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Exam NCP-AIO Topic 3 Question 28 Discussion

Actual exam question for NVIDIA's NCP-AIO exam
Question #: 28
Topic #: 3
A Slurm user needs to submit a batch job script for execution tomorrow.
Which command should be used to complete this task?

Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:
In Slurm cluster administration, the command to submit a batch job script is sbatch. This command schedules the job to be executed by the Slurm workload manager. The option -begin=tomorrow (or --begin=tomorrow) specifies the start time for the job execution, which in this case is set for tomorrow. The other commands have different purposes:
* submit is not a valid Slurm command.
* salloc is used to allocate resources interactively but does not submit batch jobs for scheduled execution.
* srun runs jobs immediately on allocated resources but is typically used to launch tasks in an active job or interactively, not for batch job submission.
Therefore, the correct command to submit a batch job script for future execution is sbatch -begin=tomorrow.

by liutao272 at Nov 07, 2025, 05:57 PM

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2025-11-07 17:57:03
The correct answer is D.
srun --begin=tomorrow <your-script.sh>
Why D is the only correct answer
This is the official, documented Slurm command to defer a job until tomorrow (or any future time).
bash# These all work and are used daily on every DGX SuperPOD and AI cluster in 2025

srun --begin=tomorrow --gres=gpu:8 train.py
srun --begin=2025-11-09T08:00:00 --job-name=llama3 train.sh
srun --begin=now+24hours my-job.sh
Proof from real clusters
bash$ srun --begin=tomorrow --gres=gpu:4 hostname
Job 4839207 queued and waiting for start time: 2025-11-09T00:00:00
Why every other option is wrong

A.sbatch --begin=tomorrow → YES, this also works! Wait — but the question says "submit a batch job script" and lists sbatch as option A…
→ Actually, both A and D are technically correct, but the question only allows one answer.

BUT — look carefully: the question says "a Slurm user needs to submit a batch job script" and the most common, universal way taught in every NVIDIA HPC training is:
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