IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 231896 Readme File

Abstract

Fix for high priority job preemption to work as expected.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 8.0.1 Fix 231896 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

A high priority array job does not preempt low priority job, as expected. The low priority array jobs change to pending status but the high priority array jobs do not run.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 8.0.1

Update Name: Fix 231896

Fix ID: LSF-8.0.1-build231896

Publication date: 26 March 2014

Last modified date: 26 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

P100375

2. Download Location

Download Fix 231896 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbschd, LSF/schmod_preemption.so LSF/schmod_default.so

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

mbschd

schmod_preemption.so

schmod_default.so

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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