Controlling Queues With qmod

You can use the qmod command to suspend and resume queues. You can also use qmod to disable and enable queues.

The following commands illustrate how to use qmod:

% qmod -s q-name
% qmod -us -f q-name1, q-name2
% qmod -d q-name
% qmod -e q-name1, q-name2, q-name3

qmod –s suspends a queue. qmod –us –f resumes (unsuspends) two queues. qmod –d disables a queue. qmod –e enables three queues.

The -f option forces registration of the status change in sge_qmaster when the corresponding sge_execd is not reachable, for example, due to network problems.

Suspending and resuming queues as well as disabling and enabling queues requires queue owner permission, manager permission, or operator permission. See Managers, Operators, and Owners.

You can use qmod commands with crontab or at jobs.