Change the Timeout Duration for Requeueing a Job

Change the length of time that can be taken while requeueing a job.

When jobs are preempted via requeueing, the requeue can fail if the job being preempted takes longer than the allowed timeout. The time for requeueing includes post-processing such as staging files out, deleting files, and changing the job’s state. Change how long the process of requeueing a job is allowed to take. Node failure, manual requeue
  1. Click the Configure tab.
  2. Choose the HPC to configure.

    Choose an HPC
    Figure 1. Choose an HPC
  3. Click Server Settings from the PBS Professional menu located on the left-hand side of the web page.
  4. Click located in the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
  5. Enable the Display Advanced Settings check box.
  6. Click located to the right of Job Requeue Timeout.
  7. For Job Requeue Timeout, enter the job requeue timeout duration.
    The duration can be entered as an integer in seconds or in the format: [[HH:]MM:]SS[.milliseconds]. Default is 45 seconds.
  8. Click to save the change.