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 tarball>
Configure PBS according according to the specified pbs_diag output tarball. Does not set up jobs or reservations.
--check-ug
Verifies whether test users and groups are defined as expected.
With this option, -t option is ignored.
--del-ug
By default, PTL has a pre-defined set of users and groups. This option deletes those default users and groups.
Note that the -t option is ignored.
-l <log level>
One of DEBUG, INFO, ERROR, FATAL, WARNING.
Default is INFO.
--load-config=<config file>
Load configuration from saved file. Path can be absolute or relative. No default.
--log-conf=<logging config file>
Path can be absolute or relative. No default. ### should have asked, what does this do? Save to a file, or load from a file? And if load, what is loaded?
--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 ### how does revert-config use a saved config file? Does it take an argument? Is the argument optional?
Revert services to their default configuration
--scheduler: revert scheduler
--server: revert server
--mom: revert all MoMs on host
--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. This file can later be used with --revert-config option.
--scheduler: save scheduler configuration
--server: save server configuration
--mom: save MoM configuration
--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 <attribute list>: Comma-separated list of <attribute>=<value> pairs to set on 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 is <host>@<path to pbs.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