Suspending a job

Procedure

Run bstop job_ID.

Your job goes into USUSP state if the job is already started, or into PSUSP state if it is pending. 

bstop 3421
Job <3421> is being stopped

The preceding example suspends job 3421.

Example

UNIX
bstop sends the following signals to the job:
  • SIGTSTP for parallel or interactive jobs—SIGTSTP is caught by the parent process and passed to all the child processes running on other hosts.
  • SIGSTOP for sequential jobs—SIGSTOP cannot be caught by user programs. The SIGSTOP signal can be configured with the LSB_SIGSTOP parameter in lsf.conf.
Windows
bstop causes the job to be suspended.