Re: [HTCondor-users] START with dynamic slots

[Francisco Leite de Castro <frankie.lc@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have the following configuration in my local HTCondor config file:

# make sure user idle time is counted

UPDATE_INTERVAL = 50
DISCONNECTED_KEYBOARD_IDLE_BOOST = 0
SLOTS_CONNECTED_TO_KEYBOARD = 1024 * 1024
SLOTS_CONNECTED_TO_CONSOLE = 1024 * 1024

# start jobs if user is away to 10 minutes and stop jobs as soon as user is back

START = (KeyboardIdle > 600)

SUSPEND = (KeyboardIdle < 60)

PREEMPT = (SUSPEND)
KILL = (PREEMPT)

However, this configuration doesnât work until I add the following to the properties file:

use FEATURE : StaticSlots

As soon as I switch to dynamic slots, the START logic no longer works.

Iâm fairly certain that the explanation is somewhere in the manual, but I havenât been able to locate it yet.

Could someone please clarify this behavior or point me in the right direction?

Many thanks!