Re: [Chtc-users] New Job Attribute

[Miron Livny <miron@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

It will help us when deciding how to "drain" nodes for jobs that require 
a multi-core machine or several nodes. It will be also used to run jobs 
in "back fill" mode in such cases.  At this point we do not plan on 
using this infomration to assign priorities.
Miron



Steve Barnet wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Bill Taylor wrote:
> > As we continue to run a larger mix of jobs and for more clients,
> > we have decided we must have more information on which to make 
> > decisions. This attribute will be optional for the next month but
> > we would prefer that people add it in as soon as possible.
> >
> > We need to know about the expected run time of your jobs.
> >
> > please add the following to your submit files:
> >
> > +estimated_run_hours = n
> So how will this affect scheduling policy once it's mandatory?
> Or perhaps phrased better, what will the policies be that use
> this variable?
>
> Best,
>
> ---Steve