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NAME
queue_conf - Sun Grid Engine queue configuration file format
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the format of the template file for the cluster queue configuration. Via the
-aq and -mq options of the qconf(1) command, you can add cluster queues and modify the configuration of
any queue in the cluster. Any of these change operations can be rejected, as a result of a failed
integrity verification.
The queue configuration parameters take as values strings, integer decimal numbers or boolean, time and
memory specifiers (see time_specifier and memory_specifier in sge_types(5)) as well as comma separated
lists.
Note, Sun Grid Engine allows backslashes (\) be used to escape newline (\newline) characters. The
backslash and the newline are replaced with a space (" ") character before any interpretation.
FORMAT
The following list of parameters specifies the queue configuration file content:
qname
The name of the cluster queue as defined for queue_name in sge_types(1). As template default "template"
is used.
hostlist
A list of host identifiers as defined for host_identifier in sge_types(1). For each host Sun Grid Engine
maintains a queue instance for running jobs on that particular host. Large amounts of hosts can easily be
managed by using host groups rather than by single host names. As list separators white-spaces and ","
can be used. (template default: NONE).
If more than one host is specified it can be desirable to specify divergences with the further below
parameter settings for certain hosts. These divergences can be expressed using the enhanced queue
configuration specifier syntax. This syntax builds upon the regular parameter specifier syntax separately
for each parameter:
"["host_identifier=<parameters_specifier_syntax>"]" [,"["host_identifier=<parameters_specifier_syntax>"]"
]
note, even in the enhanced queue configuration specifier syntax an entry without brackets denoting the
default setting is required and used for all queue instances where no divergences are specified. Tuples
with a host group host_identifier override the default setting. Tuples with a host name host_identifier
override both the default and the host group setting.
Note that also with the enhanced queue configuration specifier syntax a default setting is always needed
for each configuration attribute; otherwise the queue configuration gets rejected. Ambiguous queue
configurations with more than one attribute setting for a particular host are rejected. Configurations
containing override values for hosts not enlisted under 'hostname' are accepted but are indicated by -sds
of qconf(1). The cluster queue should contain an unambiguous specification for each configuration
attribute of each queue instance specified under hostname in the queue configuration. Ambiguous
configurations with more than one attribute setting resulting from overlapping host groups are indicated
by -explain c of qstat(1) and cause the queue instance with ambiguous configurations to enter the
c(onfiguration ambiguous) state.
seq_no
In conjunction with the hosts load situation at a time this parameter specifies this queue's position in
the scheduling order within the suitable queues for a job to be dispatched under consideration of the
queue_sort_method (see sched_conf(5) ).
Regardless of the queue_sort_method setting, qstat(1) reports queue information in the order defined by
the value of the seq_no. Set this parameter to a monotonically increasing sequence. (type number;
template default: 0).
load_thresholds
load_thresholds is a list of load thresholds. Already if one of the thresholds is exceeded no further
jobs will be scheduled to the queues and qmon(1) will signal an overload condition for this node.
Arbitrary load values being defined in the "host" and "global" complexes (see complex(5) for details) can
be used.
The syntax is that of a comma separated list with each list element consisting of the complex_name (see
sge_types(5)) of a load value, an equal sign and the threshold value being intended to trigger the
overload situation (e.g. load_avg=1.75,users_logged_in=5).
Note: Load values as well as consumable resources may be scaled differently for different hosts if
specified in the corresponding execution host definitions (refer to host_conf(5) for more information).
Load thresholds are compared against the scaled load and consumable values.
suspend_thresholds
A list of load thresholds with the same semantics as that of the load_thresholds parameter (see above)
except that exceeding one of the denoted thresholds initiates suspension of one of multiple jobs in the
queue. See the nsuspend parameter below for details on the number of jobs which are suspended. There is
an important relationship between the uspend_threshold and the cheduler_interval. If you have for example
a suspend threshold on the np_load_avg, and the load exceeds the threshold, this does not have immediate
effect. Jobs continue running until the next scheduling run, where the scheduler detects the threshold
has been exceeded and sends an order to qmaster to suspend the job. The same applies for unsuspending.
nsuspend
The number of jobs which are suspended/enabled per time interval if at least one of the load thresholds
in the suspend_thresholds list is exceeded or if no suspend_threshold is violated anymore respectively.
