Greetings -- A few users have experienced jobs pending due to the reason ReqNodeNotAvail(Unavailable:<nodename1>,<nodename2>,...) We have determined that the jobs in fact were pending due to asking for TimeLimit > "time remaining before maintenace shutdown" -- managed by making a global reservation on all nodes, all partitions.
This reason code is not very helpful in understanding the reason for the jobs being pending. Resubmitting the jobs with appropriate TimeLimit allows the jobs to run immediately. The jobs were therefore pending due to "excessive time requested". To prehaps help knowledgeable developers understand why the Reason ReqNodeNotAvail appeared, I note that the nodes listed in the above are actually being drained in advance of updates. Happy to provide further information as needed. Best wishes, ~ Emily ---------------------------------- E.M. Dragowsky, Ph.D. ITS -- Research Computing Case Western Reserve University (216) 368-0082
