Supported Job Options

The following table lists the job options that are supported by Platform Suite for SAS. You can specify these options in these locations:

the JOBOPTS= option of the GRDSVC_ENABLE function
the Additional Options field in the metadata definition for the SAS Logical Grid Server

Options specified in metadata override those specified in a GRDSVC_ENABLE statement.

Platform Suite for SAS Job Option Name/Value Pairs
Job Option Name/Value Pairs	Explanation
app=grid_application_name	specifies the LSF application name to use. This option is valid only for LSF version 7 and higher.
exclusive=0\|1	specifies whether the job runs as the only job on the grid node. 0 means that the job does not run exclusively; 1 means that the job runs exclusively. The default is 0.
ignoreFull=value	if value is anything other than 0, specifies that during object spawner load balancing, SAS Grid Manager ignores the closed status of a host if the host is closed because it is full of jobs. If the value is 0, a host that is closed because it is full is not used for the next server.
jobgroup=job-group	specifies the name of the job group to associate with the job.
jobname=job_name	specifies a job name to be used for all jobs. The name specified in this option overrides any job name specified by an application.
jobSlots=number_of_slots	specifies the number of available job slots for the grid. Use this option in configurations where the grid is controlled by Platform Computing’s Enterprise Grid Orchestrator (EGO). EGO always shows grid hosts as being closed. However, specifying a high value for this option shows the grid as being open and enables jobs to be submitted to the grid.
maxpendingtime=time	specifies the number of seconds a job can wait in the pending state before it is terminated.
priority=job-priority	specifies the user-assigned job priority. This is a value between 1 and MAX_USER_PRIORITY, as defined in the lsb.params file.
project=projectv	specifies the name of the project to associate with the job.
queue=queue	specifies the name of the queue to put the job in. The default queue name is `normal`.
reqres="requested-resources"	specifies additional resource requirements.
runlimit=time-in-seconds	specifies the maximum amount of time that a job is allowed to run. This value is used as an absolute limit or as part of an SLA job.
sla=service-level-agreement	specifies the name of the service-level agreement to associate with the job.
usergroup=user-group	specifies the name of the user group.

For complete information about job options, see Platform LSF Reference.