Re: [Condor-users] require classad to be present and defined in START expression?

[Preston Smith <psmith@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ahhh perfect.. That works, does just what I need.

Thanks,
-Preston

On Jan 5, 2006, at 10:56 AM, Dan Bradley wrote:

> Hi Preston,
>
> One way to achieve what you are trying to do is to use
> APPEND_REQUIREMENTS in the local config file for the machines where  
> you
> require this additional attribute.  Example:
>
> APPEND_REQUIREMENTS = ProjectNumber =!= UNDEFINED
>
> Then you don't even need to touch the START expression or anything  
> else
> in the configuration of the other machines, because the job ad itself
> will have the ProjectNumber requirements.
>
> --Dan
>
> Preston Smith wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a requirement on one of my submit hosts that I can match a job
> > to a "project"
> > for allocation tracking. (For Teragrid)
> >
> > I'm thinking that I should use SUBMIT_EXPRS for this:
> >
> > SUBMIT_EXPRS = ProjectNumber
> >
> > and require users from this host to put their project number in their
> > job file.
> >
> > I'd like for condor to not start a job if this variable is present,
> > but without a value.
> >
> > If it doesn't exist at all, that's ok: the job can be started,
> > because other submit hosts
> > (these would be local users, or from OSG) don't  need to record a
> > project, and won't
> > have ProjectNumber defined.
> >
> > START = $(START) && ( $(ProjectNumber) =!= UNDEFINED )
> >
> > is (I think) *close* to what I want, but it doesn't address places
> > where I don't need a
> > project number. I suppose I could put a default value ("None" or
> > something) on other
> > submit hosts..
> >
> > I hesitate to just *ask* users to define ProjectNumber, since that
> > would just make for an
> > accounting headache later if they didn't put their project.. I'd
> > prefer to require it, if I can
> > persuade Condor to enforce it.
> >
> > Is there a better or smarter way to do this? (using 6.6.10)
> >
> > -Preston
> >
> > --
> > Preston Smith  <psmith@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Systems Research Engineer
> > Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Purdue University
> >
> >
> >
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Preston Smith  <psmith@xxxxxxxxxx>
Systems Research Engineer
Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Purdue University