Re: [HTCondor-users] IsDesktop requirement not honored during batch job

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/7/2013 12:58 PM, Michael McInerny Murphy wrote:
> I used the configuration outlined in the condor v7.8.8 User's Manual on
> preferred machines (Desktop/Servers).  However, during batch jobs, the
> +IsDesktop = False flag doesn't seem to be considered as jobs are being run on
> desktop nodes.  condor_status -constraint "IsDesktop == False" lists the
> appropriate nodes.  Any clues?

Sounds like you are not submitting your job correctly.  From the above, 
I gather you have a submit file that looks like:

   executable = foo
   +IsDesktop = False
   queue

If so, what the above says is just insert an attribute into the job 
classad called IsDesktop and give it a value of false.  What you want to 
say is "I require this job to be matched with a machine who's machine ad 
has IsDesktop = False".  To do this, your submit file should look like:

   executable = foo
   requirements = IsDesktop == False
   queue

See this section of the Manual

http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/manual/v8.0/2_5Submitting_Job.html#SECTION00352000000000000000

for more info.

Hope the above helps,
Todd