IBM Spectrum LSF Data Manager 10.1 Fix (548262) Readme File

Abstract 

P103611. This fix is for the lsf-10.1.0.10-spk-2020-Apr-build545500 security enhancement for LSF Data Manager. Any actions that were performed with root privileges are not allowed and must instead be performed as the LSF administrator. 

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF Data Manager 10.1 (548262) including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix is for the lsf-10.1.0.10-spk-2020-Apr-build545500 security enhancement for LSF Data Manager. The LSF_ROOT_REX parameter is now obsolete and no longer allows root execution privileges for jobs from local and remote hosts. Any actions that were performed with root privileges must instead be performed as the LSF administrator.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF Data Manager

Product/Component Release: 10.1 

Update Name: Fix 548262

Fix ID: lsf-dm-10.1-build548262 

Publication date: 5 Jun 2020

Last modified date: 5 Jun 2020

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

P103611

2.   Download Location

Download Fix 548262 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

Affected product or components include:   

Data Manager/bdata
Data Manager/bstage
Data Manager/dmd
Data Manager/dm_stagein_helper.sh
Data Manager/dm_stagein_transfer.sh
Data Manager/dm_stageout_transfer.sh

4.   System requirements

linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64
linux3.10-glibc2.17-ppc64le
lnx310-lib217-x86_64

5.   Installation and configuration

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 the LSF cluster primary administrator and set the LSF cluster environment

2)    Run
bdata admin reconfig

5.4          Uninstallation

To roll back a patch:

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

3)    Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>

3)    Log on to the LSF master host as the LSF cluster primary administrator and set the LSF cluster environment

4)    Run
bdata admin reconfig

6.   List of files in package 

bdata

bstage

dmd

dm_stagein_helper.sh

dm_stagein_transfer.sh

dm_stageout_transfer.sh

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

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