Cook Book: Selecting Queues

Using the default queue batch

Jobs of a length up to 2 hours can be added to the batch queue. No special action is required, but you can select the default queue explicitely at the command line or in your job script:

$ qsub -q batch job_script.sh

#!/bin/bash
...
#PBS -q batch
...

Using the default queue long

The long queue is for long-running jobs and allows running times of up to 20 hours by default. The cluster is currently run in a "cooperative" mode, i.e. there are low restrictions on the usage of the long queue until the requirement for a stricter policy arises.

$ qsub -q long job_script.sh

#!/bin/bash
...
#PBS -q long
...