1GE_EXECD(8) Grid Engine Administrative Commands GE_EXECD(8)
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6 ge_execd - Grid Engine job execution agent
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9 ge_execd [ -help ]
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12 ge_execd controls the Grid Engine queues local to the machine on which
13 ge_execd is running and executes/controls the jobs sent from ge_qmas‐
14 ter(8) to be run on these queues.
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17 -help
18 Prints a listing of all options.
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21 If a load sensor is configured for ge_execd via either the global host
22 configuration or the execution-host-specific cluster configuration (See
23 ge_conf(5).), the executable path of the load sensor is invoked by
24 ge_execd on a regular basis and delivers one or multiple load figures
25 for the execution host (e.g. users currently logged in) or the com‐
26 plete cluster (e.g. free disk space on a network wide scratch file sys‐
27 tem). The load sensor may be a script or a binary executable. In either
28 case its handling of the STDIN and STDOUT streams and its control flow
29 must comply to the following rules:
30 The load sensor must be written as an infinite loop waiting at a cer‐
32 tain point for input from STDIN. If the string "quit" is read from
33 STDIN, the load sensor should exit. When an end-of-line is read from
34 STDIN, a load data retrieval cycle should start. The load sensor then
35 performs whatever operation is necessary to compute the desired load
36 figures. At the end of the cycle the load sensor writes the result to
37 stdout. The format is as follows:
38 · A load value report starts with a line containing only either the
40 word "start" or the word "begin".
41 · Individual load values are separated by newlines.
43 · Each load value report consists of three parts separated by colons
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46 · The first part of a load value information is either the name of the
48 host for which load is reported or the special name "global".
49 · The second part is the symbolic name of the load value as defined in
51 the host or global complex list (see complex(5) for details). If a
52 load value is reported for which no entry in the host or global com‐
53 plex list exists, the reported load value is not used.
54 · The third part is the measured load value.
56 · A load value report ends with a line with only the word "end".
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60 GE_ROOT Specifies the location of the Grid Engine standard con‐
61 figuration files.
62 GE_CELL If set, specifies the default Grid Engine cell. To
64 address a Grid Engine cell ge_execd uses (in the order
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66 The name of the cell specified in the environment
68 variable GE_CELL, if it is set.
69 The name of the default cell, i.e. default.
71 GE_DEBUG_LEVEL If set, specifies that debug information should be writ‐
74 ten to stderr. In addition the level of detail in which
75 debug information is generated is defined.
76 GE_QMASTER_PORT
78 If set, specifies the tcp port on which ge_qmaster(8) is
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80 installations will use a services map entry for the ser‐
81 vice "sge_qmaster" instead to define that port.
82 GE_EXECD_PORT If set, specifies the tcp port on which ge_execd(8) is
84 expected to listen for communication requests. Most
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86 vice "sge_execd" instead to define that port.
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89 ge_execd usually is started from root on each machine in the Grid
90 Engine pool. If started by a normal user, a spool directory must be
91 used to which the user has read/write access. In this case only jobs
92 being submitted by that same user are handled correctly by the system.
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95 sgepasswd contains a list of user names and their correspond‐
96 ing encrypted passwords. If available, the password file will be
97 used by sge_execd. To change the contents of this file please use
98 the sgepasswd command. It is not advised to change that file manually.
99 <ge_root>/<cell>/common/configuration
100 Grid Engine global configuration
101 <ge_root>/<cell>/common/local_conf/<host>
102 Grid Engine host specific configuration
103 <ge_root>/<cell>/spool/<host>
104 Default execution host spool directory
105 <ge_root>/<cell>/common/act_qmaster
106 Grid Engine master host file
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109 ge_intro(1), ge_conf(5), complex(5), ge_qmaster(8).
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112 See ge_intro(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
113GE 6.2u5 $Date: 2008/12/04 17:11:17 $ GE_EXECD(8)