Re: [HTCondor-users] Flock to multiple pools?

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/31/2013 8:50 AM, Edier Zapata wrote:
> Of course not, I'm asking if I summit a condor job, for example:
>
> universe=vanilla
> executable=test
> transfer_executable = True
> should_transfer_files = YES
> when_to_transfer_output =  ON_EXIT_OR_EVICT
> log=test_logfile.txt
>
> arguments=input_$(process)
> input=input_$(process)
> output=output_$(process)
>
> queue 100000
>
> And my pool only have 20 working nodes, but I have some friends in other
> institutions with similar pools, If we enable flocking between us, when I
> sent this job it can use the other pools free worker nodes to process it
> while it is running in my own pool?

Yes, HTCondor can use the other pools free worker nodes to process it 
while it is continuing to run jobs in your own local pool.

> Or it only run in one pool?

No, it can run jobs in all your flocked pools simultaneously.

Hope this helps,
Todd