CCL: Queuing system recommendations?
- From: "Mikolaj Feliks" <mfx-x-mmqc.org>
- Subject: CCL: Queuing system recommendations?
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:50:49 -0400
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