Setting a time limit
Sometimes, jobs may get stuck or encounter unforeseen issues, causing them to run indefinitely. Setting a time limit ensures that such jobs are automatically terminated after a certain duration, preventing them from consuming resources unnecessarily.
You can add a --time
parameter to your Slurm command, e.g. --time=08:00:00
to run a job for maximum 8 hours:
srun --time=08:00:00 hostname
Jobs can run no longer than 12 hours
Every job submitted to AI-LAB is subject to a time limit of 12 hours. This limit is set to prevent a single user from monopolizing the entire cluster indefinitely. We are trying to ensure that all users receive an equal share of available resources.