IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 421743 Readme File

Abstract

P101900. This fix resolves an issue in which a pending job with a multiple resource requirement incorrectly reports insufficient resources as the pending reason, and the job cannot reserve resource.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Platform LSF 9.1.2 Fix 421743 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

If a job's rusage includes reserved and unreserved resources, and the reserved resources are not satisfied in the cluster, the job's pending reason is reported incorrectly.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform LSF

Product/Component Release: 9.1.2

Update Name: Fix 421743

Fix ID: LSF-9.1.2-build421743

Publication date: 22 September 2016

Last modified date: 22 September 2016

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

P101900

2. Download Location

Download Fix 421743 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. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2016

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