[slurm-users] Re: FAQ describing how to hold a job ignores scontrol subcommands specifically for that purpose

2024-02-25 Thread urbanjost via slurm-users
IMO the recommended method does not work well for jobs that already have a starttime in the future,and does not change the reason to something that explicitly lets you know the starttime was changed to put the job on hold; so it is problematic to identify jobs and release them as the starttime m

[slurm-users] Question about IB and Ethernet networks

2024-02-25 Thread Dan Healy via slurm-users
Hi Fellow Slurm Users, This question is not slurm-specific, but it might develop into that. My question relates to understanding how *typical* HPCs are designed in terms of networking. To start, is it typical for there to be a high speed Ethernet *and* Infiniband networks (meaning separate switch

[slurm-users] Re: Question about IB and Ethernet networks

2024-02-25 Thread Jason Simms via slurm-users
Hello Daniel, In my experience, if you have a high-speed interconnect such as IB, you would do IPoIB. You would likely still have a "regular" Ethernet connection for management purposes, and yes that means both an IB switch and an Ethernet switch, but that switch doesn't have to be anything specia