Benefits using the SGEEE Batch System
For users:
- jobs get executed on the most suitable (least loaded, fastest) machine
- fair scheduling according to defined sharing policies
- no one else can overuse the system and provoke system degradation
- users need no knowledge of host names where their jobs can run
- quick access to load parameters of all managed hosts
For administrators:
- one time allocation of resources to users, projects, groups
- no manual intervention to guarantee policies
- reconfiguration of the running system (to adapt to changing usage pattern)
- easy monitoring of hosts and jobs