From: "Mr. Daniel Browne" <dbrowne@(email surpressed)>
Subject: CPU count switching
   Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:21:48 -0500

I know that in a submit you can specify the number of cpu's (processes) to use on a render machine, but is there a way to specify that the machine cannot accept any other jobs while it is occupied with a single process? We're testing machines with their host file "cpus" entry set to 2 instead of 1, but there's no way to change back and forth between the two settings without changing the host file. All I can think of is setting a high RAM requirement for the job. Suggestions?

-Dan


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Dan "Doc" Browne
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On 02/15/13 10:21, Mr. Daniel Browne wrote:
> I know that in a submit you can specify the number of cpu's (processes) =
> to use on a render machine, but is there a way to specify that the =
> machine cannot accept any other jobs while it is occupied with a single =
> process? We're testing machines with their host file "cpus" entry set to =
> 2 instead of 1, but there's no way to change back and forth between the =
> two settings without changing the host file. All I can think of is =
> setting a high RAM requirement for the job. Suggestions?

	Yes, RAM would be the way, and use a high priority with the optional
	'k' flag to bump other stuff out of the way.

	Set the RAM value to be as large as the nodes are configured to have,
	and rush will think the job needs ALL the ram, and won't let others on
	while it's running.


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