Nsuspend jobs are suspended in each time interval until no suspend_thresholds are exceeded anymore or all
jobs in the queue are suspended. Jobs are enabled in the corresponding way if the suspend_thresholds are
no longer exceeded. The time interval in which the suspensions of the jobs occur is defined in
suspend_interval below.
suspend_interval
The time interval in which further nsuspend jobs are suspended if one of the suspend_thresholds (see
above for both) is exceeded by the current load on the host on which the queue is located. The time
interval is also used when enabling the jobs. The syntax is that of a time_specifier in sge_types(5).
priority
The priority parameter specifies the nice(2) value at which jobs in this queue will be run. The type is
number and the default is zero (which means no nice value is set explicitly). Negative values (up to -20)
correspond to a higher scheduling priority, positive values (up to +20) correspond to a lower scheduling
priority.
Note, the value of priority has no effect, if Sun Grid Engine adjusts priorities dynamically to implement
ticket-based entitlement policy goals. Dynamic priority adjustment is switched off by default due to
sge_conf(5) reprioritize being set to false.
min_cpu_interval
The time between two automatic checkpoints in case of transparently checkpointing jobs. The maximum of
the time requested by the user via qsub(1) and the time defined by the queue configuration is used as
checkpoint interval. Since checkpoint files may be considerably large and thus writing them to the file
system may become expensive, users and administrators are advised to choose sufficiently large time
intervals. min_cpu_interval is of type time and the default is 5 minutes (which usually is suitable for
test purposes only). The syntax is that of a time_specifier in sge_types(5).
processors
A set of processors in case of a multiprocessor execution host can be defined to which the jobs executing
in this queue are bound. The value type of this parameter is a range description like that of the -pe
option of qsub(1) (e.g. 1-4,8,10) denoting the processor numbers for the processor group to be used.
Obviously the interpretation of these values relies on operating system specifics and is thus performed
inside sge_execd(8) running on the queue host. Therefore, the parsing of the parameter has to be provided
by the execution daemon and the parameter is only passed through sge_qmaster(8) as a string.
Currently, support is only provided for multiprocessor machines running Solaris, SGI multiprocessor
machines running IRIX 6.2 and Digital UNIX multiprocessor machines. In the case of Solaris the processor
set must already exist, when this processors parameter is configured. So the processor set has to be
created manually. In the case of Digital UNIX only one job per processor set is allowed to execute at
the same time, i.e. slots (see above) should be set to 1 for this queue.
qtype
The type of queue. Currently batch, interactive or a combination in a comma separated list or NONE.
The formerly supported types parallel and checkpointing are not allowed anymore. A queue instance is
implicitly of type parallel/checkpointing if there is a parallel environment or a checkpointing interface
specified for this queue instance in pe_list/ckpt_list. Formerly possible settings e.g.
qtype PARALLEL
could be transferred into
qtype NONE
pe_list pe_name
(type string; default: batch interactive).
pe_list
The list of administrator-defined parallel environment (see sge_pe(5)) names to be associated with the
queue. The default is NONE.
ckpt_list
The list of administrator-defined checkpointing interface names (see ckpt_name in sge_types(1)) to be
associated with the queue. The default is NONE.
rerun
Defines a default behavior for jobs which are aborted by system crashes or manual "violent" (via kill(1))
shutdown of the complete Sun Grid Engine system (including the sge_shepherd(8) of the jobs and their
process hierarchy) on the queue host. As soon as sge_execd(8) is restarted and detects that a job has
been aborted for such reasons it can be restarted if the jobs are restartable. A job may not be
restartable, for example, if it updates databases (first reads then writes to the same record of a
database/file) because the abortion of the job may have left the database in an inconsistent state. If
the owner of a job wants to overrule the default behavior for the jobs in the queue the -r option of
qsub(1) can be used.
