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Job Array Job Slot Limit
Job Array Job Slot Limit
%jobLimit
The job array job slot limit is used to specify the maximum number of jobs
submitted from a job array that are allowed to run at any one time. A job array
allows a large number of jobs to be submitted with one command, potentially
flooding a system, and job slot limits provide a way to limit the impact a job
array may have on a system. Job array job slot limits are specified using the
following syntax:
% bsub -J "arrayName[indexList]%jobLimit" myJob
where:
Specifies the maximum number of jobs allowed to run at any one time. The
percent sign, %, must be entered exactly as shown. Valid values are positive
integers less than the maximum index value of the job array.
Setting a job array job slot limit
A job array job slot limit can be set at the time of submission using bsub, or
after submission using bmod.
At Submission For example, to set a job array job slot limit of 100 jobs for a job array of 1000
jobs:
% bsub -J "jobArrayName[1000]%100" myJob
After submission
For example, to set a job array job slot limit of 100 jobs for
an array with job ID 123:
% bmod -J "%100" 123
Changing a job array job slot limit
Changing a job array job slot limit is the same as setting it after submission. For
example, to change a job array job slot limit to 250 for a job array with job ID
123:
% bmod -J "%250" 123
Viewing a job array job slot limit
To view job array job slot limits use the -A and -l options of bjobs. The job
array job slot limit is displayed in the Job Name field in the same format in
which it was set. For example, the following output displays the job array job
slot limit of 100 for a job array with job ID 123:
% bjobs -A -l 123
Job , Job Name , User , Project , Sta
tus , Queue , Job Priority , Command
Wed Feb 29 12:34:56: Submitted from host , CWD ;
COUNTERS:
NJOBS PEND DONE RUN EXIT SSUSP USUSP PSUSP
10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0
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