Terminating lingering SAS Grid jobs.

[kcpython]

Hello, how can I configure the Grid to automatically kill jobs that run longer than a week? Or am I going to have to write a bash script? 🙂

[JuanS_OCS]

Hello @kcpython,

well, you can very well do this taks with a script, but LSF can handle orphan jobs as well:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSETD4_9.1.3/lsf_admin/orphan_job_termination.html

LSF administrator enables the feature at the cluster level 
by defining a cluster-wide termination grace period 
with the parameter ORPHAN_JOB_TERM_GRACE_PERIOD in the lsb.params file. 
The cluster-wide termination grace period applies to all dependent jobs in the cluster.

You can also read:

http://sunray2.mit.edu/kits/platform-lsf/7.0.6/1/guides/kit_lsf_guide_source/admin/job_ops.html 

[kcpython]

What defines a job as an orphan? Or is setting a run time wall a more appropriate way of handling this?