The type of this parameter is boolean, thus either TRUE or FALSE can be specified. The default is FALSE,
i.e. do not restart jobs automatically.
slots
The maximum number of concurrently executing jobs allowed in the queue. Type is number, valid values are
0 to 9999999.
tmpdir
The tmpdir parameter specifies the absolute path to the base of the temporary directory filesystem. When
sge_execd(8) launches a job, it creates a uniquely-named directory in this filesystem for the purpose of
holding scratch files during job execution. At job completion, this directory and its contents are
removed automatically. The environment variables TMPDIR and TMP are set to the path of each jobs scratch
directory (type string; default: /tmp).
shell
If either posix_compliant or script_from_stdin is specified as the shell_start_mode parameter in
sge_conf(5) the shell parameter specifies the executable path of the command interpreter (e.g. sh(1) or
csh(1)) to be used to process the job scripts executed in the queue. The definition of shell can be
overruled by the job owner via the qsub(1) -S option.
The type of the parameter is string. The default is /bin/csh.
shell_start_mode
This parameter defines the mechanisms which are used to actually invoke the job scripts on the execution
hosts. The following values are recognized:
unix_behavior
If a user starts a job shell script under UNIX interactively by invoking it just with the script
name the operating system's executable loader uses the information provided in a comment such as
`#!/bin/csh' in the first line of the script to detect which command interpreter to start to
interpret the script. This mechanism is used by Sun Grid Engine when starting jobs if
unix_behavior is defined as shell_start_mode.
posix_compliant
POSIX does not consider first script line comments such a `#!/bin/csh' as being significant. The
POSIX standard for batch queuing systems (P1003.2d) therefore requires a compliant queuing system
to ignore such lines but to use user specified or configured default command interpreters instead.
Thus, if shell_start_mode is set to posix_compliant Sun Grid Engine will either use the command
interpreter indicated by the -S option of the qsub(1) command or the shell parameter of the queue
to be used (see above).
script_from_stdin
Setting the shell_start_mode parameter either to posix_compliant or unix_behavior requires you to
set the umask in use for sge_execd(8) such that every user has read access to the active_jobs
directory in the spool directory of the corresponding execution daemon. In case you have prolog
and epilog scripts configured, they also need to be readable by any user who may execute jobs.
If this violates your site's security policies you may want to set shell_start_mode to
script_from_stdin. This will force Sun Grid Engine to open the job script as well as the epilogue
and prologue scripts for reading into STDIN as root (if sge_execd(8) was started as root) before
changing to the job owner's user account. The script is then fed into the STDIN stream of the
command interpreter indicated by the -S option of the qsub(1) command or the shell parameter of
the queue to be used (see above).
Thus setting shell_start_mode to script_from_stdin also implies posix_compliant behavior. Note,
however, that feeding scripts into the STDIN stream of a command interpreter may cause trouble if
commands like rsh(1) are invoked inside a job script as they also process the STDIN stream of the
command interpreter. These problems can usually be resolved by redirecting the STDIN channel of
those commands to come from /dev/null (e.g. rsh host date < /dev/null). Note also, that any
command-line options associated with the job are passed to the executing shell. The shell will
only forward them to the job if they are not recognized as valid shell options.
The default for shell_start_mode is posix_compliant. Note, though, that the shell_start_mode can only be
used for batch jobs submitted by qsub(1) and can't be used for interactive jobs submitted by qrsh(1),
qsh(1), qlogin(1).
prolog
The executable path of a shell script that is started before execution of Sun Grid Engine jobs with the
same environment setting as that for the Sun Grid Engine jobs to be started afterwards. An optional
prefix "user@" specifies the user under which this procedure is to be started. The procedures standard
output and the error output stream are written to the same file used also for the standard output and
error output of each job. This procedure is intended as a means for the Sun Grid Engine administrator to
automate the execution of general site specific tasks like the preparation of temporary file systems with
the need for the same context information as the job. This queue configuration entry overwrites cluster
global or execution host specific prolog definitions (see sge_conf(5)).
The default for prolog is the special value NONE, which prevents from execution of a prologue script.
The special variables for constituting a command line are the same like in prolog definitions of the
cluster configuration (see sge_conf(5)).
Exit codes for the prolog attribute can be interpreted based on the following exit values:
0: Success
99: Reschedule job
100: Put job in error state
Anything else: Put queue in error state
epilog
The executable path of a shell script that is started after execution of Sun Grid Engine jobs with the
same environment setting as that for the Sun Grid Engine jobs that has just completed. An optional
prefix "user@" specifies the user under which this procedure is to be started. The procedures standard
output and the error output stream are written to the same file used also for the standard output and
error output of each job. This procedure is intended as a means for the Sun Grid Engine administrator to
automate the execution of general site specific tasks like the cleaning up of temporary file systems with
the need for the same context information as the job. This queue configuration entry overwrites cluster
global or execution host specific epilog definitions (see sge_conf(5)).
