feat: Add support for model express url injection (#2769)

Signed-off-by: Julien Mancuso <jmancuso@nvidia.com>

deploy/cloud/helm/platform/Chart.yaml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
     repository: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami"
     condition: etcd.enabled
   - name: kai-scheduler
-    version: v0.8.1
+    version: v0.8.4
     repository: oci://ghcr.io/nvidia/kai-scheduler
     condition: kai-scheduler.enabled
   - name: grove-charts

deploy/cloud/helm/platform/README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The Dynamo Platform Helm chart deploys the complete Dynamo Cloud infrastructure
 | https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami | etcd | 11.1.0 |
 | https://nats-io.github.io/k8s/helm/charts/ | nats | 1.3.2 |
 | oci://ghcr.io/nvidia/grove | grove(grove-charts) | v0.0.0-6e30275 |
-| oci://ghcr.io/nvidia/kai-scheduler | kai-scheduler | v0.8.1 |
+| oci://ghcr.io/nvidia/kai-scheduler | kai-scheduler | v0.8.4 |
 
 ## Values
 
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ The Dynamo Platform Helm chart deploys the complete Dynamo Cloud infrastructure
 | dynamo-operator.enabled | bool | `true` | Whether to enable the Dynamo Kubernetes operator deployment |
 | dynamo-operator.natsAddr | string | `""` | NATS server address for operator communication (leave empty to use the bundled NATS chart). Format: "nats://hostname:port" |
 | dynamo-operator.etcdAddr | string | `""` | etcd server address for operator state storage (leave empty to use the bundled etcd chart). Format: "http://hostname:port" or "https://hostname:port" |
+| dynamo-operator.modelExpressURL | string | `""` | URL for the Model Express server if not deployed by this helm chart. This is ignored if Model Express server is installed by this helm chart (global.model-express.enabled is true). |
+| dynamo-operator.namespaceRestriction | object | `{"enabled":true,"targetNamespace":null}` | Namespace access controls for the operator |
 | dynamo-operator.namespaceRestriction.enabled | bool | `true` | Whether to restrict operator to specific namespaces |
 | dynamo-operator.namespaceRestriction.targetNamespace | string | `nil` | Target namespace for operator deployment (leave empty for current namespace) |
 | dynamo-operator.controllerManager.tolerations | list | `[]` | Node tolerations for controller manager pods |

deploy/cloud/helm/platform/components/operator/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.dynamo.groveTerminationDelay }}
           - --grove-termination-delay={{ .Values.dynamo.groveTerminationDelay }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.modelExpressURL }}
+          - --model-express-url={{ .Values.modelExpressURL }}
+        {{- end }}
         command:
         - /manager
         env:

deploy/cloud/helm/platform/components/operator/values.yaml

@@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ metricsService:
 
 natsAddr: ""
 etcdAddr: ""
+modelExpressURL: ""
+

deploy/cloud/helm/platform/values.yaml

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ dynamo-operator:
   # -- etcd server address for operator state storage (leave empty to use the bundled etcd chart). Format: "http://hostname:port" or "https://hostname:port"
   etcdAddr: ""
 
-  # Namespace access controls for the operator
+  # -- URL for the Model Express server if not deployed by this helm chart. This is ignored if Model Express server is installed by this helm chart (global.model-express.enabled is true).
+  modelExpressURL: ""
+  # -- Namespace access controls for the operator
   namespaceRestriction:
     # -- Whether to restrict operator to specific namespaces
     enabled: true

deploy/cloud/operator/cmd/main.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"flag"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ func main() {
 	var ingressControllerTLSSecretName string
 	var ingressHostSuffix string
 	var groveTerminationDelay time.Duration
+	var modelExpressURL string
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
@@ -157,12 +159,23 @@ func main() {
 		"The suffix to use for the ingress host")
 	flag.DurationVar(&groveTerminationDelay, "grove-termination-delay", consts.DefaultGroveTerminationDelay,
 		"The termination delay for Grove PodGangSets")
+	flag.StringVar(&modelExpressURL, "model-express-url", "",
+		"URL of the Model Express server to inject into all pods")
 	opts := zap.Options{
 		Development: true,
 	}
 	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	// Validate modelExpressURL if provided
+	if modelExpressURL != "" {
+		if _, err := url.Parse(modelExpressURL); err != nil {
+			setupLog.Error(err, "invalid model-express-url provided", "url", modelExpressURL)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		setupLog.Info("Model Express URL configured", "url", modelExpressURL)
+	}
+
 	ctrlConfig := commonController.Config{
 		RestrictedNamespace: restrictedNamespace,
 		Grove: commonController.GroveConfig{
@@ -183,6 +196,7 @@ func main() {
 			IngressControllerTLSSecret: ingressControllerTLSSecretName,
 			IngressHostSuffix:          ingressHostSuffix,
 		},
+		ModelExpressURL: modelExpressURL,
 	}
 
 	mainCtx := ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()

deploy/cloud/operator/internal/controller_common/predicate.go

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	EtcdAddress         string
 	NatsAddress         string
 	IngressConfig       IngressConfig
+	// ModelExpressURL is the URL of the Model Express server to inject into all pods
+	ModelExpressURL string
 }
 
 type IngressConfig struct {

deploy/cloud/operator/internal/dynamo/graph.go

@@ -673,6 +673,13 @@ func addStandardEnvVars(container *corev1.Container, controllerConfig controller
 			Value: controllerConfig.EtcdAddress,
 		})
 	}
+
+	if controllerConfig.ModelExpressURL != "" {
+		container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "MODEL_EXPRESS_URL",
+			Value: controllerConfig.ModelExpressURL,
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 // GenerateBasePodSpec creates a basic PodSpec with common logic shared between controller and grove

deploy/cloud/operator/internal/dynamo/graph_test.go

@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@ func TestGenerateGrovePodGangSet(t *testing.T) {
 				controllerConfig: controller_common.Config{
 					EtcdAddress:     "etcd-address",
 					NatsAddress:     "nats-address",
+					ModelExpressURL: "model-express-url",
 					Grove: controller_common.GroveConfig{
 						TerminationDelay: 15 * time.Minute,
 					},
@@ -1343,6 +1344,10 @@ func TestGenerateGrovePodGangSet(t *testing.T) {
 														Name:  "DYN_PARENT_DGD_K8S_NAMESPACE",
 														Value: "test-namespace",
 													},
+													{
+														Name:  "MODEL_EXPRESS_URL",
+														Value: "model-express-url",
+													},
 												},
 												Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 													Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
@@ -1474,6 +1479,10 @@ func TestGenerateGrovePodGangSet(t *testing.T) {
 														Name:  "DYN_PARENT_DGD_K8S_NAMESPACE",
 														Value: "test-namespace",
 													},
+													{
+														Name:  "MODEL_EXPRESS_URL",
+														Value: "model-express-url",
+													},
 												},
 												Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 													Requests: corev1.ResourceList{

deploy/docker-compose.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       - monitoring
 
   etcd-server:
-    image: bitnami/etcd:3.6.1
+    image: bitnamilegacy/etcd:3.6.1
     environment:
       - ALLOW_NONE_AUTHENTICATION=yes
     ports:

docs/guides/dynamo_deploy/dynamo_cloud.md

@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ helm install dynamo-platform dynamo-platform-${RELEASE_VERSION}.tgz --namespace
 --set "kai-scheduler.enabled=true"
 ```
 
+> [!TIP]
+> By default, Model Express Server is not used.
+> If you wish to use an existing Model Express Server, you can set the modelExpressURL to the existing server's URL in the helm install command:
+
+```bash
+--set "dynamo-operator.modelExpressURL=http://model-express-server.model-express.svc.cluster.local:8080"
+```
+
 
 → [Verify Installation](#verify-installation)
 
@@ -189,3 +197,4 @@ kubectl create secret generic hf-token-secret \
 - [GKE-specific setup](gke_setup.md)
 - [Create custom deployments](create_deployment.md)
 - [Dynamo Operator details](dynamo_operator.md)
+- [Model Express Server details](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/modelexpress)