[torqueusers] node bad state

[Dave Jackson]

Garrick,

  Your comments have been added to the TORQUE FAQ at 

http://clusterresources.com/torquedocs/10.1troubleshooting.shtml#faq

  Let me know if there is more you would like to add.

  Thanks for the contribution!

Dave

PS.  I know, we need the WIKI!  Its coming...


On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:39 -0800, Garrick Staples wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 06:02:42AM -0500, Ghislain ESCORNE alleged:
> > Garrick Staples wrote:
> > 
> > >On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 05:18:46AM -0500, Ghislain ESCORNE alleged:
> > > 
> > >
> > >>Hello,
> > >>I have a problem when I try to submit many jobs which need to run on 
> > >>more than one node.
> > >>   
> > >>
> > >
> > >What exactly is the problem?  These emails have had a wealth of
> > >information, but I'm having troubling grasping the actual observed
> > >problem.
> > > 
> > >
> > When I submit a script with
> > #PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=2 the script  runs correctly
> > but when I submit
> > #PBS -l nodes=2:ppn=2  the job  stays in queue  (Job bounces from status 
> > R to status Q)
> > the logs of pbs_server show :
> > 
> > compute-0-1.local with bad state (state: QUEUED)
> > code=15016(Request invalid for state of job)
> > 
> > Thanks for your help
> 
> There are several reasons why a job will fail to start.  Do you see any
> errors in the MOM logs?  Be sure to increase the loglevel on MOM if you
> don't see anything.  Also be sure TORQUE is configured with
> --enable-syslog and look in /var/log/messages (or wherever your syslog
> writes).
> 
> And verify the following on all machines:
>   - DNS resolution works correctly with matching forward and reverse
>   - the time is synced correctly
>   - user accounts exist
>   - user home directories can be mounted
>   - prologue scripts exit with 0
> 
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