IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 237792 Readme File

Abstract

APAR P100466: Fix to enable brestart -W for checkpoint jobs.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 237792 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When checkpoint jobs are submitted by script, brestart -W does not work and restarted jobs cannot be terminated by RUNLIMIT.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.2

Update Name: Fix 237792

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.2-build237792

Publication date: 24 June 2014

Last modified date: 24 June 2014

Contents:

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Products or components affected

4. System requirements

5. Known limitations

6. Installation and configuration

7. List of files

8. Copyright and trademark information

1. List of fixes

P100466

2. Download Location

Download Fix 237792 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/erestart, LSF/sbatchd

4. System requirements

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

5. Known limitations

This fix only covers the case where there is a single command line in the job script.

6. Installation and configuration

6.1 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

6.2 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>

6.3 After installation

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root

2) Run badmin hrestart all

6.4 Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root

2) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

3) Run badmin hrestart all

7. List of files

erestart
sbatchd

8. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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