IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 457466 Readme File

Abstract

P102274. The user program that uses the lsb_submit API to submit job and uses an esub to modify the resource requirement string at the same time might core dump.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 457466 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When using the LSF API lsb_submit with a resource requirement string to submit a job and using esub to modify the resource requirement string at the same time, the end user program might core dump.

Notes:
After applying this patch, recompile the LSF header related binary and library files.
For example, recompile and regenerate the perl Base.pm, Batch.pm, and Batch.so files using the new LSF header files.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1

Update Name: Fix 457466

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build457466

Publication date: 15 June 2017

Last modified date: 15 June 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

P102274

2. Download Location

Download Fix 457466 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/lsf.h, LSF/lsbatch.h, LSF/libbat.a, LSF/libbat.so, LSF/liblsf.a, LSF/liblsf.so

4. System requirements

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 patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch>

5.3 After installation

None

5.4 Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

1)    Log on to the LSF master host as root

2)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

6. List of files

lsf.h
lsbatch.h
libbat.a
libbat.so
liblsf.a
liblsf.so

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2017

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