You use pbs_config to configure PBS for testing
How to run pbs_config
Go to pbspro/test/fw/bin in your cloned GitHub directory structure
Syntax:
pbs_config [<option(s)>]
Options to pbs_config
--as-diag=<pbs_diag>
Mimic pbs_diag snapshot ### don't understand... what is variable?
--check-ug
Verifies whether test users and groups are defined as expected.
With this option, -t option is ignored.
--del-ug
Delete users and groups which is expected for PTL ### what do we mean here?
Note that -t option is ignored
-l <log level>
One of DEBUG, INFO, ERROR, FATAL, WARNING
Default is ### default?
--load-config=<config file>
Load configuration from saved file ### default, path, abs/rel?
--log-conf=<logging config file>
Defaults to ### default? path? abs/rel?
--make-ug
Create users and groups to match what is expected ### what is expected?
Note that -t option is ignored
--multi-mom
Define and create multiple MoMs on a host. Sub-options:
--create=<num>: Number of MoMs to create. No default.
--restart=<[seq]>: Restart MoMs in sequence
--stop=<[seq]>: Stop MoMs in sequence
--serverhost=<host>: Hostname of server, defaults to localhost
--home-prefix=<path>: Prefix to PBS_HOME directory, defaults to /var/spool/PBS_m
--conf-prefix=<path>: Prefix to pbs.conf file. Defaults to /etc/pbs.conf.m
--init-port=<number>: Initial port to allocate. Defaults to 15011
--step-port=<number>: Step for port sequence. Defaults to 2
--revert-config
Revert services to their default configuration
--scheduler: operate on scheduler ### so... we revert the scheduler?
--server: operate on server ### we revert the server?
--mom: operate on MoM ### we revert the MoM? All MoMs?
--del-hooks=<True|False>: If True delete hooks. Defaults to True
--del-queues=<True|False>: Delete non-default queues. Defaults to True
--save-config=<config>
Save configuration to file revert-config and save-config can operate on the following ### what do we mean by saving to revert-config?
--scheduler: operate on scheduler
--server: operate on server
--mom: operate on MoM
--switch-version=<version>
Switch to a given installed version of PBS
Currently only works for "vanilla" installs, i.e, not developer installs
Based on /etc/pbs.conf and "default" PBS_EXEC
-t <hostname(s)>
Comma-separated list of hosts to operate on.
Defaults to localhost
--version
Print version number and exit
--vnodify
Define vnodes using the following suboptions:
-a <attrs>: comma <attribute list>: Comma-separated list of attributes <attribute>=<value> pairs to set on vnodes ### format? <attribute> = <value> ?
format: <name>vnodes
Format: <attribute name>=<value>.
Defaults to 8 cpus 8gb of mem
-A: Set additive mode, ; leave vnode definitions in place
Default is to clear all existing vnode definition files.
-d <y|n>: If y, delete all server nodes. Defaults to y.
-f <filename>: Use output of pbsnodes -av from file as definition
-P <num>: Number of vnodes per host
-o <filename>: Output vnode definition to filename
-M <mom>: MoM to operate on , format
Format is <host>@<path/to/conf>. ### what is path to conf?
Defaults to localhost.
-N <num vnodes>: Number of vnodes to create. No default.
-n <name>: Name of the natural vnode to create. Defaults to MoM FQDN
-p <name>: Prefix of name of node to create. Output format: prefix followed by [<num]. Defaults to vnode
-r <y|n>: Restart MoM or not, defaults to y
-s: If set, share vnodes on the host. Default is "standalone" hosts
-u: If set, allocate the natural vnode