Job Templates Using Windows HPC Server 2008 Tutorial
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This tutorial shows the power and ease-of-use of the Windows HPC Server 2008 job templates. Job templates, which are simply custom submission policies, can help streamline the job submission process in Windows HPC Server 2008. The IT administrator typically defines the job template, the user specifies the desired job template at the command line or in the Administration Console, and the job is sent off to the compute cluster.
In this tutorial, learn how job templates provide a way for the IT Administrator to control the job submission process�they grant a means of partitioning the cluster, prioritizing the jobs, and limiting the resources used by jobs. The IT administrator can simply create one or more job templates, and then select a set of job properties for the job template. For each job property, the administrator can provide and set permissions that determine which users or groups can submit jobs using each template. For the user, job templates provide a way to easily submit a job without having to obtain an in-depth understanding of how the Job Scheduler works. Job templates serve as a pattern for the creation of jobs that meet the user's processing needs, while also conforming to the organization's resource allocation policies.
This tutorial steps through the process of creating a basic job template, setting permissions, and then using the job template to submit a job to the Job Scheduler.
