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NAME

       drmaa_get_attribute_names,   drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names,   drmaa_get_next_attr_name,
       drmaa_get_num_attr_names, drmaa_release_attr_names - DRMAA job template attributes

SYNOPSIS

       #include "drmaa.h"

       int drmaa_get_attribute_names(
              drmaa_attr_names_t **values,
              char *error_diagnosis,
              size_t error_diag_len
       );

       int drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names(
              drmaa_attr_names_t **values,
              char *error_diagnosis,
              size_t error_diag_len
       );

       int drmaa_get_next_attr_name(
              drmaa_attr_names_t* values,
              char *value,
              int value_len
       );

       int drmaa_get_next_attr_value(
              drmaa_attr_values_t* values,
              char *value,
              int value_len
       );

       int drmaa_get_num_attr_names(
              drmaa_attr_names_t* values,
              int *size
       );

       void drmaa_release_attr_names(
              drmaa_attr_names_t* values
       );

DESCRIPTION

       The drmaa_get_attribute_names() function returns into values a DRMAA names  string  vector
       containing  the  set  of  supported non-vector DRMAA job template attribute names. The set
       includes supported DRMAA reserved attribute names and Grid Engine native attribute  names.
       The  names  in the names string vector can be extracted using drmaa_get_next_attr_name(3).
       The  number  of  names  in   the   names   string   vector   can   be   determined   using
       drmaa_get_num_attr_names(3).   Note  that  this  function  is  only  available  in the 1.0
       implementation.  The caller is responsible for releasing the names string vector  returned
       into   values   using   drmaa_release_attr_names(3).    Use   drmaa_set_attribute(3)   and
       drmaa_get_attribute(3) for setting and inspecting non-vector attributes.

   drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names()
       The drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names() function returns into values a DRMAA  names  string
       vector  containing the set of supported vector DRMAA job template attribute names. The set
       includes supported DRMAA reserved attribute names and Grid Engine native attribute  names.
       The  names  in the names string vector can be extracted using drmaa_get_next_attr_name(3).
       The caller is responsible for releasing the names string vector returned into values using
       drmaa_release_attr_names(3).          Use         drmaa_set_vector_attribute(3)        and
       drmaa_get_vector_attribute(3) for setting and inspecting vector attributes.

   drmaa_get_next_attr_name()
       Each time drmaa_get_next_attr_name() is called it returns into the buffer,  value,  up  to
       value_len  bytes  of the next entry stored in the DRMAA names string vector, values.  Once
       the names list has been exhausted, DRMAA_ERRNO_NO_MORE_ELEMENTS is returned.

   drmaa_get_num_attr_names()
       The drmaa_get_num_attr_names() returns into size the number of entries in the DRMAA  names
       string vector.  This function is only available in the 1.0 implementation.

   drmaa_release_attr_names()
       The  drmaa_release_attr_names()  function releases all resources associated with the DRMAA
       names string vector, values.

   Attribute Priorities
       DRMAA job template attributes can  be  set  from  six  different  sources.   In  order  of
       precedence,  from  lowest  to  highest,  these  are: options set by DRMAA automatically by
       default, options set in the sge_request(5)  file(s),  options  set  in  the  script  file,
       options    set    by    the    drmaa_job_category    attribute,   options   set   by   the
       drmaa_native_specification attribute, and options set through other DRMAA attributes.

       By default DRMAA sets four options for all jobs.  These are "-p 0", "-b yes", "-shell no",
       and  "-w  e".  This means that by default, all jobs will have priority 0, all jobs will be
       treated as binary, i.e. no scripts args will be parsed, all jobs will be executed  without
       a wrapper shell, and jobs which are unschedulable will cause a submit error.

       The  sge_request(5)  file,  found in the $SGE_ROOT/$SGE_CELL/common directory, may contain
       options to be applied to all jobs.   The  .sge_request  file  found  in  the  user's  home
       directory  or  the  current  working  directory  may also contain options to be applied to
       certain jobs.  See sge_request(5) for more information.

       If the sge_request(5) file contains "-b no" or if the drmaa_native_specification attribute
       is  set  and  contains  "-b  no",  the  script  file will be parsed for in-line arguments.
       Otherwise, no scripts args will be interpreted.  See qsub(1) for more information.

