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Save a Job or Task to a File
Updated: December 10, 2012
Applies To: Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2, Microsoft HPC Pack 2012, Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
In HPC Job Manager, you can save a new or previously submitted job or task. After you define a job or a task, you can export the job or task specifications to an XML file. This allows you to preserve a job or task as a pattern for future submissions. When you create a new job from an XML description file, or add a task to a job from an XML task file, you can modify any of the job or task properties before submission.
You can use the following procedures to save a job or task using HPC Job Manager.
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| To complete this procedure, you must be the job owner or a cluster administrator. |
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In HPC Job Manager, in the Navigation Pane, click My Jobs.
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In the job list, right-click the job that you want to save, then click Export Job.
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Type a name for the XML file when prompted.
Note While the description file name and the job name can be the same, they are separate entities. This allows you to assign a specific name to a job and a generic name to the description file.
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In HPC Job Manager, in the Navigation Pane, click My Jobs.
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In the job list, click the job that contains the task you want to save. The Detail Pane displays a list of tasks for that job.
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Right-click your task, then click Export Task.
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Type a name for the XML file when prompted.
Note While the description file name and the task name can be the same, they are separate entities. This allows you to assign a specific name to a task and a generic name to the description file.
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In the New Job dialog box, you can save a job before submitting it by clicking Save Job as. You can also save a job that is partially created for later completion. You can also save individual tasks to a file before submitting the job (in Edit Tasks, click a task, then click Export to File).
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For information about basic terminology, opening HPC Job Manager, and connecting to a cluster, see Overview of HPC Job Manager.
