Quick Fix to add Queue for PBS Pro


One of the quickest way to install the PBS Professional Queue is take 1 queue and modify the example

At your node holding the PBS Scheduler

# qmgr -c "print queue @default"
.....
.....
# Create and define queue q64
#
create queue q64
set queue q64 queue_type = Execution
set queue q64 Priority = 100
set queue q64 resources_max.ncpus = 256
set queue q64 resources_max.walltime = 500:00:00
set queue q64 resources_default.charge_rate = 0.04
set queue q64 default_chunk.Qlist = q64
set queue q64 max_run_res.ncpus = [u:PBS_GENERIC=256]
set queue q64 enabled = True
set queue q64 started = True
#
.....
.....

Copy out the information and pipe it into a file

# qmgr -c "print queue q64" > q64_new_queue

Edit the File and save it

# Create and define queue q64_new_queue
#
create queue q64_new_queue
#
set queue q64_new_queue queue_type = Execution
set queue q64_new_queue Priority = 100
set queue q64_new_queue resources_max.ncpus = 256
set queue q64_new_queue resources_max.walltime = 500:00:00
set queue q64_new_queue resources_default.charge_rate = 0.04
set queue q64_new_queue default_chunk.Qlist = q64
set queue q64_new_queue max_run_res.ncpus = [u:PBS_GENERIC=256]
set queue q64_new_queue enabled = True
set queue q64_new_queue started = True
#

Pipe it back to qmgr

# qmgr < q64_new_queue

You should be able to see the new queue

...
...

# Create and define queue q64_new_queue
#
create queue q64_new_queue
#
set queue q64_new_queue queue_type = Execution
set queue q64_new_queue Priority = 100
set queue q64_new_queue resources_max.ncpus = 256
set queue q64_new_queue resources_max.walltime = 500:00:00
set queue q64_new_queue resources_default.charge_rate = 0.04
set queue q64_new_queue default_chunk.Qlist = q64
set queue q64_new_queue max_run_res.ncpus = [u:PBS_GENERIC=256]
set queue q64_new_queue enabled = True
set queue q64_new_queue started = True
#
...
...

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