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Commit 3d2ade7e authored by Morris Jette's avatar Morris Jette
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Clarify max node documentation

Modify salloc, sbatch and srun man pages to clarify how max node
count is used.
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...@@ -672,11 +672,9 @@ Specify a minimum number of logical cpus/processors per node. ...@@ -672,11 +672,9 @@ Specify a minimum number of logical cpus/processors per node.
.TP .TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]> \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]>
Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job. Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job.
The scheduler may decide to launch the job on more than \fIminnodes\fR nodes. A maximum node count may also be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR.
A limit on the maximum node count may be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR If only one number is specified, this is used as both the minimum and
(e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-4"). The minimum and maximum node count may be the maximum node count.
same to specify a specific number of nodes (e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-2" will ask
for two and ONLY two nodes).
The partition's node limits supersede those of the job. The partition's node limits supersede those of the job.
If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its
associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state. associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state.
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...@@ -725,11 +725,9 @@ Specify a minimum number of logical cpus/processors per node. ...@@ -725,11 +725,9 @@ Specify a minimum number of logical cpus/processors per node.
.TP .TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]> \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]>
Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job. Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job.
The scheduler may decide to launch the job on more than \fIminnodes\fR nodes. A maximum node count may also be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR.
A limit on the maximum node count may be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR If only one number is specified, this is used as both the minimum and
(e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-4"). The minimum and maximum node count may be the maximum node count.
same to specify a specific number of nodes (e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-2" will ask
for two and ONLY two nodes).
The partition's node limits supersede those of the job. The partition's node limits supersede those of the job.
If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its
associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state. associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state.
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...@@ -774,11 +774,9 @@ below for details on the configuration file contents. ...@@ -774,11 +774,9 @@ below for details on the configuration file contents.
.TP .TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]> \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=<\fIminnodes\fR[\-\fImaxnodes\fR]>
Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job. Request that a minimum of \fIminnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job.
The scheduler may decide to launch the job on more than \fIminnodes\fR nodes. A maximum node count may also be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR.
A limit on the maximum node count may be specified with \fImaxnodes\fR If only one number is specified, this is used as both the minimum and
(e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-4"). The minimum and maximum node count may be the maximum node count.
same to specify a specific number of nodes (e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-2" will ask
for two and ONLY two nodes).
The partition's node limits supersede those of the job. The partition's node limits supersede those of the job.
If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its If a job's node limits are outside of the range permitted for its
associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state. associated partition, the job will be left in a PENDING state.
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