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. {section: Overview}