diff --git a/docs/Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Job_Scaling_Ascertaining_job_dimensions.md b/docs/Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Job_Scaling_Ascertaining_job_dimensions.md index dd45a5f9e..d0e5b18b8 100644 --- a/docs/Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Job_Scaling_Ascertaining_job_dimensions.md +++ b/docs/Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Job_Scaling_Ascertaining_job_dimensions.md @@ -38,57 +38,13 @@ be at increased risk of taking a long time in the queue or failing, and your project's [fair share score](../../Scientific_Computing/Running_Jobs_on_Maui_and_Mahuika/Fair_Share.md) is likely to suffer. Your project's fair share score will be reduced in view of compute time spent regardless of whether you obtain a result or -not.  +not. - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ResourceAsking for too muchNot -asking for enough
Number of CPUs
    -
  • The job may wait in the queue for longer.
    • -
  • Your fair share score will fall rapidly (your project will be -charged for CPU cores that it reserved but didn't use)
    • -
    -
  • The job will run more slowly than expected, and so may run out of -time and get killed for exceeding its time limit.
    • -
Memory
    -
  • The job may wait in the queue for longer.
    • -
  • Your fair share score will fall more than necessary.
    • -
    -
  • Your job will fail, probably with an 'OUT OF MEMORY' error, -segmentation fault or bus error. This may not happen immediately.
    • -
Wall time
    -
  • The job may wait in the queue for longer than necessary
    • -
    -
  • The job will run out of time and get killed. 
    • -
+| Resource | Asking for too much | Not asking for enough | +|---|---|---| +| CPUs | The job may wait in the queue for longer. Your fair share score will fall rapidly (your project will be charged for CPU cores that it reserved but didn't use) | The job will run more slowly than expected, and so may run out of time and get killed for exceeding its time limit. | +| Memory | The job may wait in the queue for longer. Your fair share score will fall more than necessary. | Your job will fail, probably with an 'OUT OF MEMORY' error, segmentation fault or bus error. This may not happen immediately. | +| Wall time | The job may wait in the queue for longer than necessary | The job will run out of time and get killed. | ***See our ["What is an allocation?" support page](../../Getting_Started/Accounts-Projects_and_Allocations/What_is_an_allocation.md) for more details on how each resource effects your compute usage.*** @@ -120,7 +76,6 @@ jobs fails due to not asking for enough resources, a small scale job will (hopefully) not have waited for hours or days in the queue beforehand. -!!! example "Examples" - [Multithreading Scaling](../../Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Multithreading_Scaling_Example.md) - - [MPI Scaling](../../Getting_Started/Next_Steps/MPI_Scaling_Example.md) +!!! example + - [Multithreading Scaling](../../Getting_Started/Next_Steps/Multithreading_Scaling_Example.md) + - [MPI Scaling](../../Getting_Started/Next_Steps/MPI_Scaling_Example.md)