No such luck, Aaron. I specified a node count in my original
specification. I would have thought what you suggested was the behavior,
but it appears not to be.

Thanks,
Bill.
-- 
Bill Barth, Ph.D., Director, HPC
[email protected]        |   Phone: (512) 232-7069
Office: ROC 1.435             |   Fax:   (512) 475-9445







On 5/12/15, 12:36 AM, "Aaron Knister" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>I *think* if you specify a node count instead of a specific node range
>you'll get what you're looking for. Unless, of course, you're looking to
>reserve specific pieces of hardware.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 11, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Bill Barth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I'm curious what other sites do to keep jobs running in a reservation
>>when
>> one of the nodes has an error. Obviously if it's an easy fix, then you
>> simply fix the node and the reservation can continue to run jobs. Also,
>>if
>> nodes are available, you may add one to the reservation to make up for
>>the
>> slack caused by the bad one. One can also make the reservation larger
>>by a
>> few nodes to account for bad luck.
>> 
>> I'm really wondering if there are any better options or any automated
>> options. 
>> 
>> What do others do?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Bill.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Bill Barth, Ph.D., Director, HPC
>> [email protected]        |   Phone: (512) 232-7069
>> Office: ROC 1.435             |   Fax:   (512) 475-9445
>> 
>> 
>> 

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