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Re: [condor-users] priority problem



That´s exactly my problem, if you look at the condor_submit script, the job
with lower numerical priority is lu.W.4, but when I submit the script this
job executes in first place,
my question is, is this normal?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Silberstein" <marks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <condor-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: [condor-users] priority problem


> Pablo,
> Unlike LINUX/UNIX systems, Condor uses the following priority scheme:
> <The following is FROM the `man condor_submit`:
>   priority = <priority>
>
>           Condor  job  priorities  range  from -20 to +20, with 0
>           being the default. Jobs with higher numerical  priority
>           will  run  before  jobs  with lower numerical priority.
>           Note that this priority is on a per user basis; setting
>           the priority will determine the order in which your own
>           jobs are executed, but will have no effect  on  whether
>           or not your jobs will run ahead of another user's jobs.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
> On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 18:13, Pablo Abad wrote:
> > Hello everybody;
> >
> > I am trying to install condor in a small cluster ( I have started
> > recently), There is a frontend machine, acting as condor master and
> > four nodes configurated as dedicated resources.
> >
> > The script I use with condor_submit is as follows:
> >
> > universe = MPI
> > executable = lu.W.4
> > priority = 0
> > machine_count = 4
> > output = lu.W.4.out
> > queue
> >
> > universe = MPI
> > executable = lu.W.2
> > priority = 5
> > machine_count = 2
> > output = lu.W.2.out
> > queue
> >
> > universe = MPI
> > executable = lu.W.1
> > priority = 10
> > machine_count = 1
> > output = lu.W.1.a.out
> > queue
> >
> > universe = MPI
> > executable = lu.W.1
> > priority = 10
> > machine_count = 1
> > output = lu.W.1.b.out
> > queue
> >
> > lu.W.* is an mpi job which uses * processors
> >
> > My intention is that the jobs using less processors execute first, so
> > i put them a higher priority. But condor starts executing lu.W.4 in
> > first place.
> >
> > am I doing anything wrong? or, do I have to do anything else?
> >
> > another question; could condor do this itself ? I mean, can condor
> > automatically choose jobs with few processes first?
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Pablo.
> >
>
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