[GE users] Cleaning scratch files.

[Baudilio Tejerina]

Thanks, Reuti.

I'll read it with anticipation. I didn't know you had written about  
it. How could I overlooked this document when a searched the net.


Baudilio



On Jun 29, 2006, at 9:28 AM, Reuti wrote:

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> HTH - Reuti
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> Am 29.06.2006 um 16:09 schrieb Baudilio Tejerina:
>
>> It runs the Quantum Chemistry code GAMESS which uses the  
>> Distributed Data Interface (DDI) as message-passing library. DDI  
>> and GAMESS are developed at Iowa State University and Ames  
>> Laboratory.
>>
>>
>> Baudilio
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:59 AM, Reuti wrote:
>>
>>> Am 29.06.2006 um 07:47 schrieb Baudilio Tejerina:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am using SGE 6.0, however my script does not contain any  
>>>> 'qrsh'. I  just inserted
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>> #$ -V
>>>> #
>>>> setenv RCMD_PREFIX TMPDIR=$TMPDIR
>>>> #
>>>> /opt/local/progs/runscr  data.in
>>>
>>> What is runscr doing? Is it MPICH, MPICH2, Linda, ... - Reuti
>>>
>>>
>>>> ....
>>>>
>>>> into the script but, TMPDIR is unknown to the slaves nodes yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Baudilio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:08 AM, Reuti wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Am 29.06.2006 um 04:59 schrieb Baudilio Tejerina:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had considered, and actually I tried, using $TMPDIR but, as  
>>>>>> you mentioned, I have observed that the variable is only used  
>>>>>> by the 'master' node. I conclude that my job is not 'tightly  
>>>>>> integrated'; isn't it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any procedure so that I can pass $TMPDIR to the slave  
>>>>>> nodes? I've tried via scripts but, as I suspected, it doesn't  
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are using SGE 6.0, just attach the PE to only one queue,  
>>>>> hence all the $TMPDIRs will have the same name. Then in the rsh- 
>>>>> wrapper add the -V switch to get "qrsh -inherit" call. So all  
>>>>> slave processes will also know bout it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another option is setting
>>>>>
>>>>> export RCMD_PREFIX="TMPDIR=$TMPDIR"
>>>>>
>>>>> in your job script before the first qrsh call.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH - Reuti
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks so much for all,...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Baudilio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 28, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Reuti wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Am 29.06.2006 um 00:52 schrieb Baudilio Tejerina:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If in a parallel job, where several scratch files are  
>>>>>>>> created in the respective local-node disks, the job is  
>>>>>>>> deleted (qdel), the scratch files remain there. Is there any  
>>>>>>>> way to have 'sge' taking care of them (automatically removed  
>>>>>>>> them)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've tried by inserting the appropriate 'rm' statement in  
>>>>>>>> the executing script but, these only work if the jobs  
>>>>>>>> successfully finish, obviously.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in a tightly integrated parallel job the locally created  
>>>>>>> $TMPDIR with all stuff inside should also be deleted. The  
>>>>>>> $TMPDIR will be created by the first qrsh to the node. You  
>>>>>>> just have to make sure, that the $TMPDIR is used by all slave  
>>>>>>> processes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you want to do it for any reason on your own, you could  
>>>>>>> use the -notify in your qsub command and trap the warning,  
>>>>>>> which the job will get in this case. In the remaining time  
>>>>>>> (defaults to 60 sec.) you could also delete all the stuff in  
>>>>>>> a custom way. Only a new qrsh isn't allowed in this case, so  
>>>>>>> you will end up with a loose integration.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HTH - Reuti
>>>>>>>
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