IBM Platform LSF 7.0.6 Fix 248309 Readme File

Abstract

ARPR P100857: Improve mbschd performance for parallel jobs.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 7.0.6 Fix 248309 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

mbschd performance might be slow when scheduling parallel jobs.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 7.0.6

Update Name: Fix 248309

Fix ID: LSF-7.0.6-build248309

Publication date: 12 December 2014

Last modified date: 12 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

P100857

2. Download Location

Download Fix 248309 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbschd, LSF/schmod_default.so, LSF/schmod_parallel.so, LSF/schmod_reserve.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/../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)    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_default.so
schmod_parallel.so
schmod_reserve.so

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2015

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