The =condor_annex= tool rents computational resources from Amazon's cloud service and adds those resources 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 research computing facilitator about this.) *: The jobs you want to run on AWS must have =MayUseAWS= set. *: The jobs you want to run on AWS must have =WantFlocking= set. 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. @@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ 4:: Edit an Idle Job 5: Clean Up (optional) -These instructions assume this is the first time you're using =condor_annex= on CHTC. You'll want to have two terminal windows open: one for running =condor_annex= commands (logged into =annex-cm.chtc.wisc.edu=) and another for submitting jobs (logged into =submit-4.chtc.wisc.edu=). If you've used =condor_annex= on CHTC before, skip ahead to section 1.3 ("Check the Set-Up"). +These instructions assume this is the first time you're using =condor_annex= on CHTC. You'll want to have two terminal windows open: one for running =condor_annex= commands (logged into =annex-cm.chtc.wisc.edu=) and another for submitting jobs (logged into one of CHTC's submit nodes (submit-3, submit-4, or submit-5 .chtc.wisc.edu); we'll assume you're using =submit-4.batlab.org=). If you've used =condor_annex= on CHTC before, skip ahead to section 1.3 ("Check the Set-Up"). {section: 1 Prepare to Add Resources for Your Jobs}