05-07-2006
Actually my point of view is:
If you need to run the job, run the job to completion, don't impose artificial time constraints. If the process takes too long, try either threads or multitasking - dividing the job into smaller parts. Or, if you can kill the job safely, that means you don't really need the job scheduled as it is anyway. nice it and let it run all day in background.
This kill it model of job control is not good.
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ql-set-cmd-timeout
ql-set-cmd-timeout(8) System Administration ql-set-cmd-timeout(8)
NAME
ql-set-cmd-timeout - set the timeout on the devices connected to the QLogic FC HBA.
SYNOPSIS
ql-set-cmd-timeout [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
QLogic Linux Set Device Timeout Utility
This utility allows you to set the timeout on the devices connected to the QLogic FC HBA. This timeout value applies to the commands sent
to the device. This can help when target devices take longer to execute a command, for example under heavy I/O. Setting a longer timeout
reduces the chance of the Linux SCSI mid-layer driver aborting the tasks after a timeout.
[DEFAULT]
Display timeout of devices connected to all HOSTs
[HOST]
Display timeout of devices connected to HOST
[HOST] [TARGET]
Display timeout of devices connected to a TARGET on HOST
[HOST] [TARGET] [TIMEOUT]
To set timeout on devices connected to a TARGET on HOST
-h, --help, ?
Prints this help message
-i, --interactive
Use this option to use the menu driven program
SEE ALSO
ql-dynamic-tgt-lun-disc(8), ql-lun-state-online(8), ql-hba-snapshot(8)
Matthias Schmitz <matthias@sigxcpu.org> August 2008 ql-set-cmd-timeout(8)