Re: [HTCondor-users] drawbacks of NEGOTIATOR_INFORM_STARTD = False

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/30/2014 2:11 AM, Pek Daniel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there any drawback of setting NEGOTIATOR_INFORM_STARTD to False?

One downside is if, for whatever reason, it takes the schedd a while to 
get around to claiming a startd given to it by the negotiator.  E.g. 
maybe the submit machine is very busy, or maybe the schedd is given a 
very large number of machines to claim all at once, etc.  In this case, 
you run the risk of the negotiator matching a startd to scheddA, and 
then matching it again to scheddB in a subsequent negotiation cycle 
because the startd will stay in Unclaimed state.  If 
NEGOTIATOR_INFORM_STARTD is True (the default), the startd will go to 
Matched state and thus the negotiator will not give it away again.

Hope the above makes sense,
Todd