:

podman build -t sample-scorer samples/sample-scorer
export SAMPLE_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME=quay.io/dynamic-scoring/sample-scorer:latest
podman tag localhost/sample-scorer:latest $SAMPLE_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME

Load the image into cluster1 and deploy via ManifestWork:

kind load docker-image  $SAMPLE_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME --name cluster1
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster1 envsubst < samples/sample-scorer/manifestwork.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-hub

Verify the scorer is accessible. First, create a test pod:

kubectl apply -f tmp/test-pod.yaml --context kind-hub

Then query the scorer's configuration endpoint:

{
  "name": "sample-scorer",
  "description": "A sample score for time series data",
  "source": {
    "type": "Prometheus",
    "host": "http://kube-prometheus-kube-prome-prometheus.monitoring.svc:9090",
    "path": "/api/v1/query_range",
    "params": {
      "query": "sum by (node, namespace, pod) (rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{container!=\"\", pod!=\"\"}[1m]))",
      "range": 3600,
      "step": 60
    }
  },
  "scoring": {
    "path": "/scoring",
    "params": {
      "name": "sample_my_score",
      "interval": 30
    }
  }
}

External LLM Forecast DynamicScorer (external, no skupper)

build and deploy the external DynamicScorer to the host OS.

podman build -t llm-forecast-scorer samples/llm-forecast-scorer
podman run -p 8000:8000 --name llm-forecast-scorer --network my-kind-net -e MODEL_NAME=$MODEL_NAME -e VLLM_ENDPOINT=$VLLM_ENDPOINT --replace -d llm-forecast-scorer
EXTERNAL_SCORER_IP=$(podman inspect llm-forecast-scorer | jq -r '.[0].NetworkSettings.Networks["my-kind-net"].IPAddress')
echo $EXTERNAL_SCORER_IP
curl http://localhost:8000/config|jq

External DynamicScorer config:

{
  "name": "llm-forecast-scorer",
  "description": "A sample score for time series data with vLLM",
  "source": {
    "type": "Prometheus",
    "host": "http://kube-prometheus-kube-prome-prometheus.monitoring.svc:9090",
    "path": "/api/v1/query_range",
    "params": {
      "query": "sum by (node, namespace, pod) (rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{container!=\"\", pod!=\"\"}[1m]))",
      "range": 3600,
      "step": 60
    }
  },
  "scoring": {
    "path": "/scoring",
    "params": {
      "name": "llm_forecast_score",
      "interval": 60
    }
  }
}

NOTE: The MODEL_NAME and VLLM_ENDPOINT environment variables must be set when running the container. These specify the LLM model to use and the vLLM server endpoint, respectively.

And this Scorer is example of using token authentication to access vLLM server.

At first, create a sample API token secret on worker clusters:

kubectl apply -f secrets/sample-api-token.yaml --context kind-cluster1
kubectl apply -f secrets/sample-api-token.yaml --context kind-cluster2

sample-api-token.yaml:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: api-auth-secret
  namespace: dynamic-scoring
type: Opaque
data:
  token: ZHVtbXktdG9rZW4tMTIzNA==

Then, the DynamicScorer CR references this secret for authentication.

  scoring:
    auth:
      tokenSecretRef:
        name: api-auth-secret 
        key: token

Simple Prediction Scorer (internal, use skupper)

podman build -t simple-prediction-scorer samples/simple-prediction-scorer
export SIMPLE_PREDICTION_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME=quay.io/dynamic-scoring/simple-prediction-scorer:latest
podman tag localhost/simple-prediction-scorer:latest $SIMPLE_PREDICTION_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME
kind load docker-image  $SIMPLE_PREDICTION_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME --name cluster2
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster2 envsubst < samples/simple-prediction-scorer/manifestwork.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f tmp/test-pod.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl exec -it curl-tester --context kind-hub -- curl http://simple-prediction-scorer:8000/config|jq

Simple Prediction Scorer config:

