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How Load Balance Groups Work

You can balance a job load further by specifying groups of nodes in a cluster that certain jobs may run on. The creation and deletion of load balance groups is a management function. To specify these groups, follow these steps:

1. Define a Load Balance Group using the following command:

   $SCHEDULE CONFIG CREATE LOAD_BALANCE_GROUP
   

2. Add one or more nodes to the group using the following command:

   $SCHEDULE CONFIG ADD NODE /LOAD_BALANCE_GROUP
   

3. Add the Load Balance Group name to the job definitions using the following command:

   $SCHEDULE CREATE /LOAD_BALANCE_GROUP
   

   or

   $SCHEDULE MODIFY /LOAD_BALANCE_GROUP
   

Note: A Load Balance Group name can have 14 alphanumeric characters. The name can also include an underscore ‘_’.