From 31dcc0c2d79f7962a5f8159dcbc87a10debddd89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rod Schultz <Rod.Schultz@Bull.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:52:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add FAQ about job start time estimate --- doc/html/faq.shtml | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/html/faq.shtml b/doc/html/faq.shtml index f0495c57847..69237344033 100644 --- a/doc/html/faq.shtml +++ b/doc/html/faq.shtml @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ the <i>slurm-dev</i> mailing list?</a></li> running?</a></li> <li><a href="#mpi_symbols">Why is my MPIHCH2 or MVAPICH2 job not running with SLURM? Why does the DAKOTA program not run with SLURM?</a></li> +<li><a href="#estimated_start_time">Why does squeue (and "scontrol show +jobid") sometimes not display a job's estimated start time?</a></li> </ol> <h2>For Administrators</h2> @@ -816,6 +818,17 @@ rather than the appropriate library, the application will fail. In the case of Rename DAKOTA's function and references from regcomp to something else to make it work properly.</p> +<p><a name="estimated_start_time"><b>26. Why does squeue (and "scontrol show +jobid") sometimes not display a job's estimated start time?</b></a><br> +When the backfill scheduler is configured, it provides an estimated start time +for jobs that are candidates for backfill. Pending jobs with dependencies +will not have an estimate as it is difficult to predict what resources will +be available when the jobs they are dependent on terminate. Also note that +the estimate is better for jobs expected to start soon, as most running jobs +end before their estimated time. There are other restrictions on backfill that +may apply. See the <a href="#backfill">backfill</a> section for more details. +</p> + <p class="footer"><a href="#top">top</a></p> @@ -1500,6 +1513,6 @@ https://github.com/SchedMD/slurm/commit/91e543d433bed11e0df13ce0499be641774c99a3 <p class="footer"><a href="#top">top</a></p> -<p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 23 March 2012</p> +<p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 24 June 2012</p> <!--#include virtual="footer.txt"--> -- GitLab