Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Scripting

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Date 9/29/2025
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4.1.35.9. rpc::get_max_jobs_for_compute_spec_type (::quartus::rpc)

The following table displays information for the rpc::get_max_jobs_for_compute_spec_type Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::rpc

Syntax rpc::get_max_jobs_for_compute_spec_type [-h | -help] [-long_help] -spec_type <spec_type>
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-spec_type <spec_type> The type of compute spec that's being changed
Description
Gets the maximum number of concurrent jobs per for the specified compute specification type.

The "-spec_type" option specifies the compute spec type. The supported options are local, ssh, lsf, slurm, pbspro.

If the maximum number of jobs is set to 0, an unlimited number of connections may be launched in parallel. For any 
number above 0, only that many connections may be launched in parallel. Any further connection will fail to launch 
until an existing connection is disconnected.
Example Usage
    rpc::get_max_jobs_for_compute_spec_type -spec_type local
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful