Basic HTML version of Foils prepared August 4 1996
Foil 24 The Workings of Typical Cluster Management Software - 4
From MetaComputing -- the Informal Supercomputer Tutorial for CRPC Annual Meeting at Argonne -- May 13 1996. byMark Baker
Multiple Queues
Typically multiple queues, each being appropriate for different types of job - for example:
- Homogeneous, used to service parallel jobs, - Powerful server for CPU intensive jobs, - Jobs that need a rapid turnaround.
The number of possible queue configurations will depend on the profile of the typical throughput of jobs on the system being managed.
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