Good examples: https://hpc.nih.gov/docs/job_dependencies.html
BR On 2017-03-15 17:37, Álvaro pc wrote: > Hi again! > > I would really like to know about the behaviour of --dependency argument.. > > Nobody know anything? > > *Álvaro Ponce Cabrera.* > > > 2017-03-14 12:31 GMT+01:00 Álvaro pc <alvarop...@gmail.com > <mailto:alvarop...@gmail.com>>: > > Hi, > > I'm having problems trying to launch jobs with dependency of another > one. > > I'm using '--dependency=afterany:Job_ID' argument. > > The problem happens when the queue is full and the new job which > depends on another one (already running) can't enter in the queue > and need to wait. > Instead of wait properly to enter in the queue, the job try to enter > thousands of times per minute. > > All the tries seems to be waiting to enter in the queue... Here you > can see a piece of the queue where you can see the problem: > > 20217 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20218 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20219 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20220 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20221 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20222 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20223 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20224 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 20225 UPO Macs2_DM alvaropc PD 0:00 1 > (Dependency) > 4907 UPO notebook panos R 64-01:48:56 1 > nodo01 > 6454 UPO valinomy jraviles R 7-05:45:32 1 > nodo10 > 6492 UPO input_ra rbueper R 13-08:44:42 1 > nodo01 > 6493 UPO input_ra rbueper R 13-08:44:42 1 > nodo05 > 6823 UPO FELIX-No said R 13-09:34:42 1 > nodo06 > 7219 UPO input_ra rbueper R 13-08:44:42 1 > nodo05 > > > > In addition I'm obtaining this error from the log/out file: 'sbatch: > error: Slurm temporarily unable to accept job, sleeping and retrying'. > The error is repeated thousands of times too, obviously, one per > each try of the job entering the queue... > > I just want to launch ONE job which waits untill another one ends... > > Any ideas? > > Thank you so much. > > > > *Álvaro Ponce Cabrera.* > > > -- FSU Jena | JULIELab.de/Staff/Benjamin+Redling.html vox: +49 3641 9 44323 | fax: +49 3641 9 44321
