Writing Job Routes¶

This document contains documentation for HTCondor-CE Job Router configurations with equivalent examples for the ClassAd transform and deprecated syntaxes. Configuration from this page should be written to files in /etc/condor-ce/config.d/, whose contents are parsed in lexicographic order with subsequent variables overriding earlier ones.

Each example is displayed in code blocks with tabs to switch between the two syntaxes:

ClassAd Transform

This is an example for the ClassAd transform syntax

Deprecated syntax

This is an example for the deprecated syntax

Syntax Differences¶

Planned Removal of Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS, JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES, JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES_CMD, and JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES_FILE are deprecated and will be removed for V24 of the HTCondor Software Suite. New configuration syntax for the job router is defined using JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES and JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_[name].
For new syntax example vist: HTCondor Documentation - Job Router
Note: The removal will occur during the lifetime of the HTCondor V23 feature series.

In HTCondor-CE 5, the deprecated syntax continues to be the default and administrator's can move to the ClassAd transform syntax by setting the following in a file in /etc/condor-ce/config.d/:

JOB_ROUTER_USE_DEPRECATED_ROUTER_ENTRIES = False

The ClassAd transform syntax provides many benefits including:

Statements being evaluated in the order they are written
Use of variables that are not included in the resultant job ad
Use of simple case statements

Additionally, it is now easier to include job transformations that should be evaluated before or after your routes by including transforms in the lists of JOB_ROUTER_PRE_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES and JOB_ROUTER_PRE_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES, respectively.

For examples of the ClassAd transform syntax, you can inspect default job router transforms packaged with HTCondor-CE with the following command:

user@host $ condor_ce_config_val -dump JOB_ROUTER_TRANSFORM_

Differences in `MY.` and `TARGET.`¶

In addition to the above, the behavior of the MY. and TARGET. ClassAd attribute prefixes has changed between the two different syntaxes:

In ClassAd transform syntax, MY. always refers to the incoming job's attributes and can be referenced within $(), e.g. $(MY.Owner) refers to the mapped user of the incoming job. TARGET is only used in SET expressions to refer to attributes in the slot ad (HTCondor pools only).
In the deprecated syntax, MY. refers to attributes in the job route and TARGET. refers to attributes in the incoming job ad for copy_, delete_, and eval_set_ functions. However, in expressions defined by set_*, MY. refers to the attributes in the incoming job ad and TARGET. refers to the attribute in the slot ad (HTCondor pools only).

Required Fields¶

The minimum requirements for a route are that you specify the type of batch system that jobs should be routed to and a name for each route. Default routes can be found in /usr/share/condor-ce/config.d/02-ce-<batch system>-defaults.conf, provided by the htcondor-ce-<batch system> packages.

Route name¶

To identify routes, you will need to assign a name to the route, either in the name of the configuration macro (i.e., JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_<name>) for the ClassAd transform syntax or with the name attribute for the deprecated syntax:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Naming restrictions

Route names should only contain alphanumeric and _ characters.
Routes specified by JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_* will override routes with the same name in JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES

The name of the route will be useful in debugging since it shows up in the output of condor_ce_job_router_info; the JobRouterLog; in the ClassAd of the routed job, which can be viewed with condor_q and condor_history for HTCondor batch systems; and in the ClassAd of the routed job, which can be vieweed with condor_ce_q or condor_ce_history for non-HTCondor batch systems.

Batch system¶

Each route needs to indicate the type of batch system that jobs should be routed to. For HTCondor batch systems, the UNIVERSE command or TargetUniverse attribute needs to be set to "VANILLA" or 5, respectively. For all other batch systems, the GridResource attribute needs to be set to "batch <batch system>" (where <batch system> can be one of pbs, slurm, lsf, or sge).

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_My_Slurm @=jrt
  GridResource = "batch slurm"
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool My_Slurm

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
[
  GridResource = "batch slurm";
  name = "My_Slurm";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool My_Slurm

Writing Multiple Routes¶

If your batch system needs incoming jobs to be sorted (e.g. if different VO's need to go to separate queues), you will need to write multiple job routes where each route is a separate JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_* macro in the ClassAd transform syntax and enclosed by square brackets in the deprecated syntax. Additionally, the route names must be added to JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES in the order that you want their requirements statements compared to incoming jobs.

The following routes takes incoming jobs that have a queue attribute set to "prod" and sets IsProduction = True. All other jobs will be routed with IsProduction = False.

