System Level Services¶
We recommend using SLURM Crontab
Daemon Servers¶
The daemon server provides UF Research Computing users with the space and resources to run long-running processes that do not require a lot of computational power. Please remember that these types of processes cannot be run on the login servers.
Daemon processes run in the background of a system rather than under the direct control of an interactive user. There are many uses for daemon tasks, from polling the batch system to collecting data from external sources. Daemon tasks are usually long-running or scheduled to run recurrently. They are also characterized by a small computational footprint (i.e., low average CPU and RAM usage). Daemon processes should not use 100% of a CPU for extended periods and such processes will be killed without warning.
Access to the daemon server¶
From within HiPerGator use the ssh daemon command to access the daemon server.
The daemon node is not accessible directly from outside of the cluster.
Running daemon processes¶
There are two ways to run a process in the background:
- Add an ampersand (&) to the end of the command
my.process.sh &
- Start the process and once it is running, type
control-Z + b + g
Network firewall ACLs¶
If you need to provide the IP of the
daemon
server to allow network access to a machine outside of HiPerGator, please open a support request.
Setting up recurring tasks with Cron¶
You can schedule a task to run recurrently with Cron, a time-based job scheduler by editing your crontab file on the daemon server. Click here for more detailed instructions.