Practical Guide to Portable Batch System: Definitive Reference for Developers and Engineers

"Practical Guide to Portable Batch System"

The "Practical Guide to Portable Batch System" is an authoritative and comprehensive resource for professionals, system administrators, and researchers working with PBS, one of the most widely used job and workload management systems in high-performance and distributed computing. This book provides an in-depth architectural overview of PBS, tracing its evolution, exploring its core components, communication protocols, and state management strategies. Readers will gain a foundational understanding of how PBS stands apart from other batch systems, and learn best practices for deploying it in diverse environments—from on-premise HPC clusters to federated and cloud-based infrastructures.

Delving into practical matters, the guide offers meticulous instruction on installing, configuring, and securing PBS installations to meet the needs of modern, scalable clusters. Chapters cover essential topics such as PBS command-line workflows, advanced job submission and orchestration, queue management, and resource allocation—including support for interactive sessions, array jobs, and complex dependencies. The book goes further, detailing performance tuning, scheduler profiling, diagnostics, and optimization strategies that empower administrators to enhance throughput, resilience, and efficiency.

Recognizing the evolving landscape of compute workloads, the guide addresses extensibility via hooks and APIs, security and compliance considerations, and cloud-native adaptations. Readers will discover how to integrate PBS with contemporary technologies such as environment modules, LDAP, and container platforms; automate workflows using RESTful and C APIs; and leverage hybrid and multi-cloud use cases for elastic, cost-effective compute. Real-world case studies, community insights, and coverage of emerging trends—such as AI/ML, energy-aware scheduling, and exascale systems—make this an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to master PBS and harness its full capabilities in research, enterprise, or government environments.

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Release date

Ebook: 14 June 2025