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Production_Jobs @=jrt
  REQUIREMENTS queue == "prod"
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  SET IsProduction = True
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  SET IsProduction = False
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Production_Jobs Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  Requirements = (TARGET.queue == "prod");
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  set_IsProduction = True;
  name = "Production_Jobs";
]
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  set_IsProduction = False;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Production_Jobs Condor_Pool

Writing Comments¶

To write comments you can use # to comment a line:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  # This is a comment
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  # This is a comment
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Setting Attributes for All Routes¶

ClassAd transform¶

With the ClassAd transform syntax, any function from the Editing Attributes section can be applied before or after your routes are considered by appending the names of transforms specified by JOB_ROUTER_TRANSFORM_<name> to the lists of JOB_ROUTER_PRE_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES and JOB_ROUTER_POST_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES, respectively. The following configuration sets the Periodic_Hold attribute for all routed jobs before any route transforms are applied:

JOB_ROUTER_TRANSFORM_Periodic_Hold
  SET Periodic_Hold = (NumJobStarts >= 1 && JobStatus == 1) || NumJobStarts > 1
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_PRE_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES = $(JOB_ROUTER_PRE_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES) Periodic_Hold

To apply the same transform after your pre-route and route transforms, append the name of the transform to JOB_ROUTER_POST_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES instead:

JOB_ROUTER_POST_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES = $(JOB_ROUTER_POST_ROUTE_TRANSFORM_NAMES) Periodic_Hold

Deprecated syntax¶

To set an attribute that will be applied to all routes, you will need to ensure that MERGE_JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULT_ADS is set to True (check the value with condor_ce_config_val) and use the set_ function in the JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS. The following configuration sets the Periodic_Hold attribute for all routes:

# Use the defaults generated by the condor_ce_router_defaults script.  To add
# additional defaults, add additional lines of the form:
#
#   JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS = $(JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS) [set_foo = 1;]
#
MERGE_JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULT_ADS=True
JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS = $(JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS) [set_Periodic_Hold = (NumJobStarts >= 1 && JobStatus == 1) || NumJobStarts > 1;]

Filtering Jobs Based On…¶

To filter jobs, use the route's REQUIREMENTS or Requirements attribute for ClassAd transforms and deprecated syntaxes, respectively. Incoming jobs will be evaluated against the ClassAd expression set in the route's requirements and if the expression evaluates to TRUE, the route will match. More information on the syntax of ClassAd's can be found in the HTCondor manual. For an example on how incoming jobs interact with filtering in job routes, consult this document.

In the deprecated syntax, you may need to specify TARGET. to refer to differentiate between job and route attributes. See this section for more details.

Note

If you have an HTCondor batch system, note the difference with set_requirements:

Pilot job queue¶

To filter jobs based on their pilot job queue attribute, your routes will need a requirements expression using the incoming job's queue attribute. The following entry routes jobs to HTCondor if the incoming job (specified by TARGET) is an analy (Analysis) glidein:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  REQUIREMENTS queue == "prod"
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  Requirements = (TARGET.queue == "prod");
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = My_HTCONDOR

Mapped user¶

To filter jobs based on what local account the incoming job was mapped to, your routes will need a requirements expression using the incoming job's Owner attribute. The following entry routes jobs to the HTCondor batch system if the mapped user is usatlas2:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  REQUIREMENTS Owner == "usatlas2"
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  Requirements = (TARGET.Owner == "usatlas2");
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = My_HTCONDOR

Alternatively, you can match based on regular expression. The following entry routes jobs to the HTCondor batch system if the mapped user begins with usatlas:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  REQUIREMENTS regexp("^usatlas", Owner)
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  Requirements = regexp("^usatlas", TARGET.Owner);
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = My_HTCONDOR

VOMS attribute¶

To filter jobs based on the subject of the job's proxy, your routes will need a requirements expression using the incoming job's x509UserProxyFirstFQAN attribute. The following entry routes jobs to the HTCondor batch system if the proxy subject contains /cms/Role=Pilot:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  REQUIREMENTS regexp("\/cms\/Role\=pilot", x509UserProxyFirstFQAN)
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  Requirements = regexp("\/cms\/Role\=pilot", TARGET.x509UserProxyFirstFQAN);
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = My_HTCONDOR

Setting a Default…¶

This section outlines how to set default job limits, memory, cores, and maximum walltime. For an example on how users can override these defaults, consult this document.

Maximum number of jobs¶

To set a default limit to the maximum number of jobs per route, you can edit the configuration variable CONDORCE_MAX_JOBS in /etc/condor-ce/config.d/01-ce-router.conf:

CONDORCE_MAX_JOBS = 10000

Note

The above configuration is to be placed directly into the HTCondor-CE configuration instead of a job route or transform.