       If the drmaa_job_category attribute is set, and the category it points to exists in one of
       the  qtask(5)  files, the options associated with that category will be applied to the job
       template.  See qtask(5) and the drmaa_job_category attribute below for more information.

       If the drmaa_native_specification attribute is set, all options contained therein will  be
       applied   to  the  job  template.   See  the  drmaa_native_specification  below  for  more
       information.

       Other DRMAA  attributes  will  override  any  previous  settings.   For  example,  if  the
       sge_request  file  contains  "-j y", but the drmaa_join_files attribute is set to "n", the
       ultimate result is that the input and output files will remain separate.

       For various reasons, some options are silently ignored by DRMAA.   Setting  any  of  these
       options will have no effect.  The ignored options are: -cwd, -help, -sync, -t, -verify, -w
       w, and -w v.  The -cwd option can be  re-enabled  by  setting  the  environment  variable,
       SGE_DRMAA_ALLOW_CWD.   However,  the -cwd option is not thread safe and should not be used
       in a multi-threaded context.

   Attribute Correlations
       The following DRMAA attributes correspond to the listed qsub(1) options:

              DRMAA Attribute                     qsub Option
              ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
              drmaa_remote_command                script file
              drmaa_v_argv                        script file args
              drmaa_js_state = "drmaa_hold"       -h
              drmaa_v_env                         -v
              drmaa_wd = $PWD                     -cwd
              drmaa_job_category                  (qtsch qtask)*
              drmaa_native_specification          ALL*
              drmaa_v_email                       -M
              drmaa_block_email = "1"             -m n
              drmaa_start_time                    -a
              drmaa_job_name                      -N
              drmaa_input_path                    -i

              drmaa_output_path                   -o
              drmaa_error_path                    -e
              drmaa_join_files                    -j
              drmaa_transfer_files                (prolog and epilog)*

              * See the individual attribute description below

DRMAA JOB TEMPLATE ATTRIBUTES

   drmaa_remote_command - remote_command
       Specifies the remote command to execute.  The  remote_command  must  be  the  path  of  an
       executable  that is available at the job's execution host.  If the path is relative, it is
       assumed to be relative  to  the  working  directory,  usually  set  through  the  drmaa_wd
       attribute.   If  working  directory  is not set, the path is assumed to be relative to the
       user's home directory.

       The file pointed to by remote_command may either be an executable binary or an  executable
       script.   If a script, it must include the path to the shell in a #! line at the beginning
       of the script.  By default, the remote command will be executed directly, as  by  exec(2).
       To  have the remote command executed in a shell, such as to preserve environment settings,
       use the drmaa_native_specification attribute to include the  "-shell  yes"  option.   Jobs
       which  are  executed  by  a  wrapper  shell  fail differently from jobs which are executed
       directly.  When a job which contains a  user  error,  such  as  an  invalid  path  to  the
       executable,  is  executed  by a wrapper shell, the job will execute successfully, but exit
       with a return code of 1.  When a job which contains such an error is executed directly, it
       will enter the DRMAA_PS_FAILED state upon execution.

   drmaa_js_state - {drmaa_hold|drmaa_active}
       Specifies  the  job state at submission. The string values 'drmaa_hold' and 'drmaa_active'
       are supported. When 'drmaa_active' is used the job is submitted in a runnable state.  When
       'drmaa_hold' is used the job is submitted in user hold state (either DRMAA_PS_USER_ON_HOLD
       or DRMAA_PS_USER_SYSTEM_ON_HOLD). This attribute is largely  equivalent  to   the  qsub(1)
       submit option '-h'.

   drmaa_wd - directory_name
       Specifies the directory name where the job will be executed. A '$drmaa_hd_ph$' placeholder
       at the beginning of the directory_name denotes the remaining string portion as a  relative
       directory name that is resolved relative to the job user's home directory at the execution
       host.  When  the  DRMAA  job  template  is  used  for  bulk  job  submission   (see   also
       drmaa_run_bulk_job(3))  the  '$drmaa_incr_ph$'  placeholder  can  be  used at any position
       within directory_name to cause a  substitution  with  the  parametric  job's  index.   The
       directory_name  must  be specified in a syntax that is common at the host where the job is
       executed. If set to a relative path and no placeholder is used, a  path  relative  to  the
       user's  home  directory is assumed.  If not set, the working directory will default to the
       user's home directory.  If set and the given directory does not exist the job  will  enter
       the DRMAA_PS_FAILED state when run.

