Platform LSF Reference Version 6.2

Parameters Section
Platform LSF Reference
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Description
Allows LSF administrators to control whether users can use btop and bbot to move
jobs to the top and bottom of queues. When
JOB_POSITION_CONTROL_BY_ADMIN=Y, only the LSF administrator
(including any queue administrators) can use
bbot and btop to move jobs within a
queue.
Default
N
See also
bbot
(1), btop(10)
JOB_PRIORITY_OVER_TIME
Syntax
JOB_PRIORITY_OVER_TIME=
increment/interval
Description
JOB_PRIORITY_OVER_TIME enables automatic job priority escalation when
MAX_USER_PRIORITY is also defined.
Valid Values
increment
Specifies the value used to increase job priority every interval minutes. Valid values
are positive integers.
interval
Specifies the frequency, in minutes, to increment job priority. Valid values are positive
integers.
Default
Undefined
Example
JOB_PRIORITY_OVER_TIME=3/20
Specifies that every 20 minute interval increment to job priority of pending jobs by 3.
See also
“MAX_USER_PRIORITY” on page 388.
JOB_SCHEDULING_INTERVAL
Syntax
JOB_SCHEDULING_INTERVAL=
seconds
Description
Time interval at which mbatchd sends jobs for scheduling to the scheduling daemon
mbschd along with any collected load information.
If set to 0, there is no interval between job scheduling sessions.
Valid Value
Number of seconds greater than or equal to zero (0).
Default
5 seconds
JOB_SPOOL_DIR
Syntax
JOB_SPOOL_DIR=
dir
Description
Specifies the directory for buffering batch standard output and standard error for a job.
When JOB_SPOOL_DIR is defined, the standard output and standard error for the job
is buffered in the specified directory.
Files are copied from the submission host to a temporary file in the directory specified
by the JOB_SPOOL_DIR on the execution host. LSF removes these files when the job
completes.