IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 232029 Readme File

Abstract

Fix for when mbatchd becomes unresponsive while failing to connect to bld after restarting Platform License Scheduler.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 232029 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When Platform License Scheduler restarts, mbatchd tries to reconnect to bld (batch license daemon). If it fails to connect with bld (due to various issues including connection timeouts), mbatchd will become unresponsive and will repeatedly log the error message, "unrecoverable bld error".

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 8.0.1

Update Name: Fix 232029

Fix ID: LSF-8.0.1-build232029

Publication date: 28 March 2014

Last modified date: 28 March 2014

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

P100383

2. Download Location

Download Fix 232029 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbatchd

4. 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

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root

2) Run badmin mbdrestart

5.4 Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1) Log on to the LSF master host 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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