Scheduling Policy

General Information

Jobs run in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) order. Backfilling smaller, shorter jobs to use those otherwise idle resources.

Computation Queue Limits

  • The batch queue system places a limit of two computation jobs in the queue per user. If a user submits more than two jobs, the additional jobs will be rejected.
  • Computation jobs are limited to a 6 hour walltime.

Analysis Queue Policies

  • There is not a limit on the number of jobs a user may have in the analysis queue.
  • The maximum wall time for analysis jobs is 12 hours.
  • Access to the analysis queue is limited. To request access to the queue, contact the NCCS User Assistance Center
  • Non-analysis jobs are not allowed in the debug queue.