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Commit 8b1aab9c authored by Moe Jette's avatar Moe Jette
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Describe how jobs are left queued if their node or time limits are outside

of the partition limits.
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...@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ per task for optimal performance. The default is one cpu per process. ...@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ per task for optimal performance. The default is one cpu per process.
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=\fInnodes\fR \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-nodes\fR=\fInnodes\fR
Request that \fInnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job. \fInnodes\fR Request that \fInnodes\fR nodes be allocated to this job. \fInnodes\fR
may be either a specific number or a minimum and maximum node count may be either a specific number or a minimum and maximum node count
separated by a hyphen (e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-4"). Note that the environment separated by a hyphen (e.g. "\-\-nodes=2\-4"). The partition's node
limits supersede those of the job. If a job's node limits are completely
outside of the range permitted for it's associated partition, the job
will be left in a PENDING state. Note that the environment
variable \fBSLURM_NNODES\fR will be set to the count of nodes actually variable \fBSLURM_NNODES\fR will be set to the count of nodes actually
allocated to the job. See the \fBENVIRONMENT VARIABLES \fR section allocated to the job. See the \fBENVIRONMENT VARIABLES \fR section
for more information. The default for more information. The default
...@@ -47,10 +50,12 @@ Request resources from partition "\fIpartition\fR." Partitions ...@@ -47,10 +50,12 @@ Request resources from partition "\fIpartition\fR." Partitions
are created by the slurm administrator. are created by the slurm administrator.
.TP .TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-time\fR=\fIminutes\fR \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-time\fR=\fIminutes\fR
Establish a time limit to terminate the job after the specified number of minutes. Establish a time limit to terminate the job after the specified number of
The default value is the partition's time limit. When the time limit is reached, minutes. If the job's time limit exceed's the partition's time limit, the
the job's processes are sent SIGXCPU followed by SIGKILL. The interval between job will be left in a PENDING state. The default value is the partition's
signals is specified by the SLURM configuration parameter \fBKillWait\fR. time limit. When the time limit is reached, the job's processes are sent
SIGXCPU followed by SIGKILL. The interval between signals is specified by
the SLURM configuration parameter \fBKillWait\fR.
.TP .TP
\fB\-\-cddir\fR=\fIpath\fR \fB\-\-cddir\fR=\fIpath\fR
have the remote processes do a chdir to \fIpath\fR before beginning have the remote processes do a chdir to \fIpath\fR before beginning
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