[slurm-users] limiting memory usage when submission doesn't specify memory requirements?

[Matthias Leopold]

Thanks for pointing me to DefMemPerCPU. This is the obvious solution, I 
somehow overlooked that.

Matthias

Am 22.04.21 um 21:01 schrieb Sarlo, Jeffrey S:
> In our configuration we have DefMemPerCPU=1024 as part of the partition 
> definition.
> 
> I don't know the answer to your question if that is expected behavior, 
> but it would keep you from having to do something with a plugin.
> 
> Jeff
> 
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> specify memory requirements?
> Hi,
> 
> I'm testing how limiting memory resources works in Slurm.
> I'm using TaskPlugin=affinity,cgroup (slurm.conf) and
> ConstrainRAMSpace=yes (cgroup.conf) and have set a MaxMemPerCPU limit on
> the partition.
> To my surprise MaxMemPerCPU is enforced as long as the job submission
> requests a memory limit (like --mem-per-cpu), but isn't enforced when
> job submission doesn't request a memory limit. Is this really expected
> behaviour? How do I constrain these jobs? Force requesting memory limit
> with submission plugin?
> 
> thx
> Matthias
> 

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