Maximum memory¶

To set a default maximum memory (in MB) for routed jobs, set the variable or attribute default_maxMemory for the ClassAd transform and deprecated syntax, respectively:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  # Set the requested memory to 1 GB
  default_maxMemory = 1000
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  # Set the requested memory to 1 GB
  set_default_maxMemory = 1000;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Number of cores to request¶

To set a default number of cores for routed jobs, set the variable or attribute default_xcount for the ClassAd transform and deprecated syntax, respectively:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  # Set the requested memory to 1 GB
  default_xcount = 8
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  # Set the requested cores to 8
  set_default_xcount = 8;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Number of gpus to request¶

To set a default number of GPUs for routed jobs, set the job ClassAd attribute RequestGPUs in the route transform:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  # If the job does not already have a RequestGPUs value set it to 1
  DEFAULT RequestGPUs = 1
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

The DEFAULT keyword works for any job attribute other than those mentioned above that require the use of alternative names for defaulting in the CE. The deprecated syntax has no keyword for defaulting.

Maximum walltime¶

To set a default number of cores for routed jobs, set the variable or attribute default_maxWallTime for the ClassAd transform and deprecated syntax, respectively:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  # Set the max walltime to 1 hr
  default_maxWallTime = 60
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  # Set the max walltime to 1 hr
  set_default_maxWallTime = 60;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Setting Job Environments¶

HTCondor-CE offers two different methods for setting environment variables of routed jobs:

CONDORCE_PILOT_JOB_ENV configuration, which should be used for setting environment variables for all routed jobs to static strings.
default_pilot_job_env or set_default_pilot_job_env job route configuration, which should be used for setting environment variables:
- Per job route
- To values based on incoming job attributes
- Using ClassAd functions

Both of these methods use the new HTCondor format of the environment command, which is described by environment variable/value pairs separated by whitespace and enclosed in double-quotes. For example, the following HTCondor-CE configuration would result in the following environment for all routed jobs:

HTCondor-CE Configuration

CONDORCE_PILOT_JOB_ENV = "WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup/ http_proxy=proxy.wisc.edu"

Resulting Environment

WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup/
http_proxy=proxy.wisc.edu

Contents of CONDORCE_PILOT_JOB_ENV can reference other HTCondor-CE configuration using HTCondor's configuration $() macro expansion. For example, the following HTCondor-CE configuration would result in the following environment for all routed jobs:

HTCondor-CE Configuration

LOCAL_PROXY = proxy.wisc.edu
CONDORCE_PILOT_JOB_ENV = "WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup/ http_proxy=$(LOCAL_PROXY)"

Resulting Environment

WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup/
http_proxy=proxy.wisc.edu

To set environment variables per job route, based on incoming job attributes, or using ClassAd functions, add default_pilot_job_env or set_default_pilot_job_env to your job route configuration for ClassAd transforms and deprecated syntax, respectively. For example, the following HTCondor-CE configuration would result in this environment for a job with these attributes:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  default_pilot_job_env = strcat("WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup",
                                 " PILOT_COLLECTOR=", JOB_COLLECTOR,
                                 " ACCOUNTING_GROUP=", toLower(JOB_VO))
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  set_default_pilot_job_env = strcat("WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup",
                                     " PILOT_COLLECTOR=", JOB_COLLECTOR,
                                     " ACCOUNTING_GROUP=", toLower(JOB_VO));
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Incoming Job Attributes

JOB_COLLECTOR = "collector.wisc.edu"
JOB_VO = "GLOW"

Resulting Environment

WN_SCRATCH_DIR=/nobackup/
PILOT_COLLECTOR=collector.wisc.edu
ACCOUNTING_GROUP=glow

Debugging job route environment expressions

While constructing default_pilot_job_env or set_default_pilot_job_env expressions, try wrapping your expression in debug() to help with any issues that may arise. Make sure to remove debug() after you're done!

