[StarCluster] disable head node for qsubbed jobs

[Pablo Escobar]

If I remember correctly, when using the default configuration the head node
is also a exec node.


2015-03-16 18:01 GMT+01:00 Damian Kao <damian.kao at gmail.com>:

> @Pablo. Thanks for the link. I should have read the advanced guide more
> closely.
>
> @Cedar. I am running a cluster right now and there are jobs running on the
> head node. I don't think I've specifically set the head node to also run
> jobs. Here is my config:
>
> [global]
> DEFAULT_TEMPLATE=general
>
> [aws info]
> PRIVATE INFO
>
> [key dk]
> KEY_LOCATION=~/.ssh/dk.pem
>
> [cluster general]
> KEYNAME = dk
> CLUSTER_SIZE = 20
> CLUSTER_USER = sgeadmin
> CLUSTER_SHELL = bash
> NODE_IMAGE_ID = ami-ca4abfbd
> NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE = c3.8xlarge
> MASTER_INSTANCE_TYPE = m3.xlarge
> MASTER_IMAGE_ID = ami-ca4abfbd
> AVAILABILITY_ZONE = eu-west-1a
> VOLUMES = data
> SPOT_BID = 3.0
>
> [volume data]
> VOLUME_ID = ID
> MOUNT_PATH = /working
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Cedar McKay <cmckay at uw.edu> wrote:
>
>> By default the head node does not run jobs. You have to specifically
>> configure it if you want the headnode to also be a worker node.
>>
>>
>> Cedar
>>
>> On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:46 AM, Damian Kao <damian.kao at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am running a cluster with a small instance as a head node. When I qsub
>> my jobs, I do not want the head node to run anything. Is there a way to
>> disable usage of head node for running jobs? Thanks.
>>
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