# through SLURM before shutting them down.
#dispatcher = slurm
-# Node Manager will ensure that there are at least this many nodes
-# running at all times.
+# Node Manager will ensure that there are at least this many nodes running at
+# all times. If node manager needs to start new idle nodes for the purpose of
+# satisfying min_nodes, it will use the cheapest node type. However, depending
+# on usage patterns, it may also satisfy min_nodes by keeping alive some
+# more-expensive nodes
min_nodes = 0
# Node Manager will not start any compute nodes when at least this