Ubuntu HPC Setup PBS execution on compute nodes

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To setup PBS execution on all compute nodes

  1. Install pbs execution Debian package on all compute nodes using:
    cd /export/apps/temp/openpbs_20.0.1.ubuntu_1804/
    dpkg -i openpbs-execution_20.0.1-1_amd64.deb
  2. Configure master hostname in '/etc/pbs.conf' as:
    PBS_EXEC=/opt/pbs
    PBS_SERVER=<master-hostname>
    PBS_START_SERVER=0
    PBS_START_SCHED=0
    PBS_START_COMM=0
    PBS_START_MOM=1
    PBS_HOME=/var/spool/pbs
    PBS_CORE_LIMIT=unlimited
    PBS_SCP=/bin/scp
  3. Set environment
    source /etc/profile.d/pbs.sh
    source /etc/pbs.conf
  4. Enter master hostname in /var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/config
    $clienthost <master-hostname>
  5. Start and enable pbs using:
    systemctl start pbs
    systemctl enable pbs


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