IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2.0.12 Fix 600966 Readme File

Abstract 

This fix ensures that LSF properly updates Boolean resources when a new resource connector host with the same name rejoins the LSF cluster with different Boolean resources..

Description

When a new resource connector host reuses a host name and this host joins the LSF cluster with different Boolean resources, the information on these resources might not be properly updated.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF Suite

Product/Component Release: 10.2.0.12

Update Name: Fix 600966

Fix ID: Suite-10.2.0.12-build600966 

Publication date: Januaray 18, 2022

Last modified date: Januaray 18, 2022

Contents:

1.     List of Fixes

2.     Download location 

3.     Products or components affected

4.     System requirements 

5.     Installation 

6.     Rollback

7.     Copyright and trademark information

1.   List of Fixes

        LSF Suite 10.2.0.12 iFix (600966) contains the following bug fixes:

        • 600856: This fix ensures that LSF properly updates Boolean resources when a new resource connector host with the same name rejoins the LSF cluster with different Boolean resources.

2.   Download Location

       Download Fix 600966 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

        N/A

4.   System requirements

       1) On 64-bit x86 hosts:

                                        i.     RHEL 7.2 and up

5.   Installation 

       1) Upgrade env to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2.0.12 (lsfsent10.2.0.12-x86_64.bin, lsfshpc10.2.0.12-x86_64.bin, lsfswg10.2.0.12-x86_64.bin) from Fix Central

       2) Download the LSF Suite iFix  binary (suite10.2.0.12-build600966-x86_64.bin) from Fix Central   

       3) Run the downloaded LSF Suite iFix binary (suite10.2.0.12-build600966-x86_64.bin).

       4) Deploy the updated LSF Suite installation by running the following command:
       cd /opt/ibm/lsf_installer/playbook
       ansible-playbook -i lsf-inventory lsf-apply-fix.yml 

       5) Restart LSF daemons by running the following command:
       lsf_daemons stop; lsf_daemons start

6.   Rollback

       If you want to roll back IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2.0.12 iFix 600966 from the cluster:
       - Run the iFix package with the --rollback option.
         suite10.2.0.12-build600966-x86_64.bin --rollback

       - Navigate to the /opt/ibm/lsf_installer/playbook directory.
         cd /opt/ibm/lsf_installer/playbook directory

       - Run the lsf-rollback-ifix.yml playbook.
         ansible-playbook -i lsf-inventory lsf-rollback-ifix.yml

7.   Copyright and trademark information

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