[torqueusers] Non-cummulative pbsnodes -o command

[John Wang]

Hello Brock

It¹s definitely the right version, can¹t possibly be a different version as
no other version even came close to that cluster (brand new cluster, fresh
install etc.).   The cluster is even at a different site from the legacy
cluster and isn¹t even routable from the legacy equipment.   The only way it
could be the wrong version is if Cluster Resources misnamed a package and
put it out for download or their package had erroneous configuration
settings for the compile.

Regards,
John


On 2/14/08 2:01 PM, "Brock Palen" <brockp at umich.edu> wrote:

> Sorry that thats the case, I would check make sure pbsnodes is the right
> version.
>  
> 
> Brock Palen
> Center for Advanced Computing
> brockp at umich.edu
> (734)936-1985
> 
>  
> 
> On Feb 14, 2008, at 1:04 PM, John Wang wrote:
> 
>>  Hello Brock
>>  
>>  Well, that¹s not the behaviour that I¹m getting on torque 2.0.0p7 and torque
>> 2.2.1.   With both of them, the sequence of commands that you¹ve cited would
>> result in only node nyx101 being offline and all other nodes being marked
>> online regardless of what there previous states.
>>  
>>  Regards,
>>  John
>>  
>>  
>>  On 2/13/08 5:04 PM, "Brock Palen" <brockp at umich.edu> wrote:
>>  
>>  
>>> I never had to do this.  I just always use a single node name.  No already
>>> offline nodes come back online.
>>>  
>>>  pbsnodes -o nyx100
>>>  pbsnodes-o nyx101
>>>  
>>>  both will be ofline
>>>   
>>>  
>>>  Brock Palen
>>>  Center for Advanced Computing
>>>  brockp at umich.edu
>>>  (734)936-1985
>>>  
>>>   
>>>  
>>>  On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:41 PM, John Wang wrote:
>>>  
>>>  
>>>>  This is probably a fairly basic beef about Torque but it has been bugging
>>>> the hell out of me.   
>>>>   
>>>>   When using the command ³pbsnode ­o ­N Œmessage¹ node1 node2 ...² to drain
>>>> nodes, we have to list all the nodes that we want to stay drained in that
>>>> single command ie.: even if a node was previously drained for another
>>>> reason, issuing a ³pbsnode ­o² command without specifying the previously
>>>> drained nodes results in those nodes being marked online instead of
>>>> offline.   
>>>>   
>>>>   This is truly ridiculous, it¹s like playing a game of bonk the gopher.
>>>>   It is conceivable to have more nodes that you would want drained then can
>>>> be specified on a single line and there should be no reason for us to have
>>>> to independently track what nodes should be offline.
>>>>     
>>>>   As near as I can tell, most people avoid this with creative workarounds
>>>> such as shutting down the pbs_mom daemon on the nodes to be offline or by
>>>> creating very specific reservations.   I¹d imagine that there may be more
>>>> such creative workarounds spurring more diversity in operational practices.
>>>>   
>>>>   So the question is, how do you work around this ridiculous behaviour at
>>>> your site and is there any valid technical reason for pbsnodes to work in
>>>> this fashion?
>>>>   
>>>>   Regards,
>>>>   John
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