Scheduler Commands Cheat Sheet

Scheduler Command Cheat Sheet

User Commands	PBS/Torque	Slurm		LSF	SGE			Loadleveler
Job submission	qsub [script file)	sbatch [script file)		bsub [script file)	qsub [script file)			llsubmit [script file)
Job deletion	qdel uob idl	scancel fiob idl		bkill Uob idl	qdel uob idl			llcancel fjob idl
Job status (b)'job)	qstat uob id]	squeue uob id]		bjobs uob id]	qstat -u \ * [-j job id]			llq -u [username]
Job status (b}' user}	qstat -u [user name]	squeue -u [user name]		bjobs -u [user name)	qstat [-u user name)			llq -u [user name)
Job hold	qhold uob id]	scontrol hold uob id]		bstop uob id]	qhold uob id]			llhold -r uob id]
Job release	qrls uob id]	scontrol release uob id]		bresume uob id]	qrls uob id]			llhold -r uob id]
Queue list	qstat -Q	squeue		bqueues	qconf -sql			II class
Node list	pbsnodes -I	sinfo -N OR scontrol show nodes		bhosts	qhost			llstatus -L machine
Clusterstatus	qstat -a	sinfo		bqueues	qhost -q			llstatus -L cluster
GUI	xpbsmon	sview		xlsf OR xlsbatch	qmon			xload
Environment	PBS/Torque	Slurm		LSF	SGE			Load le veler
Job ID	$PBS JOBID	$SLURM JOBID		$LSB JOBID	$JOB	ID		$LOAD STEP
Submit Directory	$PBS O WORKDIR	$SLURM SUBMIT DIR		$LSB SUBCWD	$SGE	0	WORKDIR	$LOADL STEP
Submit Host	$PBS O HOST	$SLURM SUBMIT HOST		$LSB SUB HOST	$SGE O HOST			N/A
Node List	$PBS NODEFILE	$SLURM JOB NODELIST		$LSB HOSTS/LSB MCPU HOST	$PE HOSTFILE			$LOADL PROCESSOR LIST
Job Array Index	$PBS ARRA YID	$SLURM ARRAY TASK	ID	$LSB JOBINDEX	$SGE TASK		ID
Job Specification	PBS/Torque	Slurm		LSF	SGE			Load leveler
Script directive	#PBS	#SBATCH		#BSUB	#$			#@
Queue	-q [queue]	-p [queue)		-q [queue]	-q [queue)			class = [queue)
Node Count	-I nodes = [count]	-N [min[-max])		-n [count]	N/A			node=[count]
CPU count	-I ppn = [count] OR	-n [count]		-n [count]	-pe [PE) [count]			N/A
	-I mppwidth = [PE count]
Wall Clock Limit	-I walltime = [hh:mm:ss)	-t [min] OR -t [days-hh:mm:ss)		-W [hh:mm:ss)	-I h_rt = [seconds)			wall clock limit = [hh:mm:ss]
Standard Output File	-o [file name)	-o [file name]		-o [file name]	-o [file name)			output = [file name)
Standard Error File	-e [file name]	-e [file name]		-e [file name]	-e [file name)			error = [file name)
Combine stdout/err	-j oe (both to stdout) OR	(use -o without -e)		(use -o without -e)	-j yes			N/A
	-j eo (both to stderr)
Copy Environment	-V	--export = [ALL I NONE !variables)		N/A	-V			Environment=COPY ALL
Event Notification	-m abe	--mail-type = [events]		-B or -N	-m abe			notification = startI errorI complete I never I always
EmailAddress	-M [address)	--mail-user = [address)		-u [address]	-M [address]			Notify_ user=[ address I
Job Name	-N [name)	--job-name = [name)		-J [name)	-N [name)			job name = [name)
Job Restart	-r [vi n]	--requeue OR --no-requeue		-r	-r [yes I no]			Restart = [yes I no]
		(NOTE: configurable default)
Working Directory	N/A	--workdir = [dir _name)		(submission directory)	-wd [directory]			initiald ir=[ directory]
Resource Sharing	-I naccesspolicy = singlejob	--exclusive OR --shared		-x	-I exclusive			node_usage=not_shared
Memory Size	-I mem = [MB]	--mem = [mem)[M I GIT] OR		-M [MB)	-I mem_free = [memory][K IMIG)			requirements = (Memory> = [MB])
		--mem-per-cpu = [mem] [MIG IT]
Accou ntto charge	-W group_list = [account]	--account = [account]		-P [account]	-A [account]			n/a
Tasks Per Node	-I mppnppn [PEs_per node]	--tasks-per-node = [count]		N/A	(Fixed allocation_rule in PE)			tasks per node = [count]
CPUs Per Task	n/a	--cp us-per-task = [count)		n/a	n/a			n/a
Job Dependency	-d [job id]	--depend = [state:job id]		-w [donelexitlfinish)	-holdjid [job id I job name]			n/a
Job Project	n/a	--wckey = [name]		-P [name)	- P [name]			n/a
Job host preference	n/a	--nodelist = [nodes)AND/OR -exclude = [nodes)		-m [nodes)	-q[queue)@[node) OR -q [queue)@@[hostgroup]			n/a
Quality of Service	-I qos = [name)	--qos = [name]		n/a	n/a			n/a
Job Arrays	-t [array_spec)	--array = [array _spec) (Siu rm version 2.6+)		J "name[array_ spec]"	-t [array_ spec)			n/a
Generic Resources	-I other = [resource_spec)	--gres = [resource_ spec I		n/a	-I [resource] = [value)			n/a
Licenses	n/a	--licenses = [license_spec)		-R "rusage[license_spec)"	-I [license] = [count]			n/a
Begin Time	-A "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"	--begin = vvvY-MM-DD[THH:MM[:SS))		-b[[year:] [month:] day:]hour:minute	-a [YYMMDDhhmm)			n/a