IBM Platform LSF 7.0.3 Fix 237501 Readme File

Abstract

Fix to allow a call to lsb_submit() API to process LSB_SUB_MODIFY_FILE and LSB_SUB_MODIFY_ENVFILE properly when used to submit a job for a child process.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 7.0.3 Fix 237501 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When lsb_submit() API is used to submit jobs for both a parent and child process, jobs submitted for the child process does not process LSB_SUB_MODIFY_FILE and LSB_SUB_MODIFY_ENVFILE properly.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 7.0.3

Update Name: Fix 237501

Fix ID: LSF-7.0.3-build237501

Publication date: 25 June 2014

Last modified date: 25 June 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

P100515

2. Download Location

Download Fix 237501 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/liblsf.a liblsf.so libbat.a libbat.so lsbatch.h lsf.h

4. System requirements

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86

sparc-sol7-64

sparc-sol10-64

x86-64-sol10

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/../7.0/install/

2)    Copy the patch file to the install directory $LSF_ENVDIR/../7.0/install/

3)    Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

5.3 After installation

1)    Back up the old lsbatch.h and lsf.h in $LSF_ENVDIR/../7.0/include/lsf: mv lsbatch.h lsbatch.h.bak; mv lsf.h lsf.h.bak

2)    Untar the include.tar.Z

3)    Copy the new lsbatch.h and lsf.h to $LSF_ENVDIR/../7.0/include/lsf

5.4 Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

3)    Delete lsf.h and lsbatch.h in $LSF_ENVDIR/../7.0/include/lsf

4)    Recover the back up files: mv lsbatch.h.bak lsbatch.h; mv lsf.h.bak lsf.h

6. List of files

liblsf.a liblsf.so libbat.a libbat.so lsbatch.h lsf.h

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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