IBM Spectrum LSF Suite V10.2.0 Fix Pack 11
Abstract
This release includes features and enhancements since the release of IBM Spectrum LSF Suite V10.2.0.10 on 22 June, 2020.
Description
Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF Suite V10.2 Fix Pack 11 Fix including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.
Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF Suite
Product/Component Release: 10.2 Fix Pack 11
Update Name: Fix 565450
Fix ID: Suite-10.2 Fix Pack 11-build
Publication date: 18-Dec 2020
Last modified date: 18-Dec 2020
Contents
1. What’s New
LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 11 contains the following components:
For Workgroup Edition:
· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· PMPI 9.1.4.2 (x86 only)
· SMPI 10.3.02 (Power only)
For HPC Edition:
· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Data Manager 10.1 Fix Pack 9 (with security fix)
· LSF Process Manager 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· PMPI 9.1.4.2 (x86 only)
· SMPI 10.3.02 (Power only)
For Enterprise Edition:
· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF Data Manager 10.1 Fix Pack 9 (with security fix)
· LSF Process Manager 10.2 Fix Pack 11
· LSF License Scheduler 10.1 Fix Pack 7
· PMPI 9.1.4.2 (x86 only)
· SMPI 10.3.02 (Power only)
The following enhancements or fixes have been made to the installation and life-cycle management functions of IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 11
• Allows you to set the primary LSF administrator
• Allows you to install the LSF Suites if the system umask is set to 0027
• Allows you to customize the LSF ports
• Includes the new exec beat from LSF Explorer, which replaces the gpfsio_collector that was in versions before FP11
• Added support for RHEL 7.9 and 8.3.
2. System requirements
Refer to LSF suite Enterprise System Requirements
Refer to LSF suite HPC System Requirements
Refer to LSF suite Workgroup System Requirements
3. Known issues
Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite Enterprise Release Notes
Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite HPC Release Notes
Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite Workgroup Release Notes
4. Product notifications:
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5. Download location
Download from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
6. Installation
a. Download the LSF Suite installer (.bin file) from Fix Central
b. Run the downloaded LSF Suite installer (.bin file).
c. Deploy the updated LSF Suite installation by running the following command:
ansible-playbook -i lsf-inventory lsf-upgrade.yml
d. To enable a security fix:
1. Shut down the LSF cluster by running the lsfshutdown command.
2. Update the LSF binary files.
3. Set LSF_STRICT_CHECKING=ENHANCED in the lsf.conf file.
4. Start up the entire LSF cluster by running the lsfstartup command.
5. If you are using multiple clusters, restart each LSF cluster.
For detailed information on enabling the LSF_STRICT_CHECKING parameter, refer to https://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/OSA/09e8q/1/Readme_BUILD564668.html
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