Re: [Condor-users] Mutual ranking in matchmaking

[Jaime Frey <jfrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 3, 2006, at 1:26 PM, Todd Tannenbaum wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 12:54:32PM -0400, Gabriel Mateescu wrote:
> > My question is the following:
> >
> >   Does Condor-G use resource ranking (loop (1)),
> >   or does it also use job ranking (loop (2))?
> >   In other words, does it rank the resources for
> >   a jobs (1), or the jobs for a resource (2), or both?
>
> IIRC: Unlike standard/vanilla/java universe, the grid universe  
> currently
> only honors job ranking.  So with grid universe, feel free to use
> a rank expression in the job ad, but don't bother w/ a rank expression
> in the resource ad.  The reason is resource rank is currently reliant
> upon resource preemption and Condor's claiming protocol as implemented
> in the condor_startd.  Since there is no "startd" service per se with
> grid universe (aka Condor-G or Condor-C) matchmaking, resource rank
> is not helpful.
>
> Note -- there is a good chance this will improve in the v6.9 series,
> more news as things happen....

Today, you could include Machine rank by using it in the job's rank  
expression:

Rank = TARGET.Rank + <job rank stuff>

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