Supercomputing |
Batch ProcessingOSC uses the TORQUE to control the batch requests on each of the OSC systems. TORQUE is an open source resource manager providing control over batch jobs and distributed compute nodes. This affords OSC users access to distributed computing, and, with multi-core systems, shared computing. Each system supports different resources. A reference to the different resources can be found at the [OSC hardware] page. The following is a discussion of the required and recommended uses of batch processing on OSC's systems. The individual links present information concerning the use of the PBS scheduler, the format of batch scripts, best practices, and various analysis tools available. It is important to note that the batch system is the only means to accessing advanced computing resources on OSC's clusters. Throughout the discussion, references are made to two programs, [nest.c], a serial program, and [search.c], a parallel program. Example batch scripts are provided, enabling those who have an OSC account to test the batch system. If you should have any questions, please email oschelp@osc.edu. |
