Submit jobs with Unity OnDemand

Unity OnDemand gives you access to Slurm’s functionality without any use of the command line, making this method especially convenient for users that have less experience with the command line.

There are three main features of Unity OnDemand job management:

• The Job Composer: to customize and schedule batch jobs
• The Job Templater: to make templates from jobs and jobs from templates
• The Active Job Viewer: to list jobs, kill jobs, and read output files

How to access the Job Composer

The Job Composer allows you to customize and schedule batch jobs in Unity OnDemand.

To access the Job Composer, go to Unity OnDemand’s top menu and click Jobs > Job Composer.

The Job Composer opens. This page includes an interactive guide on how to create, edit, and submit a job using the Job Composer.

How to access the Job Templater

The Job Templater allows you to make templates from jobs, or jobs from templates.

From the Job Composer’s top menu, click Jobs > Templates.

The Job Templater page opens. The Job Templater includes a list of job templates, a job editor, and details about the selected template.

We have a number of job templates at your disposal that you can copy to your home directory and edit as needed. The following sections will guide you through how to copy a job template, create a new job from a job template, and edit a job template that you’ve already copied.

Copy a job template to your home directory

1. To copy a job template to your home directory, select the desired template.

2. Click Copy Template. A form appears that allows you to change the Path, Name, Cluster, and Notes for the job template.

3. Click Save. A copy of the selected template appears in the list with a Source of My Templates instead of System Templates.

Create a new job from a job template

1. To create a new job from a job template, select the desired job template.

2. In the form labeled Create New “[Job template name]”, edit the Job Name, Cluster, or Script Name as needed.

3. Click Create New Job.

Edit a job template that you’ve already copied

1. To edit a job template that you’ve already copied to your home directory, select the copied job template.

2. Click View Files.

3. Edit your job as needed.

4. Click Create New Job.

How to access the Active Job Viewer

The Active Jobs page allows you to view information on your jobs, view the output files from your jobs, and kill your jobs.

To open the Active Job Viewer, click Jobs > Active Jobs from Unity OnDemand’s top menu.

The Active Jobs page opens.