nodes are in "alloc" state but no jobs running

Question

[g744695539]

there are no running tasks according to the squeue command, and when check with top, don't see anyone running tasks either. However, the nodes are in the "alloc" state, and when check with sacct, there are many tasks in either the "RUNNING" or "PENDING" state. Where is the problem?

[ATpoint]

Top does not show running jobs on nodes. You need pestat. Please see slurm docs or talk to your cluster admin for guidance.

Answer 1

[davidenoma]

Most likely, the job constraints in the cluster you seek are unsatisfied. Regarding memory, the number of nodes or cores you seek is unavailable.