bbot

Moves a pending job to the bottom of the queue relative to the last job in the queue.

Synopsis

bbot [-u] job_ID | "job_ID[index_list]" [position]
bbot -h | -V

Description

Changes the queue position of a pending job or job array element to affect the order in which jobs are considered for dispatch.

By default, LSF dispatches jobs in a queue in the order of arrival (that is, first-come, first-served), subject to availability of suitable server hosts.

The bbot command allows users and the LSF administrator to manually change the order in which jobs are considered for dispatch. Users can operate only on their own jobs. LSF administrators can operate on any jobs.

If used by the LSF administrator, the bbot command moves the selected job after the last job with the same priority in the queue.

If used by a user, the bbot command moves the selected job after the last job submitted by the user with the same priority in the queue.

Pending jobs are displayed by the bjobs command in the order that they are considered for dispatch.

You can use the bbot command to change the dispatch order of fair share jobs. However, if a fair share job is moved by the LSF administrator with the btopcommand, the job is not subject to fair share scheduling unless the same job is later moved by the LSF administrator with the bbotcommand. In this case, the job is scheduled again with the same fair share policy.

To prevent users from changing the queue position of a pending job with the bbot command, configure the JOB_POSITION_CONTROL_BY_ADMIN=Y parameter in the lsb.params file.

You cannot run the bbot command on jobs that are pending in an absolute priority scheduling (APS) queue.

Options

-u
Optional. When specified, allows jobs to be moved relative to the normal user's own job list. This option can only be used by the LSF administrator. If used by a normal user, this option is ignored.
job_ID | "job_ID[index_list]"

Required. Job ID of the job or job array on which to operate.

For a job array, the index list, the square brackets, and the quotation marks are required. An index list is used to operate on a job array. The index list is a comma-separated list whose elements have the following syntax: 
start_index[-end_index[:step]]
The start_index, end_index, and step values are positive integers. If the step is omitted, a step of one is assumed. The job array index starts at one. The maximum job array index is 1000. All jobs in the array have the same job ID and parameters. Each element of the array is distinguished by its array index.
position

Optional. The position argument can be specified to indicate where in the queue the job is to be placed. The value of position is a positive number that indicates the target position of the job from the end of the queue. The positions are relative to only the applicable jobs in the queue, depending on whether the invoker is a regular user or the LSF administrator. The default value of 1 means the position is after all other jobs with the same priority.

-h

Prints command usage to stderr and exits.

-V

Prints LSF release version to stderr and exits.

See also

bjobs, bswitch, btop, JOB_POSITION_CONTROL_BY_ADMIN parameter in the lsb.params file