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/usr/bin/palloc

Reference Implementation of the Process Management Interface Exascale (PMIx) standard

From openpmix 6.1.0-r8 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running palloc --help (exit 0). permalink

palloc (PMIx) 6.1.0

Usage: palloc [OPTION]...
PMIx Allocation Request tool


/*****      General Options      *****/

-h|--help                            This help message
-h|--help <arg0>                     Help for the specified option
-v|--verbose                         Enable typical debug options
-V|--version                         Print version and exit
--pmixmca <arg0> <arg1>           Set MCA parameter value

--uri <arg0>                      Specify the URI of the server to which we are to connect, or
the name of the file (specified as file:filename) that contains that info
--namespace <arg0>                Namespace of the daemon to which we should connect
--nspace <arg0>                   Synonym for "namespace"
--pid <arg0>                      PID of the daemon to which we should connect (int => PID or file:<file>
for file containing the PID
--system-server-first             First look for a system server and connect to it if found
--system-server-only              Connect only to a system-level server
--system-controller               Connect to the system controller
--tmpdir <arg0>                   Set the root for the session directory tree
--connect-order <arg0>            Specify search order for server connections - e.g., scheduler,
system controller, system-level server, or local server
--wait-to-connect <arg0>          Delay specified number of seconds before trying to connect
--num-connect-retries <arg0>      Max number of times to try to connect

--request-id <arg0>               String identifier for this allocation request
-q|--queue <arg0>                    Scheduler queue this request should be passed to for processing
-N|--nodes <arg0>                    Number of nodes to be allocated
-i|--image <arg0>                    OS image to be provisioned on allocated nodes prior to initiating
execution of specified job, or turning nodes over to an interactive
session
-x|--exclude <arg0>                  Comma-delimited list of nodes that are to be excluded from
consideration for scheduling this allocation
--wait-all-nodes                  Wait for all nodes to be ready before starting execution of the
specified job.
-w|--nodelist <arg0>                 Comma-delimited list of ranges of specific nodes being requested
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
--pmixmca arg0Set MCA parameter valuehelp
--uri arg0Specify the URI of the server to which we are to connect, orhelp
--namespace arg0Namespace of the daemon to which we should connecthelp
--nspace arg0Synonym for "namespace"help
--pid arg0PID of the daemon to which we should connect (int => PID or file:<file>help
--system-server-firstFirst look for a system server and connect to it if foundhelp
--system-server-onlyConnect only to a system-level serverhelp
--system-controllerConnect to the system controllerhelp
--tmpdir arg0Set the root for the session directory treehelp
--connect-order arg0Specify search order for server connections - e.g., scheduler,help
--wait-to-connect arg0Delay specified number of seconds before trying to connecthelp
--num-connect-retries arg0Max number of times to try to connecthelp
--request-id arg0String identifier for this allocation requesthelp
--wait-all-nodesWait for all nodes to be ready before starting execution of thehelp

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