BigJob on XSEDE

Using BigJob on XSEDE is easy using Python virtual environments.

• Installation Guide - Explains how to install BigJob on the machine that will be submitting jobs

• BigJob Tutorial Learn more about BigJob and work through ensemble examples

Supported Adaptors

Supported Adaptors	Description	Information	Machine
fork	Submit jobs only on localhost head node. Password less login to localhost is required. Example usage: fork://localhost		localhost
SSH	Submit jobs on target machine's head node. Password-less login to target machine is required. Example usage: ssh://eric1.loni.org	Allows to submit jobs to a remote host via SSH	localhost
PBS	Submit jobs to target machine's scheduling system. Password-less login to target machine is required. Example usage: Remote (over SSH): pbs+ssh://eric1.loni.org or Local: pbs://localhost	Interfaces with a PBS, PBS Pro or TORQUE scheduler locally or remotely via SSH	Trestles, Kraken
SGE	Submit jobs to target machine's scheduling system. Password-less login to target machine is required. Example usage: Remote (over SSH): sge+ssh://lonestar.tacc.utexas.edu or Local: sge://localhost	Interfaces with a Sun Grid Engine (SGE) scheduler locally or remotely via SSH	Lonestar, Ranger
GRAM	Uses Globus to submit jobs. Globus certificates are required. Initiate grid proxy (myproxy-logon) before executing the BigJob application. Example usage of URL gram://gatekeeper.ranger.tacc.teragrid.org:2119/jobmanager-sge	Please find the globus resource URLs of XSEDE machines at https://www.xsede.org/wwwteragrid/archive/web/user-support/gram-gatekeepers-gateway.html	Kraken, Lonestar, Ranger, Trestles
Torque+GSISSH	Submit jobs using gsissh. Globus certificates are required. Initiate grid proxy (myproxy-logon) before executing the BigJob application. Example usage of URL: xt5torque+gsissh://gsissh.kraken.nics.xsede.org	Please find the GSISSH resource URLs of XSEDE machines at https://www.xsede.org/wwwteragrid/archive/web/user-support/gram-gatekeepers-gateway.html	Kraken