Chris Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Leif Nixon wrote: > >> We do advance reservation with backfill, so short jobs will on average >> start sooner than long jobs. > > We use 3 different metrics to work out queue priorities on our clusters:
Basically, we do the same but without fairshare. The largest problem is explaining backfill to irate users who feel they are getting bypassed. > As a result our clusters have run at a combined utilisation of 84% > over the last 12 months. Hah! Our two main systems are at 96% and 88%! 8^) -- Leif Nixon - Systems expert ------------------------------------------------------------ National Supercomputer Centre - Linkoping University ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
