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  • In launcher_creator.py, the queue is specified by the -q argument.
    • The default queue is development. Specify -q normal for longer jobs.
  • The maximum runtime you are requesting for your job is specified by the -t argument.
    • Format is hh:mm:ss
    • Note that your job will be terminated (without warning!) at the end of its time limit!

allocation and SUs

You may be a member of a number of different projects, hence have a choice which allocation to run your job under.

  • You specify that allocation name with the -a argument of launcher_creator.py.
  • If you have set an $ALLOCATION environment variable to an allocation name, it will be used.
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titleOur class ALLOCATION was set in .bashrc

The .bashrc login script you've installed for this course specifies the class's allocation as shown below. Note that this allocation will expire after the course, so you should change that setting appropriately at some point.

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titleALLOCATION setting in .bashrc
# This sets the default project allocation for launcher_creator.py
export ALLOCATION=UT-2015-05-18

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