Platform LSF Reference Version 6.2
lsb.queues Structure
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Default
Unlimited
PROCLIMIT
Syntax
PROCLIMIT=
[minimum_limit [default_limit]] maximum_limit
Description Maximum number of slots that can be allocated to a job. For parallel jobs, the maximum
number of processors that can be allocated to the job.
Optionally specifies the minimum and default number of job slots.
All limits must be positive numbers greater than or equal to 1 that satisfy the following
relationship:
1 <= minimum <= default <= maximum
You can specify up to three limits in the PROCLIMIT parameter:
Jobs that request fewer slots than the minimum PROCLIMIT or more slots than the
maximum PROCLIMIT cannot use the queue and are rejected. If the job requests
minimum and maximum job slots, the maximum slots requested cannot be less than the
minimum PROCLIMIT, and the minimum slots requested cannot be more than the
maximum PROCLIMIT.
Default
Unlimited, the default number of slots is 1
QJOB_LIMIT
Syntax
QJOB_LIMIT=
integer
Description
Job slot limit for the queue. Total number of job slots that this queue can use.
Default
Unlimited
QUEUE_NAME
Syntax
QUEUE_NAME=
string
Description
Required. Name of the queue.
Specify any ASCII string up to 60 characters long. You can use letters, digits, underscores
(_) or dashes (-). You cannot use blank spaces. You cannot specify the reserved name
default.
If You Specify ... Then ...
One limit It is the maximum processor limit. The minimum and
default limits are set to 1.
Two limits The first is the minimum processor limit, and the second
one is the maximum. The default is set equal to the
minimum.
The minimum must be less than or equal to the
maximum.
Three limits The first is the minimum processor limit, the second is the
default processor limit, and the third is the maximum.
The minimum must be less than the default and the
maximum.