IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 439675 Readme File

Abstract 

P102084. This fix addresses the issue that sbatchd on the master host cannot start a new mbatchd after the previous mbatchd exited abnormally. 

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 439675 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When mbatchd exits abnormally, either by itself or killed by a signal, the sbatchd on the master host cannot start a new mbatchd and keeps logging the following message:

houseKeeping: kill mbatchd <pid> for it is not active for a long time

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1 

Update Name: Fix 439675 

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build439675 

Publication date: 1 March 2017 

Last modified date: 1 March 2017 

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

P102084 

2.   Download Location

Download Fix 439675 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/sbatchd 

4.   System requirements

Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64 

Linux3.10-glibc2.17-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/../10.1/install/

2)    Copy the patch file to the install directory $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3) Run badmin hclose all

4)    Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

5.3          After installation

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run badmin hrestart -f all 

3) Run badmin hopen all

5.4          Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root and go to the patch install directory

2) Run badmin close all

3)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

4)    Run badmin hrestart -f all 

5) Run badmin hopen all

6.   List of files 

sbatchd 

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

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