The default for epilog is the special value NONE, which prevents from execution of a epilogue script.
The special variables for constituting a command line are the same like in prolog definitions of the
cluster configuration (see sge_conf(5)).
Exit codes for the epilog attribute can be interpreted based on the following exit values:
0: Success
99: Reschedule job
100: Put job in error state
Anything else: Put queue in error state
starter_method
The specified executable path will be used as a job starter facility responsible for starting batch jobs.
The executable path will be executed instead of the configured shell to start the job. The job arguments
will be passed as arguments to the job starter. The following environment variables are used to pass
information to the job starter concerning the shell environment which was configured or requested to
start the job.
SGE_STARTER_SHELL_PATH
The name of the requested shell to start the job
SGE_STARTER_SHELL_START_MODE
The configured shell_start_mode
SGE_STARTER_USE_LOGIN_SHELL
Set to "true" if the shell is supposed to be used as a login shell (see login_shells in
sge_conf(5))
The starter_method will not be invoked for qsh, qlogin or qrsh acting as rlogin.
suspend_method
resume_method
terminate_method
These parameters can be used for overwriting the default method used by Sun Grid Engine for suspension,
release of a suspension and for termination of a job. Per default, the signals SIGSTOP, SIGCONT and
SIGKILL are delivered to the job to perform these actions. However, for some applications this is not
appropriate.
If no executable path is given, Sun Grid Engine takes the specified parameter entries as the signal to be
delivered instead of the default signal. A signal must be either a positive number or a signal name with
"SIG" as prefix and the signal name as printed by kill -l (e.g. SIGTERM).
If an executable path is given (it must be an absolute path starting with a "/") then this command
together with its arguments is started by Sun Grid Engine to perform the appropriate action. The
following special variables are expanded at runtime and can be used (besides any other strings which have
to be interpreted by the procedures) to constitute a command line:
$host The name of the host on which the procedure is started.
$job_owner
The user name of the job owner.
$job_id
Sun Grid Engine's unique job identification number.
$job_name
The name of the job.
$queue The name of the queue.
$job_pid
The pid of the job.
notify
The time waited between delivery of SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 notification signals and suspend/kill signals if job
was submitted with the qsub(1) -notify option.
owner_list
The owner_list enlists comma separated the login(1) user names (see user_name in sge_types(1)) of those
users who are authorized to disable and suspend this queue through qmod(1) (Sun Grid Engine operators and
managers can do this by default). It is customary to set this field for queues on interactive
workstations where the computing resources are shared between interactive sessions and Sun Grid Engine
jobs, allowing the workstation owner to have priority access. (default: NONE).
user_lists
The user_lists parameter contains a comma separated list of Sun Grid Engine user access list names as
described in access_list(5). Each user contained in at least one of the enlisted access lists has access
to the queue. If the user_lists parameter is set to NONE (the default) any user has access being not
explicitly excluded via the xuser_lists parameter described below. If a user is contained both in an
access list enlisted in xuser_lists and user_lists the user is denied access to the queue.
xuser_lists
The xuser_lists parameter contains a comma separated list of Sun Grid Engine user access list names as
described in access_list(5). Each user contained in at least one of the enlisted access lists is not
allowed to access the queue. If the xuser_lists parameter is set to NONE (the default) any user has
access. If a user is contained both in an access list enlisted in xuser_lists and user_lists the user is
denied access to the queue.
projects
The projects parameter contains a comma separated list of Sun Grid Engine projects (see project(5)) that
have access to the queue. Any project not in this list are denied access to the queue. If set to NONE
(the default), any project has access that is not specifically excluded via the xprojects parameter
described below. If a project is in both the projects and xprojects parameters, the project is denied
access to the queue.
xprojects
The xprojects parameter contains a comma separated list of Sun Grid Engine projects (see project(5)) that
are denied access to the queue. If set to NONE (the default), no projects are denied access other than
those denied access based on the projects parameter described above. If a project is in both the
projects and xprojects parameters, the project is denied access to the queue.
subordinate_list
There are two different types of subordination:
1. Queuewise subordination
A list of Sun Grid Engine queue names as defined for queue_name in sge_types(1). Subordinate
relationships are in effect only between queue instances residing at the same host. The relationship
does not apply and is ignored when jobs are running in queue instances on other hosts. Queue instances
residing on the same host will be suspended when a specified count of jobs is running in this queue
instance. The list specification is the same as that of the load_thresholds parameter above, e.g.
low_pri_q=5,small_q. The numbers denote the job slots of the queue that have to be filled in the
superordinated queue to trigger the suspension of the subordinated queue. If no value is assigned a
suspension is triggered if all slots of the queue are filled.
