Hi AllHere is cut and paste from my condor configuration file:GROUP_NAMES = GROUP_VCS, GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_SINGLE, GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_LIST, GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_SINGLE, GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_LISTGROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs = 13GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.design_single = 4GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.design_list = 1GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.verification_single = 5GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.verification_list = 3GROUP_AUTOREGROUP = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS = FALSEGROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs = FALSE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.design_single = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.design_single = TRUEGROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.design_list = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.design_list = TRUEGROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.verification_single = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.verification_single = TRUEGROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.verification_list = FALSEGROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.verification_list = TRUEI have now 2 submission files, each with 100 Jobs....submit the first file name: verification_single.sub start processing 13 jobs as expected (with the group group_vcs.verification_single specified in the submit file)so far everything is good...after 5 min I now submitting the next file name verification_list.sub (with the group group_vcs.verification_list specified in the submit file)Expected results are that at least 4 jobs from verification_list.sub will start run and total of 13 fobs will run in the cluster.All other 187 jobs should be idle consider none of them as finished (Each submission include 100 jobs).However the real results is that I get 18 jobs running which is not good! Why? Why? Why? Why?I just don't understand it.I also enable NEGOTIATOR_CONSIDER_PREEMPTION since I would like to use PREEMPTION.I would expect that from the 13 running process from the verification_single.sub submission, once I submit the verification_list.sub, 4 jobs will be PREEMPT...Takes for any help....Sassy
CONDOR_HOST = $(FULL_HOSTNAME)
COLLECTOR_NAME = Personal Condor at $(FULL_HOSTNAME)
START = TRUE
SUSPEND = FALSE
PREEMPT = FALSE
KILL = FALSE
DAEMON_LIST = COLLECTOR, MASTER, NEGOTIATOR, SCHEDD
UID_DOMAIN            = x.com
COLLECTOR_NAME        = x
ALLOW_READ            = $(ALLOW_READ),  cpu*.x.com, appsrv.x.com
ALLOW_WRITE           = $(ALLOW_WRITE), cpu*.x.com, appsrv.x.com
SEC_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_METHODS = CLAIMTOBE, NTSSPI, PASSWORD
SEC_DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_METHODS = $(SEC_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION_METHODS)
DAGMAN_LOG_ON_NFS_IS_ERROR = FALSE
FILESYSTEM_DOMAIN = X.com
USE_NFS                = True
ALLOW_ADMINISTRATOR = appsrv.x.com
NEGOTIATOR_CONSIDER_PREEMPTION = True
CLAIM_WORKLIFE = 0
QUEUE_SUPER_USERS = root, condor
NEGOTIATOR_DEBUG = D_FULLDEBUG
NEGOTIATOR_INTERVAL = 30
SCHEDD_INTERVAL = 15
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS = FALSE
NEGOTIATE_ALL_JOBS_IN_CLUSTER = TRUE
NEGOTIATOR_USE_SLOT_WEIGHTS = FALSE
HOSTALLOW_ADMINISTRATOR = appsrv.x.com
HOSTALLOW_CONFIG = appsrv.x.com
HOSTALLOW_NEGOTIATOR = appsrv.x.com
SETTABLE_ATTRS_CONFIG = *
SETTABLE_ATTRS_ADMINISTRATOR = *
QUEUE_ALL_USERS_TRUSTED = False
ENABLE_SOAP = True
ALLOW_SOAP=*
ENABLE_HISTORY_ROTATION = True
MAX_HISTORY_LOG = 8000000
MAX_HISTORY_ROTATIONS = 5
GROUP_NAMES = GROUP_VCS, GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_SINGLE, GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_LIST, GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_SINGLE, GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_LIST
GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs = 13
GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.design_single = 4
GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.design_list = 1
GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.verification_single = 5
GROUP_QUOTA_group_vcs.verification_list  = 3
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS = FALSE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs = FALSE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.design_single = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.design_single = TRUE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.design_list = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.design_list = TRUE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.verification_single = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.verification_single = TRUE
GROUP_AUTOREGROUP_group_vcs.verification_list  = FALSE
GROUP_ACCEPT_SURPLUS_group_vcs.verification_list  = TRUE
GROUP_PRIO_FACTOR_GROUP_VCS = 1.0
GROUP_PRIO_FACTOR_GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_SINGLE = 1.0
GROUP_PRIO_FACTOR_GROUP_VCS.DESIGN_LIST = 1.0
GROUP_PRIO_FACTOR_GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_SINGLE = 1.0
GROUP_PRIO_FACTOR_GROUP_VCS.VERIFICATION_LIST = 1.0
SUBMIT_EXPRS = AccountingGroup
AccountingGroup = strcat(GroupName, ".", ifThenElse(regexps("(.*)\.(.*)", Owner, "\1_\2") =!= "", regexps("(.*)\.(.*)", Owner, "\1_\2"), Owner))
NEGOTIATOR_CONSIDER_PREEMPTION=True
PREEMPTION_REQUIREMENTS = ((SubmitterGroupQuota =!= UNDEFINED && (SubmitterGroupResourcesInUse < SubmitterGroupQuota)) &&  ((RemoteGroupQuota=?=UNDEFINED) || (RemoteGroupResourcesInUse > RemoteGroupQuota)))
SCHEDD_DEBUG = D_FULLDEBUG
NEGOTIATOR_DEBUG = D_FULLDEBUG
NEGOTIATOR_DEBUG = D_FULLDEBUG
NEGOTIATOR_USE_SLOT_WEIGHTS = FALSE
NEGOTIATOR_INTERVAL = 30
SCHEDD_INTERVAL = 15
CLAIM_WORKLIFE = 0
NUM_CPUS = 10
HFS_ROUND_ROBIN_RATE = 100000000
HFS_MAX_ALLOCATION_ROUNDS = 1