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Goal-Oriented SLA-Driven Scheduling

Contents

◆ Using Goal-Oriented SLA Scheduling on page 341

◆ Configuring Service Classes for SLA Scheduling on page 344

◆ View Information about SLAs and Service Classes on page 346

◆ Understanding Service Class Behavior on page 350

◆ EGO-enabled SLA scheduling on page 355

Using Goal-Oriented SLA Scheduling

Goal-oriented SLA scheduling policies help you configure your workload so that

your jobs are completed on time and reduce the risk of missed deadlines. They

enable you to focus on the “what and when” of your projects, not the low-level

details of “how” resources need to be allocated to satisfy various workloads.

Service-level agreements in LSF

A service-level agreement (SLA) defines how a service is delivered and the

parameters for the delivery of a service. It specifies what a service provider and a

service recipient agree to, defining the relationship between the provider and

recipient with respect to a number of issues, among them:

◆ Services to be delivered

◆ Performance

◆ Tracking and reporting

◆ Problem management

An SLA in LSF is a “just-in-time” scheduling policy that defines an agreement

between LSF administrators and LSF users. The SLA scheduling policy defines how

many jobs should be run from each SLA to meet the configured goals.