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Interface 1: New mail_option 'j' in 'qsub -m'

• Visibility: Public
• Change Control: Stable
• Synopsis: When a job is submitted with '-m jabe', the subjobs of arrayjob send e-mails
• Details: The new mail option 'j' allows to send e-mails concerning subjob states. This new option is meaningful only with arrayjob. The e-mail format is equal to the e-mail format of any other job. The mail option 'j' must be combined with 'abe'. If the mail option 'j' is alone then 'illegal -m value' is returned. New mail option 'j' can be displayed by 'qstat -f' in the 'Mail_Points' attribute. Abort e-mails for subjobs of array job are supported but abort e-mails for subjobs are not sent by default (opposite to regular jobs). The '-ja'  mail option must be supplied for receiving subjob abort e-mails.

Interface 2: New qsub error message "qsub: mail option 'j' can not be used without array job"

• Visibility: Public
• Change Control: Stable
• Details: If the user requests mail option 'j' for non array job then this error message is printed on stderr and qsub fails.

Interface 3: New e-mail on parent array job start

• Visibility: Public
• Change Control: Stable
• Synopsis: If arrayjob is submitted with qsub -m b, the e-mail is sent once the parent job begins.
• Details: This e-mail is sent regardless the presence of 'j' mail point.
• E-mail example: subject: PBS JOB 1[].servername
  

  • PBS Job Id: 1[].servername
    Job Name:   STDIN
    Begun execution

Interface 4: New e-mail on parent array job termination

• Visibility: Public
• Change Control: Stable
• Synopsis: If arrayjob is submitted with qsub -m e, the e-mail is sent once the parent job terminates.
• Details: This e-mail is sent regardless the presence of 'j' mail point.
• E-mail example: subject: PBS JOB 1[].servername

  • PBS Job Id: 1[].servername
    Job Name:   STDIN
    Execution terminated
    Exit_status=0

Notice: The abort e-mail for parent array job is not supported yet. The mail option (qsub -J range -m a) is allowed and no error is shown.

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