squeue status and reason codes

The squeue command details a variety of information on an active job’s status with state and reason codes. Job state codes describe a job’s current state in queue (e.g. pending, completed). Job reason codes describe the reason why the job is in its current state.

The following tables outline a variety of job state and reason codes you may encounter when using squeue to check on your jobs.

Job State Codes

Status	Code	Explaination
COMPLETED	CD	The job has completed successfully.
COMPLETING	CG	The job is finishing but some processes are still active.
FAILED	F	The job terminated with a non-zero exit code and failed to execute.
PENDING	PD	The job is waiting for resource allocation. It will eventually run.
PREEMPTED	PR	The job was terminated because of preemption by another job.
RUNNING	R	The job currently is allocated to a node and is running.
SUSPENDED	S	A running job has been stopped with its cores released to other jobs.
STOPPED	ST	A running job has been stopped with its cores retained.

A full list of these Job State codes can be found in Slurm’s documentation.

Job Reason Codes

Reason Code	Explaination
Priority	One or more higher priority jobs is in queue for running. Your job will eventually run.
Dependency	This job is waiting for a dependent job to complete and will run afterwards.
Resources	The job is waiting for resources to become available and will eventually run.
InvalidAccount	The job’s account is invalid. Cancel the job and rerun with correct account.
InvaldQoS	The job’s QoS is invalid. Cancel the job and rerun with correct account.
QOSGrpCpuLimit	All CPUs assigned to your job’s specified QoS are in use; job will run eventually.
QOSGrpMaxJobsLimit	Maximum number of jobs for your job’s QoS have been met; job will run eventually.
QOSGrpNodeLimit	All nodes assigned to your job’s specified QoS are in use; job will run eventually.
PartitionCpuLimit	All CPUs assigned to your job’s specified partition are in use; job will run eventually.
PartitionMaxJobsLimit	Maximum number of jobs for your job’s partition have been met; job will run eventually.
PartitionNodeLimit	All nodes assigned to your job’s specified partition are in use; job will run eventually.
AssociationCpuLimit	All CPUs assigned to your job’s specified association are in use; job will run eventually.
AssociationMaxJobsLimit	Maximum number of jobs for your job’s association have been met; job will run eventually.
AssociationNodeLimit	All nodes assigned to your job’s specified association are in use; job will run eventually.

A full list of these Job Reason Codes can be found in Slurm’s documentation.