Software Licensing

Some software packages on Monsoon have a limited number of simultaneous users due to software licensing restrictions. Software license on Monsoon is managed by Slurm as it can schedule your job to run when the next available license is ready to use. To check the current status of all available licenses, use the command:

scontrol show lic

Additionally, you can also tell Slurm that your job requires the use of a software license by adding this line to your Slurm job script:

#SBATCH --licenses=<program>:<num_of_licenses_to_use>

For example, if you wish to run a MATLAB job with 3 licenses, the following line can be used:

#SBATCH --licenses=matlab:3

For more advanced usage, visit the official Slurm SBATCH documentation.