Re: [gridengine users] suggestions on setting up queues

2015-01-16 Thread Brendan Moloney
Hi, I have found resource quotas to be pretty unreliable once you start making even moderately complex rules. Instead I do almost everything through resource/host/queue configuration. Using a server side JSV you can do pretty much anything without needing resource quotas. The way I have it se

Re: [gridengine users] suggestions on setting up queues

2015-01-16 Thread Prentice Bisbal
Stephen, I'd be careful about setting up too many queues. The more complicated you make it,the harder it is for your users to use. I'd start with the following. My apologies if you've already done some of these steps: 0. Find some way to monitor your scheduler's behavior, and figure out what

Re: [gridengine users] suggestions on setting up queues

2015-01-16 Thread Chris Dagdigian
Queues are just a piece of the puzzle when it comes to handling resource allocation on a multi user system, what (if any) scheduling policies and resource quotas are you currently using? That said you are using the queue methods in a good way. There are certain things that can only be reall

[gridengine users] suggestions on setting up queues

2015-01-16 Thread Stephen Spencer
Good morning. With the number of users on our clusters growing, it's becoming less realistic to say "play fair 'cause you're not the only user of the cluster." I'm looking for suggestions on setting up queues, both the "why" and "how," that will allow more of our users access to the cluster. Wha