{
  "name": "simple-prediction-scorer",
  "description": "A simple prediction score for time series data",
  "source": {
    "type": "Prometheus",
    "host": "http://kube-prometheus-kube-prome-prometheus.monitoring.svc:9090",
    "path": "/api/v1/query_range",
    "params": {
      "query": "sum by (node, namespace, pod) (rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{container!=\"\", pod!=\"\"}[1m]))",
      "range": 3600,
      "step": 30
    }
  },
  "scoring": {
    "path": "/scoring",
    "params": {
      "name": "simple_prediction_score",
      "interval": 30
    }
  }
}

Static Scorer (internal, use skupper)

podman build -t static-scorer samples/static-scorer
export STATIC_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME=quay.io/dynamic-scoring/static-scorer:latest
podman tag localhost/static-scorer:latest $STATIC_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME
kind load docker-image  $STATIC_SCORER_IMAGE_NAME --name cluster1
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster1 envsubst < samples/static-scorer/manifestwork.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f tmp/test-pod.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl exec -it curl-tester --context kind-hub -- curl http://static-scorer:8000/performance/config|jq
kubectl exec -it curl-tester --context kind-hub -- curl http://static-scorer:8000/powerconsumption/config|jq

Static Scorer config:

{
  "name": "example-performance-scorer",
  "description": "An example performance score",
  "source": {
    "type": "None"
  },
  "scoring": {
    "path": "/performance/scoring",
    "params": {
      "name": "example_performance_score",
      "interval": 30
    }
  }
}

{
  "name": "example-powerconsumption-scorer",
  "description": "An example power consumption score",
  "source": {
    "type": "None"
  },
  "scoring": {
    "path": "/powerconsumption/scoring",
    "params": {
      "name": "example_powerconsumption_score",
      "interval": 30
    }
  }
}

Register DynamicScorer CRs

Register the DynamicScorer CRs to the hub cluster.

kubectl apply -f secrets/sample-api-token.yaml --context kind-cluster1
kubectl apply -f secrets/sample-api-token.yaml --context kind-cluster2
kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscorer-sample.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscorer-external-llm.yaml --context kind-hub
cat samples/mydynamicscorer-external-llm.yaml | sed "s/\${EXTERNAL_SCORER_IP}/$EXTERNAL_SCORER_IP/g" | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscorer-simple-prediction.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscorer-example-performance.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscorer-example-powerconsumption.yaml --context kind-hub

Create DynamicScoringConfig CR to link DynamicScorers.

kubectl apply -f samples/mydynamicscoringconfig.yaml --context kind-hub

Gather Metrics and Verify Scoring

Create servicemonitor to scrape metrics from Dynamic Scoring Agent.

kubectl apply -f deploy/agentfeedback --context kind-cluster1
kubectl apply -f deploy/agentfeedback --context kind-cluster2

kubectl exec -it -n monitoring --context kind-hub curl-tester -- curl http://vm-hub:8428/api/v1/query?query=dynamic_score

Verify AddOnPlacementScore on Hub Cluster

Check AddOnPlacementScore status on hub cluster.

$ oc get addonplacementscores -A
NAMESPACE   NAME                             AGE
cluster1    example-performance-score        37s
cluster1    example-powerconsumption-score   37s
cluster1    llm-forecast-score               93m
cluster1    sample-my-score                  18h
cluster1    simple-prediction-score          18h
cluster2    example-performance-score        37s
cluster2    example-powerconsumption-score   37s
cluster2    llm-forecast-score               93m
cluster2    sample-my-score                  18h
cluster2    simple-prediction-score          18h

Update Addon Agent Image

When updating the Addon Agent image, rebuild and redeploy the image to each worker cluster.

make docker-build-addon
export IMG_ADDON=quay.io/open-cluster-management/dynamic-scoring-addon:latest
kind load docker-image  $IMG_ADDON --name cluster1
kubectl delete pod -l app=dynamic-scoring-agent --context kind-cluster1
kind load docker-image  $IMG_ADDON --name cluster2
kubectl delete pod -l app=dynamic-scoring-agent --context kind-cluster2

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Use Case: Optimized OCM Placement using AddOnPlacementScore

This section demonstrates how to use the Dynamic Scoring Framework with OCM's placement and policy features to optimize workload placement based on dynamic scores.