       Note that the working directory path is the path on the execution host.  If binary mode is
       disabled, an attempt to find the  job  script  will  be  made,  relative  to  the  working
       directory  path.   That  means  that  the  path to the script must be the same on both the
       submission and execution hosts.

   drmaa_job_name - job_name
       Specifies the job's name. Setting the job name is equivalent  to  use  of  qsub(1)  submit
       option '-N' with job_name as option argument.

   drmaa_input_path - [hostname]:file_path
       Specifies  the  standard  input of the job. Unless set elsewhere, if not explicitly set in
       the job template, the job is started with an empty input stream. If the standard input  is
       set it specifies the network path of the job's input stream file.

       When  the  'drmaa_transfer_files'  job  template  attribute  is supported and contains the
       character 'i', the input file will be fetched by Grid Engine from the  specified  host  or
       from  the  submit  host  if  no hostname is specified. When the 'drmaa_transfer_files' job
       template attribute is not supported or does not contain the character 'i', the input  file
       is  always  expected  at  the  host  where  the job is executed regardless of any hostname
       specified.

       If  the  DRMAA  job  template  will  be  used  for  bulk   job   submission,   (see   also
       drmaa_run_bulk_job(3))  the  '$drmaa_incr_ph$'  placeholder  can  be  used at any position
       within  file_path  to  cause  a  substitution  with  the   parametric   job's   index.   A
       '$drmaa_hd_ph$' placeholder at the beginning of file_path denotes the remaining portion of
       the file_path as a relative file specification resolved relative to the  job  user's  home
       directory  at  the  host  where  the file is located. A '$drmaa_wd_ph$' placeholder at the
       beginning of file_path denotes the remaining portion of the file_path as a  relative  file
       specification  resolved relative to the job's working directory at the host where the file
       is located. The file_path must be specified in a syntax that is common at the  host  where
       the  file  is  located.  If  set  and  the  file  can't  be  read the job enters the state
       DRMAA_PS_FAILED.

   drmaa_output_path - [hostname]:file_path
       Specifies the standard output of the job. If not explicitly set in the job  template,  the
       whereabouts  of  the  job's output stream is not defined. If set, this attribute specifies
       the network path of the job's output stream file.

       When the 'drmaa_transfer_files' job template  attribute  is  supported  and  contains  the
       character 'o', the output file will be transferred by Grid Engine to the specified host or
       to the submit host if no  hostname  is  specified.  When  the  'drmaa_transfer_files'  job
       template attribute is not supported or does not contain the character 'o', the output file
       is always kept at the host where the job is executed regardless of any hostname specified.

       If  the  DRMAA  job  template  will  be  used  for  of  bulk  job  submission  (see   also
       drmaa_run_bulk_job(3))  the  '$drmaa_incr_ph$'  placeholder  can  be  used at any position
       within the file_path  to  cause  a  substitution  with  the  parametric  job's  index.   A
       '$drmaa_hd_ph$' placeholder at the beginning of file_path denotes the remaining portion of
       the file_path as a relative file specification resolved relative to the  job  user's  home
       directory  at  the  host  where  the file is located. A '$drmaa_wd_ph$' placeholder at the
       beginning of the file_path denotes the remaining portion of file_path as a  relative  file
       specification  resolved relative to the job's working directory at the host where the file
       is located. The file_path must be specified in a syntax that is common at the  host  where
       the  file is located. If set and the file can't be written before execution the job enters
       the state DRMAA_PS_FAILED.

   drmaa_error_path - [hostname]:file_path
       Specifies the standard error of the job. If not explicitly set in the  job  template,  the
       whereabouts of the job's error stream is not defined. If set, this attribute specifies the
       network path of the job's error stream file.

       When the 'drmaa_transfer_files' job template  attribute  is  supported  and  contains  the
       character 'e', the output file will be transferred by Grid Engine to the specified host or
       to the submit host if no  hostname  is  specified.  When  the  'drmaa_transfer_files'  job
       template  attribute is not supported or does not contain the character 'e', the error file
       is always kept at the host where the job is executed regardless of any hostname specified.

