IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 231738 Readme File

Abstract

Fix to allow jobs to run when a socket error occurs on Windows hosts.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 231738 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

After a socket error occurs on Windows hosts, subsequent jobs cannot run. The following error message appears in the child sbatchd log:

sbdChild: starting mode=-s handles=664:600

rcvJobFile: chanRead_() failed. A socket operation has failed: Socket operation on non-socket.

execJob: Job <4949999> <494999>failed in rcvjobfile_(), Unknown error.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 8.0.1

Update Name: Fix 231738

Fix ID: LSF-8.0.1-build231738

Publication date: 27 March 2014

Last modified date: 27 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

P100396

2. Download Location

Download Fix 231738 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/sbatchd.exe

4. System requirements

Windows

5. Installation and configuration

5.1 Before installation

None

5.2 Installation steps

1) Run the Windows patch lsf8.0.1_win-x64-231738.msp/lsf8.0.1_win32-231738.msp

2) Follow the steps to finish the patch update

5.3 After installation

Run badmin hrestart

5.4 Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1) Remove the patch installation from the Windows control panel.

2) Run badmin hrestart

6. List of files

sbatchd.exe

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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