On nodes which host more than one queue, you might wish to accord better service to certain classes of
jobs (e.g., queues that are dedicated to parallel processing might need priority over low priority
production queues; default: NONE).
2. Slotwise preemption
The slotwise preemption provides a means to ensure that high priority jobs get the resources they need,
while at the same time low priority jobs on the same host are not unnecessarily preempted, maximizing the
host utilization. The slotwise preemption is designed to provide different preemption actions, but with
the current implementation only suspension is provided. This means there is a subordination relationship
defined between queues similar to the queuewise subordination, but if the suspend threshold is exceeded,
not the whole subordinated queue is suspended, there are only single tasks running in single slots
suspended.
Like with queuewise subordination, the subordination relationships are in effect only between queue
instances residing at the same host. The relationship does not apply and is ignored when jobs and tasks
are running in queue instances on other hosts.
The syntax is:
slots=<threshold>(<queue_list>)
where
<threshold> =a positive integer number
<queue_list>=<queue_def>[,<queue_list>]
<queue_def> =<queue>[:<seq_no>][:<action>]
<queue> =a Sun Grid Engine queue name as defined for
queue_name in sge_types(1).
<seq_no> =sequence number among all subordinated queues
of the same depth in the tree. The higher the
sequence number, the lower is the priority of
the queue.
Default is 0, which is the highest priority.
<action> =the action to be taken if the threshold is
exceeded. Supported is:
"sr": Suspend the task with the shortest run
time.
"lr": Suspend the task with the longest run
time.
Default is "sr".
Some examples of possible configurations and their functionalities:
a) The simplest configuration
subordinate_list slots=2(B.q)
which means the queue "B.q" is subordinated to the current queue (let's call it "A.q"), the suspend
threshold for all tasks running in "A.q" and "B.q" on the current host is two, the sequence number of
"B.q" is "0" and the action is "suspend task with shortest run time first". This subordination
relationship looks like this:
A.q
|
B.q
This could be a typical configuration for a host with a dual core CPU. This subordination configuration
ensures that tasks that are scheduled to "A.q" always get a CPU core for themselves, while jobs in "B.q"
are not preempted as long as there are no jobs running in "A.q".
If there is no task running in "A.q", two tasks are running in "B.q" and a new task is scheduled to
"A.q", the sum of tasks running in "A.q" and "B.q" is three. Three is greater than two, this triggers the
defined action. This causes the task with the shortest run time in the subordinated queue "B.q" to be
suspended. After suspension, there is one task running in "A.q", on task running in "B.q" and one task
suspended in "B.q".
b) A simple tree
subordinate_list slots=2(B.q:1, C.q:2)
This defines a small tree that looks like this:
A.q
/ \
B.q C.q
A use case for this configuration could be a host with a dual core CPU and queue "B.q" and "C.q" for jobs
with different requirements, e.g. "B.q" for interactive jobs, "C.q" for batch jobs. Again, the tasks in
"A.q" always get a CPU core, while tasks in "B.q" and "C.q" are suspended only if the threshold of
running tasks is exceeded. Here the sequence number among the queues of the same depth comes into play.
Tasks scheduled to "B.q" can't directly trigger the suspension of tasks in "C.q", but if there is a task
to be suspended, first "C.q" will be searched for a suitable task.
