IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 600785 Readme File
Abstract
P104425. This fix improves the performance of the mbschd daemon for multiple jobs with a requested host group.
Description
Readme documentation for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 600785 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.
This fix addresses the following issue:
When a cluster has several host groups and users submit multiple jobs with specified host groups, the mbschd daemon takes a long time to restart.
Readme File for: IBM® Spectrum LSF
Product/Component Release: 10.1
Update Name: Fix 600785
Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build600785
Publication Date: Nov 1, 2021
Last Modified Date: Nov 1, 2021
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
P104425
2. Download Locations
Download Fix 600785 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/ebrokerd
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) You must have LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12 installed prior to installing this patch. Download this Fix Pack from IBM Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/) and search for "build600488". Contact IBM LSF Support if you have any questions or problems with installing Fix Pack 12.
2) Log on to the LSF master host as root
3) 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) badmin mbdrestart
5.4 Uninstallation
1) Log on to the LSF master host as root and set the LSF cluster environment
2) Go to the patch install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/
3) Run ./patchinstall -r <patch>
4) Log on to the LSF master host as the LSF cluster primary administrator and set the LSF cluster environment
5) badmin mbdrestart
6. List of Files
LSF/mbatchd LSF/mbschd LSF/ebrokerd
7. Product Notifications
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8. Copyright and Trademark Information
©Copyright IBM Corporation 2021
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