IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 509047 Readme File 

Abstract

P102807. This fix ensures that the GPU job allocates the correct amount of GPUs when ngpus_physical configured as PER_HOST in lsb.resources and RESOURCE_RESERVE_PER_TASK=Y is configured in lsb.params.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 509047 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When ngpus_physical is configured as PER_HOST in lsb.resources and RESOURCE_RESERVE_PER_TASK=Y is configured in lsb.params, the GPU job incorrectly allocates GPUs per task, not per host.

Readme File for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1

Update Name: Fix 509047

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build509047

Publication Date: 19 December 2018

Last Modified Date: 19 December 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

P102807

2. Download Locations

Download Fix 509047 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

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 patchinstall: ./patchinstall <patch> 

5.3 After installation

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root 

2) badmin mbdrestart 

5.4 Uninstallation

1) Log on to the LSF master host as root 

2) Go to the patch install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/ 

3) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch> 

4) badmin mbdrestart 

6. List of Files

mbatchd

mbschd

7. Product Notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

©Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

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