Freqently Asked Questions

  1. How do I check my CPU minute usage?
  2. How do I have software installed?
  3. Why is my job pending?
  4. When will my job start?

How do I check my CPU minute usage?

Run the clusterusage command

$ clusterusage
Cluster usage since: 2019-05-01
CPU Minutes used: 1
CPU Minutes limit: 300000
CPU Minutes available: 299999
CPU Minutes will be reset: 2019-08-31

How do I have software installed?

Send an email to sph-biostat-help@umich.edu with what you would like installed.

Why is my job pending?

There can be several different reasons for your job to be in the pending state. Some these reasons are but are not limited to:

  • The cluster is at full utilization and no resources are available to meet your requirements
  • You have requested more cores and or memory then are available to meet your requirements
  • All available licenses have to checked out
  • There is a reservation in place for maintenance and your job would potentially end during or after the reservation.
  • You or an administrator has placed a job on hold

When will my job start?

To view the estimated start time of your pending job(s) use the squeue command.

squeue -u $USER --start