       If  the  DRMAA  job  template  will  be  used  for  of  bulk  job  submission  (see   also
       drmaa_run_bulk_job(3))  the  '$drmaa_incr_ph$'  placeholder  can  be  used at any position
       within the file_path  to  cause  a  substitution  with  the  parametric  job's  index.   A
       '$drmaa_hd_ph$'  placeholder  at  the  beginning  of  the  file_path denotes the remaining
       portion of the file_path as a relative file specification resolved  relative  to  the  job
       user's home directory at the host where the file is located. A '$drmaa_wd_ph$' placeholder
       at the beginning of the file_path denotes the remaining portion  of  the  file_path  as  a
       relative  file  specification resolved relative to the job's working directory at the host
       where the file is located. The file_path must be specified in a syntax that is  common  at
       the  host where the file is located. If set and the file can't be written before execution
       the job enters the state DRMAA_PS_FAILED. The attribute name is drmaa_error_path.

   drmaa_join_files - {y|n}
       Specifies if the job's error stream should be intermixed with the output stream.   If  not
       explicitly set in the job template the attribute defaults to 'n'. Either 'y' or 'n' can be
       specified. If 'y' is specified Grid Engine will ignore the value of the 'drmaa_error_path'
       job  template  attribute  and  intermix the standard error stream with the standard output
       stream as specified with 'drmaa_output_path'.

   drmaa_submit_as_euid - {y|n}
       Specifies whether the jobs submitted using the  job  template  will  will  run  under  the
       authority of the real or the effective user and group ID. If not explicitly set in the job
       template, the attribute defaults to 'n'. Either 'y' or 'n' can be specified.   If  'y'  is
       specified  Grid  Engine  will use the effective user and group ID, otherwise the real user
       and group ID is used.

       With MUNGE security the euid  is  always  used.   (See  bootstrap(5)  for  information  on
       security settings.)

   drmaa_v_argv - argv1 argv2 ...
       Specifies the arguments to the job.

   drmaa_job_category - category
       Specifies  the  DRMAA  job  category.  The  category  string  is  used by Grid Engine as a
       reference into the qtask(5) file. Certain qsub(1) options used  in  the  referenced  qtask
       file  line  are  applied  to  the  job  template  before submission to allow site-specific
       resolving of resources and/or policies.  The cluster qtask file, the local qtask file, and
       the  user  qtask  file are searched. Job settings resulting from job template category are
       overridden  by  settings  resulting  from  the  job  template   drmaa_native_specification
       attribute as well as by explicit DRMAA job template settings.

       In order to avoid collisions with command names in the qtask files, it is recommended that
       DRMAA job category names take the form: <category_name>.cat.

       The options -help, -sync, -t, -verify, and -w w|v are ignored.  The -cwd option is ignored
       unless the $SGE_DRMAA_ALLOW_CWD environment variable is set.

   drmaa_native_specification - native_specification
       Specifies  Grid  Engine  native  qsub(1)  options which will be interpreted as part of the
       DRMAA job template.  All  options  available  to  qsub(1)  command  may  be  used  in  the
       native_specification,  except  for -help, -sync, -t, -verify, and -w w|v.  The -cwd option
       may only be used if the SGE_DRMAA_ALLOW_CWD environment variable is set.  This is  because
       the  current  parsing  algorithm  for  -cwd is not thread-safe.  Options set in the native
       specification will be overridden by the corresponding DRMAA attributes.  See  qsub(1)  for
       more information on qsub options.

   drmaa_v_env - name1=value1 name2=value2 ...
       Specifies  the job environment. Each environment value defines the remote environment. The
       value overrides the remote environment values if there is a collision.

   drmaa_v_email - email1 email2 ...
       Specifies e-mail addresses that are used to report the job completion and status.

   drmaa_block_email - {0|1}
       Specifies whether e-mail sending shall blocked or not.  By default email is not sent.  If,
       however,  a setting in a cluster or user settings file or the 'drmaa_native_specification'
       or 'drmaa_job_category' attribute enables sending email in association  with  job  events,
       the 'drmaa_block_email' attribute will override that setting, causing no email to be sent.

