Distributed task execution
This aspect is currently only relevant for CLC Drug Discovery Server.
For the "Dock Ligands" and "Screen Ligands" tools available on the CLC Drug Discovery Server, the execution can be distributed to several job nodes. The input is split into smaller sub-tasks that are computed in parallel on several job nodes or grid nodes. On a single server setup the job will not be distributed to other nodes, but will be run on the master server.
It is possible to configure the maximum number of distributed tasks that can be executed at a given time, as well as the number of executors that execute the sub-tasks for a given distributed task. To configure these, go to:
Admin (
) | Job distribution (
) | Multi-node processing options
and specify the maximum numbers of tasks as described below (see figure 6.5).
- Maximum number of parts that distributable analyses should be split into (0 means unlimited): Configures the number of executors that execute the sub-task from a distributed task.
- Maximum number of analyses that can be run in a distributed manner that can be run at the same time (0 means unlimited): By configuring this you change how many distributed tasks can be running at the same time.
Figure 6.5: Specify the maximum number of tasks.