[StarCluster] disable head node for qsubbed jobs

[Vasisht Reddy T.]

setting MASTER_IS_EXEC_HOST = False within the sge plugin configuration will disable job execution on the master node

[plugin sge]
SETUP_CLASS = starcluster.plugins.sge.SGEPlugin
MASTER_IS_EXEC_HOST = False



On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Damian Kao wrote:

> @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 (mailto: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 (mailto: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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