IBM Platform LSF 9.1.1 Fix 248632 Readme File

Abstract

APAR P100884: Fix to avoid an mbatchd core dump when running bpost on an LSF 9.1.1 execution cluster with an LSF 7.0.6 submission cluster, if mbatchd in the LSF 7.0.6 submission cluster lost the connection while running bpost.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.1 Fix 248632 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When using an LSF 9.1.1 cluster as an execution cluster and an LSF 7.0.6 cluster as the submission cluster, and running bpost in the execution host, if the submission cluster mbatchd lost connnection during this time the execution cluster mbatchd core dumps after the submission cluster mbatchd reconnects.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.1

Update Name: Fix 248632

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.1-build248632

Publication date: 22 December 2014

Last modified date: 22 December 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

P100884

2. Download Location

Download Fix 248632 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbatchd

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

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

mbatchd

7. Copyright and trademark information

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