IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 230235 Readme File

Abstract

Fix to prevent an mbatchd core dump.

 

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 230235 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

 

When a job is run with both bkill and brequeue at the same time, a memory error occurs causing an mbatchd core dump.

 

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 8.0.1

Update Name: Fix 230235

Fix ID: LSF-8.0.1-230235

Publication date: 2014-02-20

Last modified date: 2014-02-20

Contents:

 

1.     List of fixes

2.     Download location

3.     Products or components affected

4.     System requirements

5.     Installation and configuration

6.     List of files

7.      Copyright and trademark information

 

1.  List of fixes

P100301

2.    Download Location

 

Download fix 230235 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

2.    Products or components affected

 

Affected components include: LSF/mbatchd

3.    System requirements

 

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86-64

5.   Installation and configuration

5.1          Before installation

(LSF_TOP: Full path to the top-level installation directory of LSF.)

1. Log on to the LSF master host as root.

 

2. Set your environment:

For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

 

5.2          Installation steps

 

1) Go to the patch install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../8.0/install/

2) Copy the patch file to the install directory $LSF_ENVDIR/../8.0/install/:

3) Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

 

5.3          After installation

 

Run badmin mbdrestart

 

5.4          Uninstalling

 

To roll back a patch:

1) Run as root

2) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

3) Run badmin mbdrestart.

  

6.   List of files

mbatchd

 

7.       Copyright and trademark information

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