Supported resource usage limits and syntax

Set runtime resource usage limits in the lsb.queues file or with the bsub command. Each limit has a default value and a specific format.

CPU time limit
Sets the soft CPU time limit to cpu_limit for this batch job. The default is no limit.
Data segment size limit
Sets a per-process (soft) data segment size limit in KB for each process that belongs to this batch job (see getrlimit).
File size limit
Sets a file size limit in KB for each process that belongs to this batch job.
Memory limit
Sets a per-process physical memory limit for all of the processes belonging to a job.
Process limit
Sets the limit of the number of processes to process_limit for the whole job. The default is no limit. Exceeding the limit causes the job to terminate.
Runtime limit
A runtime limit is the maximum amount of time a job can run before it is terminated.
Thread limit
Sets the limit of the number of concurrent threads for the whole job. The default is no limit.
Stack segment size limit
Sets a per-process (hard) stack segment size limit for all of the processes belonging to a job. Application-level and job-level stack segment size limits overwrite this value as the soft limit, but cannot exceed the hard limit set in the lsb.queues file.
Swap usage limit
Sets a total process limit (memory and swap usage) for the whole job. The default is no limit. Exceeding the limit causes the job to terminate.

Parent topic: Runtime resource usage limits