From 08e3b1e030dbe789fcd0b37a56561641406e9092 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Fricke Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 20:25:11 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Intro_to_slurm.md: verify sinfo output against live Easley, fix debug limit inconsistency Ran sinfo and sinfo -N -l live on Easley. Specifically checked the debug partition TIMELIMIT since a sibling doc (Resource_usage.md) previously found a stale partition-limit claim on Hopper - but here the sinfo table's debug TIMELIMIT of 1:00:00 was already correct. Refreshed the sample sinfo output to current live node states while preserving all TIMELIMIT values (all matched: general/bigmem/h100/l40s/scavenger 2-00:00:00, interactive 4:00:00, debug 1:00:00). Found a real internal inconsistency instead: the "Key partitions" prose bullet claimed debug had a "4-hour limit" while the table (correctly) showed 1:00:00. Fixed the prose to say 1-hour. Also confirmed squeue --me and scancel --me are valid flags on the installed Slurm 24.11 via man pages and a live squeue --me test. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 --- Intro_to_slurm.md | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/Intro_to_slurm.md b/Intro_to_slurm.md index 7ae21f9..ca57491 100644 --- a/Intro_to_slurm.md +++ b/Intro_to_slurm.md @@ -18,42 +18,34 @@ When you run `sinfo` on Easley, you will see output similar to the following: ``` PARTITION AVAIL TIMELIMIT NODES STATE NODELIST -general* up 2-00:00:00 1 comp easley002 -general* up 2-00:00:00 4 mix- easley[008,015,018,044] -general* up 2-00:00:00 8 mix easley[003-004,012-014,016,020,023] -general* up 2-00:00:00 34 alloc easley[001,005-007,009-011,017,019,021-022,024-043,046-048] -general* up 2-00:00:00 1 down easley045 +general* up 2-00:00:00 2 mix- easley[005-006] +general* up 2-00:00:00 2 drain easley[011,033] +general* up 2-00:00:00 20 mix easley[002-003,008,017,021-024,026-027,030-031,038-042,046-048] +general* up 2-00:00:00 24 alloc easley[001,004,007,009-010,012-016,018-020,025,028-029,032,034-037,043-045] +bigmem up 2-00:00:00 1 drain easley049 bigmem up 2-00:00:00 1 mix easley050 -bigmem up 2-00:00:00 1 alloc easley049 -h100 up 2-00:00:00 1 mix- easley051 -h100 up 2-00:00:00 1 plnd easley054 -h100 up 2-00:00:00 2 alloc easley[052-053] +h100 up 2-00:00:00 1 mix easley054 +h100 up 2-00:00:00 3 alloc easley[051-053] l40s up 2-00:00:00 1 mix easley055 l40s up 2-00:00:00 2 alloc easley[056-057] -interactive up 4:00:00 1 comp easley002 -interactive up 4:00:00 5 mix- easley[008,015,018,044,051] -interactive up 4:00:00 1 plnd easley054 -interactive up 4:00:00 10 mix easley[003-004,012-014,016,020,023,050,055] -interactive up 4:00:00 39 alloc easley[001,005-007,009-011,017,019,021-022,024-043,046-049,052-053,056-057] -interactive up 4:00:00 1 down easley045 -debug up 1:00:00 1 comp easley002 -debug up 1:00:00 5 mix- easley[008,015,018,044,051] -debug up 1:00:00 1 plnd easley054 -debug up 1:00:00 10 mix easley[003-004,012-014,016,020,023,050,055] -debug up 1:00:00 39 alloc easley[001,005-007,009-011,017,019,021-022,024-043,046-049,052-053,056-057] -debug up 1:00:00 1 down easley045 -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 1 comp easley002 -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 9 mix- easley[008,015,018,044,051,060-063] -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 1 plnd easley054 -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 10 mix easley[003-004,012-014,016,020,023,050,055] -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 41 alloc easley[001,005-007,009-011,017,019,021-022,024-043,046-049,052-053,056-059] -scavenger up 2-00:00:00 1 down easley045 +interactive up 4:00:00 2 mix- easley[005-006] +interactive up 4:00:00 3 drain easley[011,033,049] +interactive up 4:00:00 23 mix easley[002-003,008,017,021-024,026-027,030-031,038-042,046-048,050,054-055] +interactive up 4:00:00 29 alloc easley[001,004,007,009-010,012-016,018-020,025,028-029,032,034-037,043-045,051-053,056-057] +debug up 1:00:00 2 mix- easley[005-006] +debug up 1:00:00 3 drain easley[011,033,049] +debug up 1:00:00 23 mix easley[002-003,008,017,021-024,026-027,030-031,038-042,046-048,050,054-055] +debug up 1:00:00 29 alloc easley[001,004,007,009-010,012-016,018-020,025,028-029,032,034-037,043-045,051-053,056-057] +scavenger up 2-00:00:00 2 mix- easley[005-006] +scavenger up 2-00:00:00 3 drain easley[011,033,049] +scavenger up 2-00:00:00 28 mix easley[002-003,008,017,021-024,026-027,030-031,038-042,046-048,050,054-055,058,060-063] +scavenger up 2-00:00:00 30 alloc easley[001,004,007,009-010,012-016,018-020,025,028-029,032,034-037,043-045,051-053,056-057,059] ``` Key partitions you may have access to: - **general** — The default community partition. Maximum wall time of 2 days. Use this if you are not a member of a specific condo group. -- **debug** — Short jobs only (4-hour limit). Useful for testing scripts before submitting long runs. +- **debug** — Short jobs only (1-hour limit). Useful for testing scripts before submitting long runs. - **condo** — Purchased nodes available to specific research groups. If you are a member of a condo group, you likely already know your partition name. Check with your PI if you are unsure. - **scavenger** - Whenever a purchased/reserved node is not in use, this partition grabs them and allows them to be used by the public, but be warned you will be kicked off if the owner begins a job on it. @@ -103,4 +95,4 @@ scancel --me # Cancel all of your jobs - For help, contact the CARC support team or visit the CARC user portal. -*This quickbyte was validated on 6/22/2026.* +*This quickbyte was validated on 8/3/2026.*