When I get 3 jobs running, I cannot add a 4th to the queue.  It will not
acknowledge it.  I checked the maui config file, and it has a max number of
jobs set to 8.  I have copied the output of these commands below.

Thanks again for all your help,

Ben Simmons


[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$ qstat
Job id           Name             User             Time Use S Queue
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------- - -----
76.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M1e-3   bdsimmns         09:31:59 R workq
77.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M2e-3   bdsimmns         09:32:05 R workq


[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$ sepbs V3e-5_M3e-3
PBS: Now Executing SurfaceEvolver,     case= V3e-5_M3e-3
82.jupiter.cfd.me.memphis.edu
Script completed-Your job is running!

[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$ qstat
Job id           Name             User             Time Use S Queue
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------- - -----
76.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M1e-3   bdsimmns         09:31:59 R workq
77.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M2e-3   bdsimmns         09:32:05 R workq
82.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M3e-3   bdsimmns                0 R workq

[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$ sepbs V3e-5_M4e-3
PBS: Now Executing SurfaceEvolver,     case= V3e-5_M4e-3
83.jupiter.cfd.me.memphis.edu
Script completed-Your job is running!

[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$ qstat
Job id           Name             User             Time Use S Queue
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------- - -----
76.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M1e-3   bdsimmns         09:31:59 R workq
77.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M2e-3   bdsimmns         09:32:05 R workq
82.jupiter       se_V3e-5_M3e-3   bdsimmns                0 R workq

[bdsimmns@jupiter cluster]$


Bruce Becker wrote:

> Hi Benjamin
>
> We have been using OSCAR software to set up our cluster here too. We could
> never get the distribution of PBS that gets shipped with OSCAR to work
> properly, so we went instead for PBSPro. Since we are an educational
> insitution, we pay zero niks nada for it. You guys should investigate the
> option as well, I think, because we've had a wonderfully easy time using
> PBSPro.
>
> As for your current problem, I think the first place to start looking
> would be your queue definition... try qmgr and do a print queue:
>
> becker@qgp3:/home/becker>qmgr
> Max open servers: 4
> Qmgr: print queue workq
> #
> # Create queues and set their attributes.
> #
> #
> # Create and define queue workq
> #
> create queue workq
> set queue workq queue_type = Execution
> set queue workq resources_available.ncpus = 20
> set queue workq max_user_run = 17
> set queue workq enabled = True
> set queue workq started = True
>
> to see what the default is set to. The other easy way to debug is to use
> xpbs to see the details of your queue. If you can submit more than one job
> and see it run to completion, but get limited to a number of concurrent
> jobs, then it sounds like it's the queue policy that's kicking in. Do the
> other jobs you submit get queued at all ? ie - do you see a 'Q' state for
> them, when you do a qstat ?
> eg
>
> 524.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber         05:38:03 R workq
> 525.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber         05:38:25 R workq
> 526.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber         05:38:03 R workq
> 527.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber         05:38:27 R workq
> 528.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber                0 Q workq
> 529.qgp3         run_swim2a_msel  steinber                0 Q workq
>
> hope I was of some help. good luck  !
>
>  On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Benjamin Simmons wrote:
>
> > I have installed and tested my first cluster using this tool.  It is
> > great!!!!
> >
> > When trying to run several jobs via PBS, I have only been able to get 3
> > jobs to be processes at one time.  Is there a limit to the number of
> > concurrent jobs that a single user can run?  Is there a way to specify
> > the nodes you desire a specific job to run on?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Benjamin Simmons
> > The University of Memphis
> > Mechanical Engineering Department
> >
> >
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