kubu4 14:01 on September 6

Use the “`-f“` flag with…

Use the -f flag with tail to monitor file in real-time.

E.g.

tail -f logfile.txt

kubu4 17:56 on August 15

Mox is down

kubu4 21:55 on June 27

Use sacct.

Example:

sacct -S2017-01-01 -E2018-06-27 -o jobid,start,end,state,maxrss,elapsed -u samwhite

This will display all jobs that between the specified start (-S) and end (-E) dates.

-o : Output format. Takes a comma-separated list of fields to display. Displays in order that values are listed. See man page for full list.
jobid : JobID
start : Date/time job was started.
end : Date/time job was ended.
state : Job state (e.g. completed, failed, etc.)
maxrss : Max RAM used during job.
elapsed : Total wall time elapsed for job to run.
-u samwhite : Specify user who’s history you want to view.

kubu4 21:46 on June 27

Command:

sstat jobid.batch

Replace jobid with the assigned job number. Can limit output by using --format argument.

Example to view maximum RAM used by running job:

sstat 181987.batch --format maxrss

kubu4 17:38 on June 27

The tips below require the use off SSH keys between Mox and your computer/NAS of choice.

Pro-tip from UW IT:

To avoid having to enter UW NetID password every time one wants to copy to/from Mox, always initiate transfers from Mox.

For recurring copying (i.e. rsync), set up cron job on Mox to run rsync to desired computer/NAS.