[Starcluster] Load Balancer Problems

[Amaro Taylor]

Hey Guys,

As far as the node idle time I think we just misinterpreted what was
happening. The modulus statement was what we wanted.

Thanks
Amaro Taylor
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On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Justin Riley <jtriley at mit.edu> wrote:

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> Raj,
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> > 2. What is your preference for how long a job should stay idle before
> > being killed?
>
> I think you meant *node* not job...
>
> > I usually don't check how long it has been idle. If it
> > is idle now and the queue is empty then kill it. I could add code to
> > check how long it has been idle, if it seems useful. Is there a use
> > case?
>
> Also, the node must be up for the "majority of the hour" before it can
> be considered for removal. This provides flexibility for the queue to
> stabilize and also saves money given that you pay for the entire
> instance hour anyway.
>
> As far as the "code to check how long a node has been idle" goes I'm not
> sure I understand the use case/context either. Mind bringing the list up
> to date on this discussion?
>
> ~Justin
>
> On 08/02/2010 02:38 PM, Rajat Banerjee wrote:
> > Hey Amaro,
> > Cool thanks. I called Brian and got info regarding the array of jobs.
> > I checked in some test code that works fine on my (simple) cluster
> > with qsub -t 1-20:1. I'd appreciate it if you'd test and let me know
> > how it goes. Just committed to github:
> >
> http://github.com/rqbanerjee/StarCluster/commit/17998a68feab3d1440aa5d9edc2e74697e43ef54
> >
> > Making requests during a business day has its rewards :)
> >
> > Regarding the host that had been inactive for a short time:
> > 1. If the "tasks" field was properly recognized , as it is now, the
> > queue should be recognized as full, and that node probably wouldn't
> > have been killed.
> > 2. What is your preference for how long a job should stay idle before
> > being killed? I usually don't check how long it has been idle. If it
> > is idle now and the queue is empty then kill it. I could add code to
> > check how long it has been idle, if it seems useful. Is there a use
> > case?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rajat
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