If there is one task running in "A.q", one in "C.q" and a new task is scheduled to "B.q", the threshold
of "2" in "A.q", "B.q" and "C.q" is exceeded. This triggers the suspension of one task in either "B.q" or
"C.q". The sequence number gives "B.q" a higher priority than "C.q", therefore the task in "C.q" is
suspended. After suspension, there is one task running in "A.q", one task running in "B.q" and one task
suspended in "C.q".
c) More than two levels
Configuration of A.q: subordinate_list slots=2(B.q)
Configuration of B.q: subordinate_list slots=2(C.q)
looks like this:
A.q
|
B.q
|
C.q
These are three queues with high, medium and low priority. If a task is scheduled to "C.q", first the
subtree consisting of "B.q" and "C.q" is checked, the number of tasks running there is counted. If the
threshold which is defined in "B.q" is exceeded, the job in "C.q" is suspended. Then the whole tree is
checked, if the number of tasks running in "A.q", "B.q" and "C.q" exceeds the threshold defined in "A.q"
the task in "C.q" is suspended. This means, the effective threshold of any subtree is not higher than the
threshold of the root node of the tree. If in this example a task is scheduled to "A.q", immediately the
number of tasks running in "A.q", "B.q" and "C.q" is checked against the threshold defined in "A.q".
d) Any tree
A.q
/ \
B.q C.q
/ / \
D.q E.q F.q
\
G.q
The computation of the tasks that are to be (un)suspended always starts at the queue instance that is
modified, i.e. a task is scheduled to, a task ends at, the configuration is modified, a manual or other
automatic (un)suspend is issued, except when it is a leaf node, like "D.q", "E.q" and "G.q" in this
example. Then the computation starts at its parent queue instance (like "B.q", "C.q" or "F.q" in this
example). From there first all running tasks in the whole subtree of this queue instance are counted. If
the sum exceeds the threshold configured in the subordinate_list, in this subtree a task is searched to
be suspended. Then the algorithm proceeds to the parent of this queue instance, counts all running tasks
in the whole subtree below the parent and checks if the number exceeds the threshold configured at the
parent's subordinate_list. If so, it searches for a task to suspend in the whole subtree below the
parent. And so on, until it did this computation for the root node of the tree.
complex_values
complex_values defines quotas for resource attributes managed via this queue. The syntax is the same as
for load_thresholds (see above). The quotas are related to the resource consumption of all jobs in a
queue in the case of consumable resources (see complex(5) for details on consumable resources) or they
are interpreted on a per queue slot (see slots above) basis in the case of non-consumable resources.
Consumable resource attributes are commonly used to manage free memory, free disk space or available
floating software licenses while non-consumable attributes usually define distinctive characteristics
like type of hardware installed.
For consumable resource attributes an available resource amount is determined by subtracting the current
resource consumption of all running jobs in the queue from the quota in the complex_values list. Jobs can
only be dispatched to a queue if no resource requests exceed any corresponding resource availability
obtained by this scheme. The quota definition in the complex_values list is automatically replaced by the
current load value reported for this attribute, if load is monitored for this resource and if the
reported load value is more stringent than the quota. This effectively avoids oversubscription of
resources.
Note: Load values replacing the quota specifications may have become more stringent because they have
been scaled (see host_conf(5)) and/or load adjusted (see sched_conf(5)). The -F option of qstat(1) and
the load display in the qmon(1) queue control dialog (activated by clicking on a queue icon while the
"Shift" key is pressed) provide detailed information on the actual availability of consumable resources
and on the origin of the values taken into account currently.
Note also: The resource consumption of running jobs (used for the availability calculation) as well as
the resource requests of the jobs waiting to be dispatched either may be derived from explicit user
requests during job submission (see the -l option to qsub(1)) or from a "default" value configured for an
attribute by the administrator (see complex(5)). The -r option to qstat(1) can be used for retrieving
full detail on the actual resource requests of all jobs in the system.
For non-consumable resources Sun Grid Engine simply compares the job's attribute requests with the
corresponding specification in complex_values taking the relation operator of the complex attribute
definition into account (see complex(5)). If the result of the comparison is "true", the queue is
suitable for the job with respect to the particular attribute. For parallel jobs each queue slot to be
occupied by a parallel task is meant to provide the same resource attribute value.
Note: Only numeric complex attributes can be defined as consumable resources and hence non-numeric
attributes are always handled on a per queue slot basis.
The default value for this parameter is NONE, i.e. no administrator defined resource attribute quotas are
associated with the queue.
calendar
specifies the calendar to be valid for this queue or contains NONE (the default). A calendar defines the
availability of a queue depending on time of day, week and year. Please refer to calendar_conf(5) for
details on the Sun Grid Engine calendar facility.
