PBS to Slurm Conversion Cheat Sheet
Translating PBS Scripts to Slurm Scripts
The following table contains a list of common commands and terms used with the TORQUE/PBS scheduler, and the corresponding commands and terms used under the Slurm scheduler. This sheet can be used to assist in translating your existing PBS scripts into Slurm scripts to be read by the new scheduler, or as a reference when creating new Slurm job scripts.
User Commands
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User Commands
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PBS/Torque
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Slurm
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Job submission
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qsub [script_file]
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sbatch [script_file]
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Job deletion
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qdel [job_id]
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scancel [job_id]
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Job status (by job)
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qstat [job_id]
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squeue [job_id]
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Job status (by user)
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qstat -u [user_name]
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squeue -u [user_name]
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Job hold
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qhold [job_id]
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scontrol hold [job_id]
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Job release
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qrls [job_id]
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scontrol release [job_id]
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Queue list
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qstat -Q
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squeue
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Node list
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pbsnodes -l
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sinfo -N OR scontrol show nodes
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Cluster status
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qstat -a
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sinfo
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Environment
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Environment
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PBS/Torque
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Slurm
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Job ID
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$PBS_JOBID
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$SLURM_JOBID
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Submit Directory
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$PBS_O_WORKDIR
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$SLURM_SUBMIT_DIR
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Submit Host
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$PBS_O_HOST
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$SLURM_SUBMIT_HOST
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Node List
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$PBS_NODEFILE
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$SLURM_JOB_NODELIST
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Q
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$PBS_ARRAYID
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$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID
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Job Specifications
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Job Specification
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PBS/Torque
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Slurm
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Script directive
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#PBS
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#SBATCH
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Queue/Partition
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-q [name]
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-p [name] *Best to let Slurm pick the optimal partition
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Node Count
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-l nodes=[count]
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-N [min[-max]] *Autocalculates this if just task # is given
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Total Task Count
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-l ppn=[count] OR -l mppwidth=[PE_count]
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-n OR --ntasks=ntasks
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Wall Clock Limit
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-l walltime=[hh:mm:ss]
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-t [min] OR -t [days-hh:mm:ss]
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Standard Output File
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-o [file_name]
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-o [file_name]
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Standard Error File
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-e [file_name]
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-e [file_name]
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Combine stdout/err
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-j oe (both to stdout) OR -j eo (both to stderr)
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(use -o without -e)
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Copy Environment
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-V
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--export=[ALL | NONE | variables]
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Event Notification
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-m abe
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--mail-type=[events]
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Email Address
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-M [address]
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--mail-user=[address]
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Job Name
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-N [name]
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--job-name=[name]
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Job Restart
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-r [y | n]
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--requeue OR --no-requeue
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Resource Sharing
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-l naccesspolicy=singlejob
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--exclusive OR --shared
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Memory Size
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-l mem=[MB]
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--mem=[mem][M | G | T] OR --mem-per-cpu=[mem][M | G | T]
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Accounts to charge
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-A OR -W group_list=[account]
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--account=[account] OR -A
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Tasks Per Node
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-l mppnppn [PEs_per_node]
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--ntasks-per-node=[count]
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CPUs Per Task
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--cpus-per-task=[count]
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Job Dependency
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-d [job_id]
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--depend=[state:job_id]
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Quality of Service
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-l qos=[name]
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--qos=[normal | high]
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Job Arrays
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-t [array_spec]
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--array=[array_spec]
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Generic Resources
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-l other=[resource_spec]
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--gres=[resource_spec]
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Job Enqueue Time
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-a “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS”
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--begin=YYYY-MM-DD[THH:MM[:SS]]
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