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QBATCH: Quick Start

How to Submit a simple PBS Batch job

  • For the purpose of this exercise we'll use the OneHr queue, one of the four Limited Walltime batch queues corresponding to a single MotherBoard partition on the Air Cooled Crate (ACC).
  • Source the appropriate QOS setup script before submitting the job (bash shell): 
              source /qcdoc/sfw/qos/v2.6.0/pro/scripts/setup.sh
So,
  1. Copy two files from $QBATCH_HOME to your working directory:
    • qbatch.pbs (contains PBS directives and user configurable parameters),
    • user.qcsh (runs a simple "Hello World" QCDOC job).
  2. Modify qbatch.pbs to
    • replace the existing generic email address with your email address (in two places) and
    • enter the queue name in the #PBS -q Queue line. You should use the OneHr queue, thus the above line should be: #PBS -q OneHr.
  3. Submit the job: 
     qsub qbatch.pbs
    and monitor its status with qstat (PBS commands are under /usr/local/bin).

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