How Binding Order and Range Shape Job Placement in Gridware Cluster Scheduler

This article explains how the three binding options -bsort, -bstart, and -bstop control where and in which order jobs are bound to CPUs in Gridware Cluster Scheduler. Together, they define the scheduler’s fill-up pattern — how hardware resources are used, balanced, or reused across sockets, cores, and NUMA nodes. Understanding these options is essential for…