IBM Platform LSF 9.1.3 Fix 378329 Readme File

Abstract

P101515. Fix to allow lim/res to retry attempts to initialize the socket if the system is too busy to release a port.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.3 Fix 378329 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When the system is too busy to release a port, it will cause the lim/res restart to fail because the socket failed to initialize.

This fix introduces the following parameters in lsf.conf to control the retry behavior:

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES

Syntax

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES=integer

Description

The maximum number of times for lim to repeat attempts to initialize a socket if the first attempt failed.

Valid values

0 -INFINIT_INT.

INFINIT_INT is defined in lsf.h.

Default

2. lim will re-attempt to initialize a socket up to two additional times if the first attempt failed.

See also

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL

Syntax

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL=seconds

Description

If lim failed to initialize the socket, this parameter specifies the amount of time before lim tries again (if LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES is specified).

Valid values

0 - INFINIT_INT.

INFINIT_INT is defined in lsf.h.

Default

5

See also

LSF_LIM_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES

Syntax

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES=integer

Description

The maximum number of times for res to try to initialize a socket when the first attempt failed.

Valid values

0 -INFINIT_INT.

INFINIT_INT is defined in lsf.h.

Default

0. res does not try to initialize a socket if the first attempt failed.

See also

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL

Syntax

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_INTERVAL=seconds

Description

If res failed to initialize socket, this parameter specifies the amount of time to wait before res tries again (if LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES is specified).

Valid values

0 - INFINIT_INT.

INFINIT_INT is defined in lsf.h.

Default

1

See also

LSF_RES_STARTUP_RETRY_TIMES

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.3

Update Name: Fix 378329

Fix ID: lsf9.1.3_aix-64-378329

Publication date: 18 Dec 2015

Last modified date: 18 Dec 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

P101515

2.   Download Location

Download Fix 378329 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/lim, LSF/res

 

4.   System requirements

aix-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)    Define the new retry parameters in lsf.conf if the default values are not appropriate

3)    Run lsadmin limrestart all

       Run lsadmin resrestart all

 

5.4          Uninstallation

 

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

3)    Remove new retry parameters from lsf.conf if they were defined

4)    Run lsadmin limrestart all

       Run lsadmin resrestart all

6.   List of files

 

lim
res

 

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

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