# PP-724: new "keep \<node count\>" option for "pbs\_release\_nodes"

**URL:** <https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [December 3, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885 "2019-12-03T15:38:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shrini-h](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/shrini-h/32/70_2.png) [@Shrini-h](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Shrini-h)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885/1 "2019-12-03T15:38:05Z")

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This forum is to inform the community of work being done to enhance the node ramp down feature of PBS, which enables user to supply a count to `pbs_release_nodes` command that specifies the number of sister nodes to be kept assigned to the job while releasing other sister nodes back to scheduler.

Refer  
RFE Ticket: [PP-724](https://pbspro.atlassian.net/browse/PP-724)  
[pbs\_release\_nodes “keep node count” enhancement Design Doc](https://pbspro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/1403289607/PP-724+new+keep+node+count+option+for+pbs+release+nodes?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNjA4OTM0M2U5ZjE2NDdkYmJkMjVjMjg5NTgyZTI3YTYiLCJwIjoiYyJ9)

Please feel free to provide feedback on this topic

Thank You

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**Author:** ![bayucan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/bayucan/32/24_2.png) [@bayucan](https://community.openpbs.org/u/bayucan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885/2 "2019-12-13T04:07:38Z")

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Design details looks good and straightforward.

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**Author:** ![Shrini-h](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/shrini-h/32/70_2.png) [@Shrini-h](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Shrini-h)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885/3 "2019-12-13T11:14:49Z")

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Thanks @bayucan, I used [PP-725](https://pbspro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/1341325315/PP-725+new+keep+select+option+for+pbs+release+nodes) as the template.

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**Author:** ![Shrini-h](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/shrini-h/32/70_2.png) [@Shrini-h](https://community.openpbs.org/u/Shrini-h)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885/4 "2019-12-17T16:26:40Z")

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Implementation is completed. PR raised at [https://github.com/PBSPro/pbspro/pull/1452](https://github.com/PBSPro/pbspro/pull/1452)

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**Author:** ![scc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.openpbs.org/scc/32/234_2.png) [@scc](https://community.openpbs.org/u/scc)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pp-724-new-keep-node-count-option-for-pbs-release-nodes/1885/5 "2019-12-18T19:16:41Z")

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Thanks @Shrini-h! Sorry for not replying sooner, but design looks good!