Moab Access Portal

Appendix B: Differences Guide

Moab Access Portal 5.2.0

New tab allows users view the standard output/error files of jobs they have submitted (only works with Moab 5.0.0 and above)
Popups on Visual Reservations now work in Internet Explorer
Job Templates on Job Submit Tab have been renamed to Job Outlines to correspond with the Job Outlines that exist in Graphical Moab Cluster Manager interface
Corrected use of Priority when submitting a job and MAP now recognizes ENABLEPOSUSERPRIORITY
Improved directory navigation when selecting directories and files

Modified colors of charts in Reports section for better visibility
All pages now contain valid html markup according to HTML 4.01 Strict
When selecting files, an error message is now displayed when the user attempts to view a directory to which they do not have proper permissions
Many bug fixes (empty file name errors, incorrect priority range, many css errors, loading of job outlines when a command list is specified, incorrect parsing of job duration time)

improved Moab Java API now requires Java 5 (1.5) or higher
significantly improved installation--Linux® distribution now comes with Java and servlet engine embedded
improved submission screens that are more intuitive, allowing for easier creation of new scripts on-the-fly
added "Avg. Load" to available node information
improved the reading of large messages (using tool-tips) for jobs and nodes
improved XML parsing (now uses SAX engine) to reduce memory footprint and make job list more efficient
improved memory consumption for reports functions
eradicated a possible security hole
expanded logging verbosity to help diagnose future bugs/issues
fixed various minor bugs (incorrect sorting for nodes, time-zone issues, etc.)

minor bug fixes
internationalization (i18n) capabilities which allow MAP to support different languages

plug-in framework allowing for 3rd-party developers to create custom screens and modules to interact with MAP and Moab Workload Manager_® API
improved logging infrastructure
improved fault-tolerance and error messages when network or other communication problems occur
improved setup and installation (automated)
uses latest Workload Manager Java API for smaller memory footprint and more efficent use of network bandwidth
built-in support for SSH key authentication
support for Workload Manager's advanced hosting center capabilities (querying of available resources, creation of virtual private clusters (VPC), VPC lists and management tools, etc.)
criteria used for job submission and resource queries can now be saved as either personal/global templates that can be loaded for future use

Job Submission
- added ability to upload or create new scripts through web browser
- added ability to browse remote filesystems for scripts, exectuables, input files, etc.
Personal Reservations
- added ability to create, list, and remove personal reservations according to specific criteria
End-User Information
- added ability to view cluster nodes in both list and visual modes
- added estimated start-time matrix which tells end-users how long they must wait before submitting a theoretical job
- added workload timeline to illustrate the current and future workload expected on the cluster
- added ability to send e-mail notifications upong job execution, completion, or failure
- added intelligible error messages, allowing users to better help themselves
- added detailed user credential information which allows users to view their permissions on the cluster
- added consumable credit progress bar which alerts user how many credits have been consumed and how many remain