sorry to hijack, but we've been considering a similar configuration, but I was wondering what happens if you don't set a processor type? Will it scatter across types?
On Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 15:30, Vicker, Darby (JSC-EG311) < darby.vicke...@nasa.gov> wrote: > Yes, Boolean constraints do work with minimal configuration. We run mostly > MPI jobs on our cluster and want our jobs to run on a single processor > type. We assign the processor types as a feature and then the sbatch > requests —constraint=[wes|san|has|bro] to run on whatever processor type is > free. Works great. > > On Jun 20, 2018, at 9:15 AM, Kevin Van Workum <v...@sabalcore.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > We currently use an in-house customized version of Torque and an in-house > scheduler. I'm now considering Slurm instead. We have a feature in our > scheduler where by users can submit jobs with multiple-prioritized job > specifications (constraints). For example, a job can request 4 nodes of > type X with 16 cores per node OR 2 nodes of type Y with 20 cores per node. > The scheduler will prefer the first job spec but may use the second job > spec if the first can not be satisfied within certain QoS limits. > > I saw some ability to use boolean constraints in the docs for Slurm, but > would like to know if this behavior is possible out of the box. > > Thanks, > > Kevin > > -- > Kevin Van Workum, PhD > Sabalcore Computing Inc. > "Where Data Becomes Discovery" > http://www.sabalcore.com > 877-492-8027 ext. 1011 > > -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead <https://cfms.org.uk/news-events/events/2018/july/farnborough-international-airshow-2018/> *e: *nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk *t*: 0117 906 1104 *m*: 0787 551 0891 *w: *www.cfms.org.uk CFMS Services Ltd // Bristol & Bath Science Park // Dirac Crescent // Emersons Green // Bristol // BS16 7FR CFMS Services Ltd is registered in England and Wales No 05742022 - a subsidiary of CFMS Ltd CFMS Services Ltd registered office // 43 Queens Square // Bristol // BS1 4QP
