.. _interface-evaluation_scheduling:

"""""""""""""""""""""
evaluation_scheduling
"""""""""""""""""""""


Specify the scheduling of concurrent evaluations when Dakota is run in parallel


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   interface-evaluation_scheduling-dedicated
   interface-evaluation_scheduling-peer


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None

- *Default:* automatic (see discussion)


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword     | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                    |                                               |
+=========================+====================+====================+===============================================+
| Required (Choose One)   | Server Mode        | `dedicated`__      | Specify a dedicated scheduler partition for   |
|                         |                    |                    | concurrent evaluation scheduling              |
|                         |                    +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                         |                    | `peer`__           | Specify a peer partition for parallel         |
|                         |                    |                    | evaluation scheduling                         |
+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: interface-evaluation_scheduling-dedicated.html
__ interface-evaluation_scheduling-peer.html



**Description**


When Dakota is run in parallel, the partition type and scheduling for
the evaluation servers are determined automatically. If these settings
are undesirable, they may be overridden by the user using the
``evaluation_scheduling`` keyword.