# Best Practice Guides

- [WEKA and Slurm integration](/5.0/best-practice-guides/weka-and-slurm-integration.md): Explore the architecture and configuration of an HPC cluster using the Slurm workload manager for job scheduling and WEKA as the high-performance data platform.
- [Manage CPU allocations for WEKA and Slurm](/5.0/best-practice-guides/weka-and-slurm-integration/avoid-conflicting-cpu-allocations.md)
- [Best practices for WEKA stateless client and Kubernetes](/5.0/best-practice-guides/best-practices-for-weka-stateless-client-and-kubernetes.md): Use the WEKA Operator for WEKA CSI in Kubernetes. If using stateless clients, follow practices to reserve CPU, prevent contention, and ensure stable IO.
- [Storage expansion best practice](/5.0/best-practice-guides/storage-expansion-best-practice.md): Explore the best practices for expanding WEKA clusters, focusing on maintaining optimal performance in heterogeneous environments.