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| Please see and look for restart_mode and max_seconds in the QE documentation.\\ | Please see and look for restart_mode and max_seconds in the QE documentation.\\ | ||
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| + | Please specify your outdir which is where the scratch files will be written.\\ | ||
| + | outdir=' | ||
| If your QE job is running on one node, the //smp// queue, then the maximum walltime is 96 hours, while for 2 nodes or more on the //normal// queue the maximum walltime is 48 hours. | If your QE job is running on one node, the //smp// queue, then the maximum walltime is 96 hours, while for 2 nodes or more on the //normal// queue the maximum walltime is 48 hours. | ||
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| - | 1. You believe your job will complete within 20 hours for example, or that around 20 hours is a vital point in the calculation where you believe restarting from is important, or that you've seen your job fail previously after 20 hours: | + | **1.** You believe your job will complete within 20 hours for example, or that around 20 hours is a vital point in the calculation where you believe restarting from is important, or that you've seen your job fail previously after 20 hours: |
| Set your PBS job walltime greater than 20 hours (23 hours for example), and choose max_seconds equivalent to 20 hours. | Set your PBS job walltime greater than 20 hours (23 hours for example), and choose max_seconds equivalent to 20 hours. | ||
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| - | 2. Your job may not complete in the maximum PBS walltime of 48 hours on the //normal// queue, so then choose max_seconds equivalent to less than 48 hours, such as 45 hours: | + | **2.** Your job may not complete in the maximum PBS walltime of 48 hours on the //normal// queue, so then choose max_seconds equivalent to less than 48 hours, such as 45 hours: |
| 45 hours = 45 x 60 x 60 = 162 000 seconds\\ | 45 hours = 45 x 60 x 60 = 162 000 seconds\\ | ||
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| - | 3. Your job may not complete in the maximum PBS walltime of 96 hours on the //smp// queue, so then choose choose max_seconds equivalent to less than 96 hours, such as 93 hours: | + | **3.** Your job may not complete in the maximum PBS walltime of 96 hours on the //smp// queue, so then choose choose max_seconds equivalent to less than 96 hours, such as 93 hours: |
| 93 hours = 93 x 60 x 60 = 334 800 seconds\\ | 93 hours = 93 x 60 x 60 = 334 800 seconds\\ | ||