====== Select a Partition ======

In SLURM, queues are called partitions. A partition can be selected with the **--partition** or **-p** argument, to know how to do it in your job submission scripts see: [[users:slurm#meaning_of_the_most_common_options|job submission script options]].

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To query the availability of partitions end nodes on the cluster you can use the following SLURM command:
<code>
sinfo -l
</code>
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In the COKA cluster at the moment are available the following partitions:

===== interactive =====

The //interactive// partition is meant for **short** and/or [[users:interactive|interactive jobs]], such us debugging and compilation of programs.
Jobs submitted to this partition:
  * are limited to 30 minutes 
  * multiple jobs can share the same CPUs
  * default memory per requested task is 1GB 

===== shortrun =====

The //shortrun// partition is meant for jobs expected to complete in less than **one hour**.
Jobs submitted to this partition:
  * are limited to 60 minutes 
  * multiple jobs can NOT share the same CPUs
  * default memory per requested task is 1GB 

===== longrun =====

The //longrun// partition is meant for jobs expected to complete in less than **eight hour**.
Jobs submitted to this partition:
  * are limited to 480 minutes 
  * multiple jobs can NOT share the same CPUs
  * default memory per requested task is 1GB