start_parallel_jobs_torque.py – Starts multiple jobs in parallel on Torque/qsub based multiprocessor systems.

Description:

This script is designed to start multiple jobs in parallel on cluster systems with a SGE/qsub based scheduling system.

Usage: start_parallel_jobs_torque.py [options]

Input Arguments:

Note

[OPTIONAL]

-m, --make_jobs

Make the job files [default: None]

-s, --submit_jobs

Submit the job files [default: None]

-d, --delay

Number of seconds to pause between launching each job [default: 0]

-q, --queue

Name of queue to submit to [default: None]

-j, --job_dir

Directory to store the jobs [default: jobs/]

-n, --num_jobs

Number of jobs to group commands into. [default: 100]

Output:

No output is created.

Example:

Start each command listed in test_jobs.txt in parallel. The run id for these jobs will be RUNID.

start_parallel_jobs_torque.py -ms test_jobs.txt RUNID