Architecture Overview

The optimization workflow consists of:

1. ManifestWorkReplicaSet (MWRS): Defines applications to be deployed
2. Policies: Configure cluster resources (e.g., GPU MIG settings)
3. AddOnPlacementScores: Provide dynamic scoring data
4. Optimization API: Calculates optimal placement using linear programming
5. Placements & PlacementBindings: Deploy workloads and apply policies

Enable ManifestWorkReplicaSet Feature

MWRS allows distributing workloads across multiple clusters based on placement decisions.

Edit the ClusterManager to enable the feature:

kind: ClusterManager
metadata:
  name: cluster-manager
spec:
   ...
  workConfiguration:
    featureGates:
    - feature: ManifestWorkReplicaSet
      mode: Enable

Enable Policy and PolicyWatcher

export CTX_HUB_CLUSTER=kind-hub
export HUB_NAMESPACE="open-cluster-management"
clusteradm install hub-addon --names governance-policy-framework --context ${CTX_HUB_CLUSTER}

clusteradm addon enable --names governance-policy-framework --clusters cluster1 --context ${CTX_HUB_CLUSTER}
clusteradm addon enable --names governance-policy-framework --clusters cluster2 --context ${CTX_HUB_CLUSTER}
clusteradm addon enable --names config-policy-controller --clusters cluster1 --context ${CTX_HUB_CLUSTER}
clusteradm addon enable --names config-policy-controller --clusters cluster2 --context ${CTX_HUB_CLUSTER}

Build and deploy the PolicyWatcher to each worker cluster. This component monitors policy compliance status:

podman build -t quay.io/dynamic-scoring/policy-watcher:v0.1.0 samples/policy-watcher
kind load docker-image quay.io/dynamic-scoring/policy-watcher:v0.1.0 --name cluster1
kind load docker-image quay.io/dynamic-scoring/policy-watcher:v0.1.0 --name cluster2
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster1 envsubst < samples/policy-watcher/deployment.yaml | kubectl delete -f - --context kind-cluster1
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster1 envsubst < samples/policy-watcher/deployment.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-cluster1
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster2 envsubst < samples/policy-watcher/deployment.yaml | kubectl delete -f - --context kind-cluster2
CLUSTER_NAME=cluster2 envsubst < samples/policy-watcher/deployment.yaml | kubectl apply -f - --context kind-cluster2

Verify that PolicyWatcher is running and has created ClusterClaims:

$ kubectl get clusterclaims policy-watcher-claim --context kind-cluster1 -o yaml|grep value:
  value: empty
$ kubectl get clusterclaims policy-watcher-claim --context kind-cluster2 -o yaml|grep value:
  value: empty

Deploy API Server

podman build -t quay.io/dynamic-scoring/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp:latest samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp
kind load docker-image quay.io/dynamic-scoring/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp:latest --name hub
kubectl apply -f samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/deployment.yaml --context kind-hub
kubectl port-forward -n dynamic-scoring pod/$(kubectl get pods -n dynamic-scoring -l app=dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp --context kind-hub -o name | head -1 | cut -d/ -f2) 8338:8338 --context kind-hub

Prepare Optimization

Deploy sample MWRS and Policies.

$ oc apply -f samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/manifests/
manifestworkreplicaset.work.open-cluster-management.io/mwrs-app01 created
manifestworkreplicaset.work.open-cluster-management.io/mwrs-app02 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-disable-mig-cluster1 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-disable-mig-cluster2 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster1 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster2 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster1 created
policy.policy.open-cluster-management.io/policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster2 created

MWRSs are sample applications to be deployed to each worker cluster. They have resource requests for GPU. The labels indicate the GPU demands.

apiVersion: work.open-cluster-management.io/v1alpha1
kind: ManifestWorkReplicaSet
metadata:
  name: mwrs-app01
  namespace: default
  labels:
    app: "app01"
    resource-request-kind: "gpu"
    resource-request-amount: "2"

And policies are created to enable/disable MIG settings on each worker cluster. The labels indicate the GPU supply information when this policy is applied to the cluster.

apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
kind: Policy
metadata:
  name: policy-disable-mig-cluster1
  namespace: default
  labels:
    resource-supply-kind: "gpu"
    resource-supply-amount: "1"
    resource-supply-device: "all"

Note: In this use case example, each policy spec has 2 policy-templates:

1. First template: Sets the migsettinglabel on nodes (enforce mode)
2. Second template: Ensures the migresultlabel is set when configuration is ready

These labels mock the behavior of NVIDIA GPU Operator's MIG controller.

