Set max_workers_per_node to 1 in default config

globus · Oct 10, 2024 · c6ffb24 · c6ffb24
1 parent 35ddd3e
commit c6ffb24
Show file tree

Hide file tree

Showing 2 changed files with 9 additions and 0 deletions.
diff --git a/changelog.d/20241004_101450_rchard_set_default_max_workers.rst b/changelog.d/20241004_101450_rchard_set_default_max_workers.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Changed
+^^^^^^^
+
+- Prevent unintended hogging of resources (e.g., login nodes) by setting the default
+  endpoint configuration (which uses `LocalProvider`_) to only use a single worker
+  (``max_workers_per_node=1``).
+
+.. _LocalProvider: https://parsl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/stubs/parsl.providers.LocalProvider.html
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/endpoint/config/default_config.yaml b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/endpoint/config/default_config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 display_name: null
 engine:
   type: GlobusComputeEngine
+  max_workers_per_node: 1
   provider:
     type: LocalProvider
     init_blocks: 1