   drmaa_start_time - [[[[CC]YY/]MM/]DD] hh:mm[:ss] [{-|+}UU:uu]
       Specifies the earliest time when the job may be eligible to be run where

              CC is the first two digits of the year (century-1)
              YY is the last two digits of the year
              MM is the two digits of the month [01,12]
              DD is the two digit day of the month [01,31]
              hh is the two digit hour of the day [00,23]
              mm is the two digit minute of the day [00,59]
              ss is the two digit second of the minute [00,61]
              UU is the two digit hours since (before) UTC
              uu is the two digit minutes since (before) UTC

       If the optional UTC-offset is not specified, the offset associated with the local timezone
       will be used. If the day (DD) is not specified, the current day will be  used  unless  the
       specified  hour:mm:ss  has  already  elapsed,  in  which  case  the next day will be used.
       Similarly for month (MM), year (YY), and century-1 (CC).  Example: The time: Sep 3 4:47:27
       PM PDT 2002, could be represented as: 2002/09/03 16:47:27 -07:00.

   drmaa_transfer_files - [i][o][e]
       Specifies,  which  of  the  standard  I/O  files  (stdin,  stdout  and  stderr)  are to be
       transferred to/from the execution host. If not set, defaults to  "".  Any  combination  of
       'e',   'i'  and  'o'  may  be  specified.   See  drmaa_input_path,  drmaa_output_path  and
       drmaa_error_path for information about how to specify the standard  input  file,  standard
       output  file  and  standard  error  file.   The  file  transfer  mechanism  itself must be
       configured  by  the  administrator  (see  sge_conf(5)).   When  it  is   configured,   the
       administrator   has   to   enable   drmaa_transfer_files.    If   it  is  not  configured,
       "drmaa_transfer_files" is not enabled and can't be used.

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES

       SGE_ROOT       Specifies the location of the Grid Engine standard configuration files.

       SGE_CELL       If set, specifies the default Grid Engine cell to be  used.  To  address  a
                      Grid Engine cell Grid Engine uses (in the order of precedence):

                             The name of the cell specified in the environment variable SGE_CELL,
                             if it is set.

                             The name of the default cell, i.e. default.

       SGE_QMASTER_PORT
                      If set, specifies the tcp port  on  which  sge_qmaster(8)  is  expected  to
                      listen  for communication requests.  Most installations will use a services
                      map entry instead to define that port.

       SGE_DEBUG_LEVEL
                      If set, specifies that debug information should be written  to  stderr.  In
                      addition  the  level  of  detail in which debug information is generated is
                      defined.

       SGE_DRMAA_ALLOW_CWD
                      Enables the parsing of the -cwd option from the  sge_request  file(s),  job
                      category,  and/or  the  native  specification  attribute.   This  option is
                      disabled by default because the algorithm for parsing the  -cwd  option  is
                      not thread-safe.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon             successful            completion,            drmaa_get_attribute_names(),
       drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names(),      and       drmaa_get_next_attr_name()       return
       DRMAA_ERRNO_SUCCESS.  Other  values indicate an error.  Up to error_diag_len characters of
       error related diagnosis information is then provided in the buffer error_diagnosis.

ERRORS

       The       drmaa_get_attribute_names(),       drmaa_get_vector_attribute_names(),       and
       drmaa_get_next_attr_name() functions will fail if:

   DRMAA_ERRNO_INTERNAL_ERROR
       Unexpected or internal DRMAA error, like system call failure, etc.

   DRMAA_ERRNO_DRM_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE
       Could not contact DRM system for this request.

   DRMAA_ERRNO_AUTH_FAILURE
       The specified request is not processed successfully due to authorization failure.

   DRMAA_ERRNO_INVALID_ARGUMENT
       The input value for an argument is invalid.

   DRMAA_ERRNO_NO_ACTIVE_SESSION
       Failed because there is no active session.

   DRMAA_ERRNO_NO_MEMORY
       Failed allocating memory.

       The drmaa_get_next_attr_name() will fail if:

   DRMAA_ERRNO_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE
       When there are no more entries in the vector.

SEE ALSO

       drmaa_jobtemplate(3) and drmaa_submit(3).