Using the Teaching partition for Educational Jobs

Created by Bent Petersen, Modified on Mon, 3 Mar at 4:03 PM by Bent Petersen

The teaching partition is reserved for educational purposes, such as student assignments, workshops, and training sessions. This queue is restricted to users in specific courses.


Key Features

    •    Max Runtime: Up to 1 day (24 hours).

    •    Max CPU Allocation: Limited to assigned teaching node(s).

    •    Memory Limit: Subject to available resources on the teaching node.

    •    Priority: Moderate priority, available only to enrolled students and instructors.

    •    Best for: Teaching exercises, coursework, and practical sessions.


How to Submit a Job to the Teaching Queue


To submit a teaching job, use the following command:


sbatch --partition=teaching --qos=teaching --cpus-per-task=2 --mem=8G --time=2:00:00 --wrap="your_command_here"


Best Practices

    •    Only use this queue for teaching and coursework.

    •    Avoid submitting long or resource-heavy jobs that could affect other students.

    •    If your course requires more compute power, consult the Mjolnir admin team.

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