IBM Platform LSF 9.1.1 Fix 340833 Readme File

Abstract

P101102. Fixes an issue where a parallel job in LSF can remain in the PEND state longer than expected when using LSF and Platform Symphony together in a cluster, with EGO as the resource manager.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.1 Fix 340833 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When LSF and Platform Symphony are sharing cluster resources using EGO as the resource manager, parallel jobs in LSF may remain in the PEND state longer than expected.
This problem only occurs if the parameters MBD_USE_EGO_MXJ=Y and PARALLEL_SCHED_BY_SLOT=Y are set in lsb.params.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.1

Update Name: Fix 340833

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.1-build340833

Publication date: 11 May 2015

Last modified date: 11 May 2015

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. Product notifications

8. Copyright and trademark information

1. List of fixes

P101102

2. Download Location

Download Fix 340833 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbatchd, EGO/lib2vemkd.so

4. System requirements

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

5. Installation and configuration

5.1 Before installation

(EGO_TOP=Full path to the top-level installation directory of EGO.)

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Set your environment:

- For csh or tcsh: % source EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

- For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . EGO_TOP/profile.platform

5.2 Installation steps

1)    Back up $LSF_SERVERDIR/mbatchd and $EGO_LIBDIR/lib2vemkd.so.

2)    Replace mbatchd and lib2vemkd.so from 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)    Restore mbatchd and lib2vemkd.so

3)    Run badmin mbdrestart

6. List of files

mbatchd
lib2vemkd.so

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2015

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