Requesting Walltime

Directive:

#PBS -l walltime=<hours:minutes:seconds>

Example:

#!/bin/bash

#PBS -l walltime=10:00:00

echo "Script begins here"
<- omitted ->

Command Line:

qsub -l walltime=<hours:minutes:seconds> script

Example:

qsub -l walltime=12:00:00

Practicum:

 [jdpoisso@umms-amino blast_test]$ qsub blast.sh
 2499949.umms-amino.ccmb.med.umich.edu
 [jdpoisso@umms-amino blast_test]$ qsub -l walltime=12:00:00 blast.sh
 2499950.umms-amino.ccmb.med.umich.edu
 [jdpoisso@umms-amino blast_test]$ qstat -f 2499949
 Job Id: 2499949.umms-amino.ccmb.med.umich.edu
     Job_Name = blast.sh
 <- output omitted ->
     Resource_List.walltime = 10:00:00
     <- output omitted ->
         Walltime.Remaining = 3598
 <- output omitted ->
 [jdpoisso@umms-amino blast_test]$ qstat -f 2499950
 Job Id: 2499950.umms-amino.ccmb.med.umich.edu
     Job_Name = blast.sh
 <- output omitted ->
     Resource_List.walltime = 12:00:00
 <- output omitted ->
     Walltime.Remaining = 4319
 <- output omitted ->
 [jdpoisso@umms-amino blast_test]$