---
name: "sge_schedule"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "gridengine-common"
version: "8.1.9+dfsg-13.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sge_schedule"
---

# sge\_schedule(5)

format of the Grid Engine schedule file

## NAME

sge\_schedule - format of the Grid Engine schedule file

## DESCRIPTION

The *schedule* file is written by the qmaster when **MONITOR=1** is set in the **params** item of *sched\_conf*(5).

Note that the file tends to grow rapidly, and should be truncated/rotated, e.g. with *logrotate*(1). Also it should probably be placed on local disk, not an NFS-mounted filesystem, for instance, because of the large number of small writes it typically gets - e.g. make a symbolic link into the qmaster spool area (assuming that is local).

See [*qsched*(1)](/qsched/1.md) for a tool to process the data and produce information on reservations.

## FORMAT

A line containing\
 **::::::::**\
 indicates the start of a scheduling interval.  It is followed by lines showing the resource usage considered for the interval.  They contain the following fields, delimited by '**:**'.

- **job id**

  The numeric job id;

- **task id**

  The task id (1 for serial jobs);

- **reason**

  The for listing the utilization.  One of the following, depending on the job's state:

  - **RUNNING**

    Running before the interval;

  - **SUSPENDED**

    Suspended before the interval;

  - **MIGRATING**

    To be preempted/migrated (currently unused);

  - **STARTING**

    To be started;

  - **RESERVING**

    Having resources reserved through advance or normal resource reservation.

- **start time**

  Start of resource utilization, in seconds after the epoch;

- **end time**

  End of resource utilization, as above;

- **level**

  The level at which resources are considered.  One of:

  - **Q**

    Queue;

  - **H**

    Host;

  - **G**

    Global;

  - **P**

    Parallel environment.

- **object name**

  Name of the relevant queue, host, parallel environment, or "global";

- **resource name**

  Complex name in use or being reserved;

- **utilization**

  Amount of the named complex.

## FILES

*$SGE\_ROOT/$SGE\_$CELL/common/schedule*

## SEE ALSO

*sched\_conf*(5), [*qsched*(1)](/qsched/1.md).