IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 474749 Readme File

Abstract

P102417. Fix to prevent the mbschd and mbatchd daemons from core dumping if different users frequently run the btop/bbot commands on array jobs.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 474749 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

Both the mbschd and mbatchd daemons might core dump if different users frequently run the btop or bbot commands on array jobs.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1

Update Name: Fix 474749

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build474749

Publication date: 7 November 2017

Last modified date: 7 November 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. Copyright and trademark information

1. List of Fixes

P102417

2. Download Location

Download Fix 474749 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Affected components include: LSF/mbschd 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/../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

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

mbschd

mbatchd

7. Copyright and trademark information

@Copyright IBM Corporation 2017

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