Label the ManagedClusters for easier placement selection:

$ oc label managedcluster cluster1 cluster-name=cluster1
managedcluster.cluster.open-cluster-management.io/cluster1 labeled
$ oc label managedcluster cluster2 cluster-name=cluster2
managedcluster.cluster.open-cluster-management.io/cluster2 labeled

In this example, resource supply amount and demand amount are represented as the number of GPUs and resource arrangement must satisfy capacity constraints.

Create Optimization Parameters

Create the optimization parameter file samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/params.json. This file defines:

• clusters: Available clusters and their policy options
• targetWorkloads: Applications (MWRS) to be placed
• preference: Which AddOnPlacementScore to optimize for

{
  "namespace": "default",
  "clusters": [
    {
      "name": "cluster1",
      "availablePolicies": [
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster1"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster1"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-disable-mig-cluster1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "cluster2",
      "availablePolicies": [
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster2"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster2"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-disable-mig-cluster2"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "targetWorkloads": [
    {
      "name": "mwrs-app01"
    },
    {
      "name": "mwrs-app02"
    }
  ],
  "preference": {
    "addonPlacementScore": "example-performance-score",
    "scoreDimensionFormat": "${app};${device}"
  }
}

Run Manual Optimization

curl -X POST http://localhost:8338/optimize \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/params.json | jq > tmp/optimize-result.json

As a result, you can get 2 placements for policy attachment and 2 placement for MWRS deployment.

$ oc get placements -n default
NAME                          SUCCEEDED   REASON                    SELECTEDCLUSTERS
app01-placement               False       NoManagedClusterMatched   
app02-placement               False       NoManagedClusterMatched   
placement-cluster1-b7552597   True        AllDecisionsScheduled     1
placement-cluster2-b7552597   True        AllDecisionsScheduled     1

Policy is attached to each cluster.

$ oc get policies -n cluster1
NAME                                    REMEDIATION ACTION   COMPLIANCE STATE   AGE
default.policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster1                        NonCompliant       2m9s
$ oc get policies -n cluster2
NAME                                    REMEDIATION ACTION   COMPLIANCE STATE   AGE
default.policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster2                        NonCompliant       7m31s
$ oc get node --context kind-cluster1 -o yaml | grep mig
      migsettinglabel: 3g.48gb
$ oc get node --context kind-cluster2 -o yaml | grep mig
      migsettinglabel: 3g.48gb

Simulate Policy Compliance

In a real environment, the GPU Operator would set the migresultlabel when MIG configuration is complete. For this demo, set it manually:

$ oc label node cluster1-control-plane migresultlabel=true --context kind-cluster1
node/cluster1-control-plane labeled
$ oc label node cluster2-control-plane migresultlabel=true --context kind-cluster2
node/cluster2-control-plane labeled

Verify the MIG labels on nodes:

$ oc get node --context kind-cluster1 -o yaml | grep mig
      migresultlabel: "true"
      migsettinglabel: 3g.48gb
$ oc get node --context kind-cluster2 -o yaml | grep mig
      migresultlabel: "true"
      migsettinglabel: 3g.48gb

Check that policies are now compliant:

$ oc get policies -n cluster1
NAME                                    REMEDIATION ACTION   COMPLIANCE STATE   AGE
default.policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster1                        Compliant          39m
$ oc get policies -n cluster2
NAME                                    REMEDIATION ACTION   COMPLIANCE STATE   AGE
default.policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster2                        Compliant          39m

Verify Workload Placement

Once policies are compliant, the workload placements will succeed:

$ oc get placements -n default
NAME                          SUCCEEDED   REASON                  SELECTEDCLUSTERS
app01-placement               True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
app02-placement               True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
placement-cluster1-b7552597   True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
placement-cluster2-b7552597   True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1

