[Condor-users] Jobs License Management

[kschwarz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi all,

We are using Condor in a pool where
the master node is Linux based and all the executors are Windows based.

We have several third-party applications
that could run in batch but they need licenses available for the jobs.

Interactive sessions could also checkout
the licenses and therefore they will compete with the jobs for these licenses.
I have read the Condor Technical Document
"Managing Jobs That Use Licenses With Condor" (Draft, As of August,
2008, still a draft),
however the "Assign Licenses to
Machines" method in our case is not applicable,
and the "Have Jobs Restart"
seems to be one way that could attend our today needs, 
but as a novice Condor user I have not
understood how it is implemented.

Could anyone share how to implement
this method to manage jobs that use Flexlm licenses (e.g.)? 
Both methods using DagMan and without
its use, will be appreciated. 
Please share the examples of the scripts
and submit files.
Don't worry about scripting languages.
I can translate them to windows compatible scripting languages.

Could anyone help me to get it working?

Are there other methods?

I have also read in the Condor Users
mailing list archive that there are plans to have license management as
a Condor feature and that it would be out in the version 6.9.x development
series (03 Aug 2005). 
Could anyone update the planned deployment
date of this feature?

Thanks, Klaus

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