The =condor_annex= tool rents computational resources from Amazon's cloud service and joins them to an HTCondor pool for your jobs to use. These instructions document how to use =condor_annex= for CHTC jobs. Some restrictions apply:
*: At the moment, you can only use =condor_annex= for jobs on =submit-4.chtc.wisc.edu=.
-*: You will need a log-in on =annex-cm.chtc.wisc.edu=. (Ask your RCF about this.)
+*: You will need a log-in on =annex-cm.chtc.wisc.edu=. (Ask your research computing facilitator about this.)
*: The jobs you want to run on AWS must have =MayUseAWS= set in their ads.
-*: The jobs you want to run on AWS must have =WantFlocking= set in their ads. Be careful! This means your jobs will flock! Do not use =condor_annex= for now if you don't want that happen. (Ask your RCF if you don't know what that means.)
-*: Your jobs' requirements must, of course, allow them to run on Amazon's cloud.
+*: The jobs you want to run on AWS must have =WantFlocking= set in their ads. This means your jobs will flock! If you don't know what that means, don't use =condor_annex= until you've talked to your research computing facilitator.
+*: Your jobs' requirements must allow them to run on Amazon's cloud.
These restrictions will be covered in the following instructions.
-In these instructions, we've included sample output after the commands. Lines you should execute start with the dollar sign (=$=) character; do not include the dollar sign (=$=).
+In these instructions, we've included sample output after the commands. Lines you should execute start with the dollar sign (=$=) character; do not include the dollar sign (=$=) when copying the line.
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