Specifying job priority

Procedure

Job priority is specified at submission using bsub and modified after submission using bmod. Jobs submitted without a priority are assigned the default priority of MAX_USER_PRIORITY/2.
bsub -sp prioritybmod [-sp priority | -spn] job_ID
where:
  • -sp priority specifies the job priority. Valid values for priority are any integers between 1 and MAX_USER_PRIORITY (displayed by bparams -l). Incorrect job priorities are rejected.

    LSF and queue administrators can specify priorities beyond MAX_USER_PRIORITY for jobs they own.

  • -spn sets the job priority to the default priority of MAX_USER_PRIORITY/2 (displayed by bparams -l).