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| − | | -J | + | | -J / --job-name |
| − | | | + | | Specify a name for the job |
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| − | | -N | + | | -N / --nodes |
| − | | | + | | Specifies the number of nodes to be allocated to a job |
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| − | | -n | + | | -n / --ntasks |
| − | | | + | | Specifies the allocation of resources e.g. for 1 Compute Node the maximum would be 28 |
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| − | | -o | + | | -o / --output |
| − | | | + | | Specifies the name of the output file |
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| − | | -e | + | | -e / --error |
| − | | | + | | Specifies the name of the error file |
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| − | | -p | + | | -p / --partition |
| − | | | + | |Specifies the specific partition for the job e.g. compute, highmem, gpu |
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| + | | --exclusive | ||
| + | |Requests exclusive access to nodes preventing other jobs from running | ||
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Revision as of 10:27, 2 February 2017
General Details
Application Details
- Version: 15.08.8
- Further information: https://slurm.schedmd.com/
- Slurm Rosetta (Useful for converting submission scripts from other formats)
Common Slurm Commands
| Command | Description |
| sbatch | Submits a batch script to SLURM. The batch script may be given to sbatch through a file name on the command line, or if no file name is specified, sbatch will read in a script from standard input. |
| squeue | Used to view job and job step information for jobs managed by SLURM. |
| scancel | Used to signal or cancel jobs, job arrays or job steps. |
| sinfo | Used to view partition and node information for a system running SLURM. |
Common Submission Flags
| Flag | Description |
| -J / --job-name | Specify a name for the job |
| -N / --nodes | Specifies the number of nodes to be allocated to a job |
| -n / --ntasks | Specifies the allocation of resources e.g. for 1 Compute Node the maximum would be 28 |
| -o / --output | Specifies the name of the output file |
| -e / --error | Specifies the name of the error file |
| -p / --partition | Specifies the specific partition for the job e.g. compute, highmem, gpu |
| --exclusive | Requests exclusive access to nodes preventing other jobs from running |