CCL: Queuing system recommendations?



 Sent to CCL by: "Mikolaj  Feliks" [mfx..mmqc.org]
 Hi Victor,
 I`d recommend Slurm. We use it in our lab with great success, for ORCA jobs too.
 https://computing.llnl.gov/linux/slurm/
 I find it also easier to setup than Torque.
 Regards,
 Mikolaj
 On 10/31/2012 12:31 AM, Victor Rosas Garcia rosas.victor#%#gmail.com wrote:
 > Hello everybody,
 >
 > I'm thinking about setting up a queuing system for my cluster, but I am
 > really at a loss about how to choose one.  I have heard about Torque and
 > SQS, but never used any of them.  My cluster is a small, Debian-based
 > 32-cpu cluster with local scratch disk space for each 4-cpu box.  So, I
 > would like to know, what do CCL'ers actually use to queue their jobs?
 >
 > My calcs use a mix of mostly GAMESS-US and GROMACS with some ORCA.  Both
 > GAMESS and GROMACS can easily use the whole cluster, but the ORCA calcs
 > cannot use the whole cluster, thus the need to have them waiting for the
 > next available box.
 >
 > Best regards
 >
 > Victor