IBM Platform LSF 9.1.3 Fix 329767 Readme File

Abstract

This pack adds support for the global fairshare scheduling policy to LSF 9.1.3.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.3 Fix 329767 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

After applying this patch, LSF supports global fairshare scheduling policy. LSF’s global fairshare policy divides the processing power of Platform MultiCluster (MultiCluster) and the LSF/XL feature of Platform LSF Advanced Edition among users to provide fair access to all resources, so that every user can use the resources of multiple clusters according to their configured shares. Global fairshare is supported in Platform LSF Standard Edition and Platform LSF Advanced Edition.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.3

Update Name: Fix 329767

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.3-build329767

Publication date: 30 January 2015

Last modified date: 30 January 2015

Contents:

1.     Download location

2.     Products or components affected

3.     System requirements

4.     Installation and configuration

5.     List of files

6.     Product notifications

7.     Copyright and trademark information

 

1.   Download Location

Download Fix 329767 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

There is an LSF configuration template file lsb.globalpolicies, please download it as well.

2.   Products or components affected

Affected components include:

LSF/bin/badmin
LSF/bin/bgpinfo
LSF/bin/bqueues
LSF/etc/gpolicyd
LSF/etc/mbatchd
LSF/etc/mbschd
LSF/etc/sbatchd
LSF/lib/libbat.a
LSF/lib/libbat.so
LSF/lib/liblsf.a
LSF/lib/liblsf.so
LSF/lib/schmod_advrsv.so
LSF/lib/schmod_affinity.so
LSF/lib/schmod_aps.so
LSF/lib/schmod_bluegene.so
LSF/lib/schmod_cpuset.so
LSF/lib/schmod_craylinux.so
LSF/lib/schmod_crayx1.so
LSF/lib/schmod_dc.so
LSF/lib/schmod_default.so
LSF/lib/schmod_dist.so
LSF/lib/schmod_fairshare.so
LSF/lib/schmod_fcfs.so
LSF/lib/schmod_jobweight.so
LSF/lib/schmod_limit.so
LSF/lib/schmod_mc.so
LSF/lib/schmod_parallel.so
LSF/lib/schmod_preemption.so
LSF/lib/schmod_ps.so
LSF/lib/schmod_pset.so
LSF/lib/schmod_reserve.so
LSF/lib/schmod_rms.so
LSF/lib/schmod_xl.so

3.   System requirements

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64
Linux2.6-glibc2.3-ppc64

 

4.   Installation and configuration

 

4.1          Before installation

 

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

 

4.2          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>

4)    Copy the lsb.globalpolicies configuration template and change the file permissions for the primary LSF administrator.

       For example,

cp lsb.globalpolicies $LSF_ENVDIR/lsbatch/<cluster_name>/configdir/

chown <LSF_administrator>:<LSF_administrator group> $LSF_ENVDIR/lsbatch/<cluster_name>/configdir/lsb.globalpolicies

 

4.3          After installation

 

1) For more information on global fairshare scheduling, refer to the IBM Platform LSF 9.1.3 Knowledge Center:

         http://www-03preprod.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSETD4_9.1.3/lsf_admin/chap_global_fairshare_lsf_admin.dita

2) The following four APIs are new for global fairshare scheduling. More information on these APIs are available from the LSF man pages.

         lsb_globalFairshareConf

lsb_globalFairshareLoad

lsb_globalPolicyStatus

lsb_gpdCtrl

 

4.4          Uninstallation

 

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

 

5.   List of files

 

badmin
bgpinfo
bqueues
gpolicyd
mbatchd
mbschd
sbatchd
libbat.a
libbat.so
liblsf.a
liblsf.so
schmod_advrsv.so
schmod_affinity.so
schmod_aps.so
schmod_bluegene.so
schmod_cpuset.so
schmod_craylinux.so
schmod_crayx1.so
schmod_dc.so
schmod_default.so
schmod_dist.so
schmod_fairshare.so
schmod_fcfs.so
schmod_jobweight.so
schmod_limit.so
schmod_mc.so
schmod_parallel.so
schmod_preemption.so
schmod_ps.so
schmod_pset.so
schmod_reserve.so
schmod_rms.so
schmod_xl.so
lsb_globalFairshareConf.3
lsb_globalFairshareLoad.3
lsb_globalPolicyStatus.3
lsb_gpdCtrl.3

lsb.globalpolicies

 

6.   Product notifications

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7.   Copyright and trademark information

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