IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 552668 Readme File

Abstract

P103738. Fix to update the outdated httpclient libraries when using the AWS resource connector.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 552668 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When the AWS SDK resource connector library is updated to version 1.11.699 or newer, the httpclient Java library must be version 4.5.9 or newer. This fix updates the library to version 4.5.12. For consistency, this fix also updates the library in the Softlayer and Google Cloud resource connectors in addition to AWS.

Readme File for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product/Component Release: 10.1

Update Name: Fix 552668

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build552668

Publication Date: Jul 8, 2020

Last Modified Date: Jul 8, 2020

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

P103738


2. Download Locations

Download Fix 552668 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/


3. Product or Components Affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/google/lib/GcloudTool.jar

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/google/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/softlayer/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/softlayer/lib/SoftLayerTool.jar

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/aws/lib/AwsTool.jar

LSF/10.1/resource_connector/aws/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar


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 the LSF cluster 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) Ensure that there are not multiple versions of the same jar in the installation directory. ie.

bash-4.2$ ls -al /LSF/10.1/resource_connector/aws/lib | grep httpclient

-rw-r--r--. 1 root pcl  764423 Jun 17 11:21 httpclient-4.5.jar

-rw-r--r--. 1 root pcl  778156 Jun 17 11:21 httpclient-4.5.12.jar

In this situation, please ensure the old version is deleted.

5.4 Uninstallation

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

2) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>


6. List of Files

10.1/resource_connector/google/lib/GcloudTool.jar

10.1/resource_connector/google/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

10.1/resource_connector/softlayer/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar

10.1/resource_connector/softlayer/lib/SoftLayerTool.jar

10.1/resource_connector/aws/lib/AwsTool.jar

10.1/resource_connector/aws/lib/httpclient-4.5.12.jar


7. Product Notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

©Copyright IBM Corporation 2020


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