Conventions

TORQUE/PBS Config - Default Queue Settings
Default Queue

To set the default queue (the queue used by jobs if a queue is not explicitly specified by the user), issue the following:

>> qmgr
Qmgr: set system default_queue = <QUEUENAME>
Qmgr: quit
Queue Default Node and Walltime Attributes

To set a default of one node and 15 minutes of walltime for a particular queue, issue the following:

> qmgr
Qmgr: set queue <QUEUENAME> resources_default.nodect = 1
Qmgr: set queue <QUEUENAME> resources_default.walltime = 00:15:00
Qmgr: quit
Default System Wide Node and Walltime Attributes

To set system wide defaults, set the following:

> qmgr
Qmgr: set server resources_default.nodect = 1
Qmgr: set server resources_default.walltime = 00:15:00
Qmgr: quit