First DAIC Job

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Example: submit a simple job

To submit a Python script using SLURM:

1. Create a Python script script.py:

   script.py

   
   import time
   time.sleep(60)  # Simulate some work.
   print("Hello SLURM!")
      

2. Create a SLURM submission script submit.sh:

   submit.sh

   
   #!/bin/sh
   #SBATCH --partition=all       # Request partition
   #SBATCH --time=0:05:00        # Run time limit (wall-clock)
   #SBATCH --ntasks=1            # Number of tasks
   #SBATCH --cpus-per-task=2     # CPUs per task
   #SBATCH --mem=1GB             # Memory
   #SBATCH --mail-type=END       # Get email notification when job ends
   #SBATCH --output=slurm_%j.out # Output file
   
   # Run your script with the `srun` command:
   srun python script.py
      

#SBATCH --gres=gpu:1  # Request 1 GPU for your job (any type)

3. Submit the job:

   $ sbatch submit.sh
   Submitted batch job 9267828
   

4. Monitor the job:

   $ squeue -u ${USER}
   JOBID PARTITION     NAME     USER ST       TIME  NODES NODELIST(REASON)
   9267834       all submit.s <YourNetID>  R       0:18      1 grs1
   

5. Check output files.

   $ cat slurm_<jobid>.out
   

   You should see:

   Hello SLURM!
   

Notes on this environment

To inspect cluster settings:

$ scontrol show partition
$ sacctmgr list qos format=Name,Priority,MaxWall