IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 239086 Readme File

Abstract

APAR P100565:Fix for segfault memory issues in lsf-drmaa that may cause a memory leak and core dump.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 239086 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

Runing lsf-drmaa through the python-drmaa module dumps core when LSB_DEFAULTQUEUE is set.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.2

Update Name: Fix 239086

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.2-build239086

Publication date: 6 August 2014

Last modified date: 6 August 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

P100565

2.   Download Location

Download Fix 239086 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/libbat.so, LSF/liblsf.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/../9.1/install/

2)    Copy the patch file to the install directory $LSF_ENVDIR/../9.1/install/

3)    Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

 

5.3          After installation

 

None

 

5.4          Uninstallation

 

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

6.   List of files

 

libbat.so
liblsf.so

 

7.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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