IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 499645 Readme File 

Abstract

Fix to support a general GPU number limit (that is, the number of ngpus_physical resources) when enabling the new GPU syntax.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 499645 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When enabling the new GPU syntax (LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX=Y|extend), LSF does not support a general GPU number limit to limit the number of ngpus_physical resources. This fix adds support for a limit on the ngpus_physical resource.

Example:

In the lsb.resources ,define a limit for ngpu_physical :

Begin Limit
NAME = Limit1
RESOURCE=[ngpus_physical,3]
End Limit

Readme File for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1

Update Name: Fix 499645

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build499645

Publication Date: 27 August 2018

Last Modified Date: 27 August 2018

Contents

1. List of Fixes

2. Download Location

3. Product 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

N/A

2. Download Locations

Download Fix 499645 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Product or Components Affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/mbatchd  

LSF/mbschd

LSF/blimits

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

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root 

2) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch> 

6) Run badmin mbdrestart

6. List of Files

mbatchd

mbschd

blimits

7. Product Notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

©Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

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