Editing Attributes…¶

The following functions are operations that can be used to take incoming job attributes and modify them for the routed job for the ClassAd transform and deprecated syntax, respectively:

COPY, copy_*
DELETE, delete_*
SET, set_*
EVALSET, eval_set_*

The above operations are evaluated in order differently depending on your chosen syntax:

If you are using ClassAd transforms, each function is evaluated in order of appearance. For example, the following will set FOO in the routed job to the incoming job's Owner attribute and then subsequently remove FOO from the routed job:
```
JOB_ROUTER_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  EVALSET FOO = "$(MY.Owner)"
  DELETE FOO
@jrt
```
If you are using the deprecated syntax, each class of operations is evaluated in the order specified above, i.e. all copy_*, before delete_*, etc. For example, if the attribute FOO is set using eval_set_FOO in the JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS, you'll be unable to use delete_foo to remove it from your jobs since the attribute is set using eval_set_foo after the deletion occurs according to the order of operations. To get around this, we can take advantage of the fact that operations defined in JOB_ROUTER_DEFAULTS get overridden by the same operation in JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES. So to 'delete' FOO, you could add eval_set_foo = "" to the route in the JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES, resulting in foo being set to the empty string in the routed job.

More documentation can be found in the HTCondor manual

Copying attributes¶

To copy the value of an attribute of the incoming job to an attribute of the routed job, use COPY or copy_ for ClassAd transform and deprecated syntaxes, respectively.. The following route copies the Environment attribute of the incoming job and sets the attribute Original_Environment on the routed job to the same value:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  COPY Environment Original_Environment
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  copy_Environment = "Original_Environment";
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Removing attributes¶

To remove an attribute of the incoming job from the routed job, use DELETE or delete_ for ClassAd transform and deprecated syntaxes, respectively. The following route removes the Environment attribute from the routed job:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  DELETE Environment
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  delete_Environment = True;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Setting attributes¶

To set an attribute on the routed job, use SET or set_ for ClassAd transform and deprecated syntaxes, respectively. The following route sets the Job's Rank attribute to 5:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  SET Rank = 5
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  set_Rank = 5;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Setting attributes with ClassAd expressions¶

To set an attribute to a ClassAd expression to be evaluated, use EVALSET or eval_set for ClassAd transform and deprecated syntaxes, respectively. The following route sets the Experiment attribute to atlas.osguser if the Owner of the incoming job is osguser:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  EVALSET Experiment = strcat("atlas.", Owner)
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  eval_set_Experiment = strcat("atlas.", Owner);
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Limiting the Number of Jobs¶

This section outlines how to limit the number of total or idle jobs in a specific route (i.e., if this limit is reached, jobs will no longer be placed in this route).

Note

If you are using an HTCondor batch system, limiting the number of jobs is not the preferred solution: HTCondor manages fair share on its own via user priorities and group accounting.

Total jobs¶

To set a limit on the number of jobs for a specific route, set the MaxJobs attribute:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Poole @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  MaxJobs = 100
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  MaxJobs = 100;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Idle jobs¶

To set a limit on the number of idle jobs for a specific route, set the MaxIdleJobs attribute:

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Poole @=jrt
  UNIVERSE VANILLA
  MaxIdleJobs = 100
@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  TargetUniverse = 5;
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  MaxIdleJobs = 100;
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Debugging Routes¶

To help debug expressions in your routes, you can use the debug() function. First, set the debug mode for the JobRouter by editing a file in /etc/condor-ce/config.d/ to read

JOB_ROUTER_DEBUG = D_ALWAYS:2 D_CAT

Then wrap the problematic attribute in debug():

ClassAd Transform

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_Condor_Pool @=jrt
  EVALSET Experiment = debug(strcat("atlas", Name))

@jrt

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

Deprecated Syntax

JOB_ROUTER_ENTRIES @=jre
[
  name = "Condor_Pool";
  eval_set_Experiment = debug(strcat("atlas", Name));
]
@jre

JOB_ROUTER_ROUTE_NAMES = Condor_Pool

You will find the debugging output in /var/log/condor-ce/JobRouterLog.

Getting Help¶

If you have any questions or issues with configuring job routes, please contact us for assistance.

Writing Job Routes¶

Syntax Differences¶

Differences in MY. and TARGET.¶

Required Fields¶

Route name¶

Batch system¶

Writing Multiple Routes¶

Writing Comments¶

Setting Attributes for All Routes¶

ClassAd transform¶

Deprecated syntax¶

Filtering Jobs Based On…¶

Pilot job queue¶

Mapped user¶

VOMS attribute¶

Setting a Default…¶

Maximum number of jobs¶

Maximum memory¶

Number of cores to request¶

Number of gpus to request¶

Maximum walltime¶

Setting Job Environments¶

Editing Attributes…¶

Copying attributes¶

Removing attributes¶

Setting attributes¶

Setting attributes with ClassAd expressions¶

Limiting the Number of Jobs¶

Total jobs¶

Idle jobs¶

Debugging Routes¶

Getting Help¶

Differences in `MY.` and `TARGET.`¶