Note: Jobs can request queues with a certain calendar model via a "-l c=<cal_name>" option to qsub(1).
initial_state
defines an initial state for the queue either when adding the queue to the system for the first time or
on start-up of the sge_execd(8) on the host on which the queue resides. Possible values are:
default The queue is enabled when adding the queue or is reset to the previous status when sge_execd(8)
comes up (this corresponds to the behavior in earlier Sun Grid Engine releases not supporting
initial_state).
enabled The queue is enabled in either case. This is equivalent to a manual and explicit 'qmod -e'
command (see qmod(1)).
disabled The queue is disable in either case. This is equivalent to a manual and explicit 'qmod -d'
command (see qmod(1)).
RESOURCE LIMITS
The first two resource limit parameters, s_rt and h_rt, are implemented by Sun Grid Engine. They define
the "real time" or also called "elapsed" or "wall clock" time having passed since the start of the job.
If h_rt is exceeded by a job running in the queue, it is aborted via the SIGKILL signal (see kill(1)).
If s_rt is exceeded, the job is first "warned" via the SIGUSR1 signal (which can be caught by the job)
and finally aborted after the notification time defined in the queue configuration parameter notify (see
above) has passed. In cases when s_rt is used in combination with job notification it might be necessary
to configure a signal other than SIGUSR1 using the NOTIFY_KILL and NOTIFY_SUSP execd_params (see
sge_conf(5)) so that the jobs' signal-catching mechanism can "differ" the cases and react accordingly.
The resource limit parameters s_cpu and h_cpu are implemented by Sun Grid Engine as a job limit. They
impose a limit on the amount of combined CPU time consumed by all the processes in the job. If h_cpu is
exceeded by a job running in the queue, it is aborted via a SIGKILL signal (see kill(1)). If s_cpu is
exceeded, the job is sent a SIGXCPU signal which can be caught by the job. If you wish to allow a job to
be "warned" so it can exit gracefully before it is killed then you should set the s_cpu limit to a lower
value than h_cpu. For parallel processes, the limit is applied per slot which means that the limit is
multiplied by the number of slots being used by the job before being applied.
The resource limit parameters s_vmem and h_vmem are implemented by Sun Grid Engine as a job limit. They
impose a limit on the amount of combined virtual memory consumed by all the processes in the job. If
h_vmem is exceeded by a job running in the queue, it is aborted via a SIGKILL signal (see kill(1)). If
s_vmem is exceeded, the job is sent a SIGXCPU signal which can be caught by the job. If you wish to
allow a job to be "warned" so it can exit gracefully before it is killed then you should set the s_vmem
limit to a lower value than h_vmem. For parallel processes, the limit is applied per slot which means
that the limit is multiplied by the number of slots being used by the job before being applied.
The remaining parameters in the queue configuration template specify per job soft and hard resource
limits as implemented by the setrlimit(2) system call. See this manual page on your system for more
information. By default, each limit field is set to infinity (which means RLIM_INFINITY as described in
the setrlimit(2) manual page). The value type for the CPU-time limits s_cpu and h_cpu is time. The value
type for the other limits is memory. Note: Not all systems support setrlimit(2).
Note also: s_vmem and h_vmem (virtual memory) are only available on systems supporting RLIMIT_VMEM (see
setrlimit(2) on your operating system).
The UNICOS operating system supplied by SGI/Cray does not support the setrlimit(2) system call, using
their own resource limit-setting system call instead. For UNICOS systems only, the following meanings
apply:
s_cpu The per-process CPU time limit in seconds.
s_core The per-process maximum core file size in bytes.
s_data The per-process maximum memory limit in bytes.
s_vmem The same as s_data (if both are set the minimum is used).
h_cpu The per-job CPU time limit in seconds.
h_data The per-job maximum memory limit in bytes.
h_vmem The same as h_data (if both are set the minimum is used).
h_fsize The total number of disk blocks that this job can create.
SEE ALSO
sge_intro(1), sge_types(1), csh(1), qconf(1), qmon(1), qrestart(1), qstat(1), qsub(1), sh(1), nice(2),
setrlimit(2), access_list(5), calendar_conf(5), sge_conf(5), complex(5), host_conf(5), sched_conf(5),
sge_execd(8), sge_qmaster(8), sge_shepherd(8).
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