Condor Workload Management System

What is Condor?

Condor is a specialized workload management system for compute-intensive jobs. Users submit their serial or parallel jobs to Condor, Condor places them into a queue, chooses when and where to run the jobs based upon a policy, carefully monitors their progress, and ultimately informs the user upon completion. For more information on Condor see the Condor Home Page or send mail to condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu.

Why is Condor Running on My Machine?

Condor runs on most of the supported workstations in the department. Anyone in the department can submit condor jobs. The cycles provided by desktop workstations are an important department resource that helps your fellow grad students and faculty members with their research. However, when working properly condor should only have a minimal impact on the performance of your workstation. If you're seeing otherwise please contact condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu.

If you do not want condor running on your workstation, please contact condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu. They should remove it from your workstation at your request.

Condor is Slowing Down my Machine

If condor is affecting the performance of your workstation, please send mail to condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu. The condor team will work with you solve the problem. If necessary, condor can be turned off on your workstation.

Can I use Condor?

Yes! The Condor pool is a public resource that can be used by anyone in the department. Check out the UW Condor Pool Information Page for instructions. If you have any questions be sure to contact condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu. The CSL does not maintain the CS Condor pool.

-- SteveStone - 03 Mar 2005