Re: disable head node for qsubbed jobs

From: Vasisht Reddy T. <no email>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:51:20 -0400

setting MASTER_IS_EXEC_HOST = False within the sge plugin configuration will disable job execution on the master node

[plugin sge]
SETUP_CLASS = starcluster.plugins.sge.SGEPlugin
MASTER_IS_EXEC_HOST = False



On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Damian Kao wrote:

> _at_Pablo. Thanks for the link. I should have read the advanced guide more closely.
>
> _at_Cedar. I am running a cluster right now and there are jobs running on the head node. I don't think I've specifically set the head node to also run jobs. Here is my config:
>
> [global]
> DEFAULT_TEMPLATE=general
>
> [aws info]
> PRIVATE INFO
>
> [key dk]
> KEY_LOCATION=~/.ssh/dk.pem
>
> [cluster general]
> KEYNAME = dk
> CLUSTER_SIZE = 20
> CLUSTER_USER = sgeadmin
> CLUSTER_SHELL = bash
> NODE_IMAGE_ID = ami-ca4abfbd
> NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE = c3.8xlarge
> MASTER_INSTANCE_TYPE = m3.xlarge
> MASTER_IMAGE_ID = ami-ca4abfbd
> AVAILABILITY_ZONE = eu-west-1a
> VOLUMES = data
> SPOT_BID = 3.0
>
> [volume data]
> VOLUME_ID = ID
> MOUNT_PATH = /working
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Cedar McKay <cmckay_at_uw.edu (mailto:cmckay_at_uw.edu)> wrote:
> > By default the head node does not run jobs. You have to specifically configure it if you want the headnode to also be a worker node.
> >
> >
> > Cedar
> >
> > On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:46 AM, Damian Kao <damian.kao_at_gmail.com (mailto:damian.kao_at_gmail.com)> wrote:
> >
> > > I am running a cluster with a small instance as a head node. When I qsub my jobs, I do not want the head node to run anything. Is there a way to disable usage of head node for running jobs? Thanks.
> > >
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