Reset generated placements and placementbindings for next optimization.

placement.cluster.open-cluster-management.io "app01-placement" deleted
placement.cluster.open-cluster-management.io "app02-placement" deleted
placement.cluster.open-cluster-management.io "placement-cluster1-b7552597" deleted
placement.cluster.open-cluster-management.io "placement-cluster2-b7552597" deleted
$ kubectl delete placementbindings -n default -l "dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/generated=true" --context kind-hub
placementbinding.policy.open-cluster-management.io "binding-cluster1-b7552597" deleted
placementbinding.policy.open-cluster-management.io "binding-cluster2-b7552597" deleted

This removes all optimization-generated resources, allowing you to run a new optimization with different preferences.

Optimize for Power Consumption

Now run optimization with a different objective. Change the preference in params.json to optimize for power consumption instead of performance:

{
  "namespace": "default",
  "clusters": [
    {
      "name": "cluster1",
      "availablePolicies": [
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster1"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster1"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-disable-mig-cluster1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "cluster2",
      "availablePolicies": [
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-2g-cluster2"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-enable-mig-3g-cluster2"
        },
        {
          "name": "policy-disable-mig-cluster2"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "targetWorkloads": [
    {
      "name": "mwrs-app01"
    },
    {
      "name": "mwrs-app02"
    }
  ],
  "preference": {
    "addonPlacementScore": "example-powerconsumption-score",
    "scoreDimensionFormat": "${app};${device}"
  }
}

Key Change: addonPlacementScore is now set to example-powerconsumption-score instead of performance.

Run the optimization again:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8338/optimize \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @samples/dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp/params.json | jq > tmp/optimize-result.json

The optimization will now select different GPU configurations that minimize power consumption.

Observe Different Optimization Results

Check the MIG settings. Notice that different policies are now selected (2g.24gb instead of 3g.48gb):

$ oc get node --context kind-cluster1 -o yaml | grep mig
      migresultlabel: "true"
      migsettinglabel: 2g.24gb
$ oc get node --context kind-cluster2 -o yaml | grep mig
      migresultlabel: "true"
      migsettinglabel: 2g.24gb

Analysis:

• Performance optimization: Selected 3g.48gb (higher GPU slices, better performance)
• Power optimization: Selected 2g.24gb (smaller GPU slices, lower power consumption)

This demonstrates the power/performance tradeoff inherent in the scoring system.

Follow the same steps as before to mark policies compliant and verify workload placement.

After stable time window, verify compliance status and placement results as above.

$ oc get placements -n default
NAME                          SUCCEEDED   REASON                  SELECTEDCLUSTERS
app01-placement               True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
app02-placement               True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
placement-cluster1-1f3306ad   True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1
placement-cluster2-1f3306ad   True        AllDecisionsScheduled   1

All placements are successfully scheduled with the power-optimized configuration.

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Integrate MCP with VSCode Copilot

The Dynamic Scoring Framework MCP server provides AI-assisted optimization through VS Code Copilot. This enables natural language interaction with the optimization API.

Configure VS Code to use the MCP server by editing .vscode/mcp.json:

{
	"servers": {
		"dynamic-scoring-framework-mcp": {
			"url": "http://localhost:8338/mcp",
			"type": "http"
		}
	},
	"inputs": []
}

With this configuration, you can use VS Code Copilot to:

• Query AddOnPlacementScores with natural language
• Run optimization with conversational commands
• Explore scoring data interactively

Example prompts:

• "Please get AddOnPlacementScores and summarize them"
• "Optimize for performance"
• "Optimize for power consumption"

OpenAPI Specification

The API server provides an OpenAPI specification for the MCP endpoints, making it easy to understand available operations and integrate with other tools.

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Summary

This development guide covered:

1. Environment Setup: Creating OCM hub and worker clusters
2. Framework Installation: Deploying the Dynamic Scoring Framework controller and agents
3. Networking: Configuring Skupper for cross-cluster communication
4. Monitoring: Installing Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics
5. Scorers: Deploying various types of dynamic scorers
6. Optimization: Using AddOnPlacementScores for intelligent workload placement
7. MCP Integration: Enabling AI-assisted optimization with VS Code Copilot