Re: [Condor-users] Machine priority?

[Matthew Farrellee <matt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/16/2010 03:34 PM, Ian Chesal wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Genie Jhang <geniejhang@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:geniejhang@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Is it possible to configure like that?
> 
> 
> Yes, you can do this. The fastest way to success here is to implement it
> as part of the NEGOTIATOR_POST_JOB_RANK expression in your pool. See:
> http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.4/3_3Configuration.html#20551
> 
> The UWCS example from that link about (which, BTW Condor Team, is still
> using VirtualMachineID...) is:
> 
> NEGOTIATOR_POST_JOB_RANK = (RemoteOwner =?= Undefined) * (KFlops - SlotID)
> 
> Does exactly what you're asking for, except it tries to spread jobs out
> across machines when you've got multiple machines with free slots
> available to your jobs. Rather than filling up one machine and then
> filling up the next machine.
> 
> - Ian

http://condor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/tktview?tn=1222,0

Thanks for pointing out the VirtualMachine reference, they are supposed to all be gone. In 7.5 the ALLOW_VM_CRUFT=true default is being changed to ALLOW_VM_CRUFT=false, which will surpress VirtualMachine attributes.

Best,


matt