[torquedev] [Bug 93] Resource management semantics of Torque need to be well defined

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http://www.clusterresources.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93

--- Comment #15 from David Singleton <David.Singleton at anu.edu.au> 2010-12-06 13:18:45 MST ---
(In reply to comment #12)
> We have made at least the first step in clearing up the confusion around the
> meaning of ppn. We have updated the documentation in a couple of places. 
> 
> http://www.clusterresources.com/products/torque/docs/1.5nodeconfig.shtml
> 
> Also in section 2.1.2 under nodes and ppn:
> http://www.clusterresources.com/products/torque/docs/2.1jobsubmission.shtml
> 
> I took my definition from David Singleton's comments. They seemed to be the
> best explaination.

I realised later that what I wrote was not sufficiently precise and it has
turned into this incorrect line in
http://www.clusterresources.com/products/torque/docs/2.1jobsubmission.shtml :

 "The ppn value is a characteristic of the hardware, system, and site, and its
value is to be determined by the administrator."

np is a resource attribute of the system and *its* value is determined by the
administrator.  ppn is a user request (determined by the user) for a quantity
of that system resource attribute.  I think you can just leave out that line.

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