LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Configuration Reference

Configuration to modify selection of queue to preempt
File Parameter Syntax and description
lsb.queues
PREEMPTION
PREEMPTION=PREEMPTIVE[low_queue+pref …]
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Jobs in this queue can preempt running jobs from the specified
queues, starting with jobs in the queue with the highest value
set for preference
PREEMPTION=PREEMPTABLE[hi_queue …]
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Jobs in this queue can be preempted by jobs from the specified
queues
PRIORITY=integer
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Sets the priority for this queue relative to all other queues
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The higher the priority value, the more likely it is that jobs from
this queue may preempt jobs from other queues, and the less
likely it is for jobs from this queue to be preempted by jobs from
other queues
Feature: Preemptive scheduling
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