Readme file for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601363

Abstract

P104769. This fix ensures that the temporary files created by LSF for Docker jobs are cleaned after jobs finish.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601363 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

Some temporary files created by LSF for Docker jobs are not cleaned even after jobs have finished.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product or component release: 10.1

Update name: Fix 601363

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build601363

Publication date: 30 November 2022

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

P104769

2. Download locations

Download Fix 601363 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3. Product or components affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/sbatchd

LSF/res

LSF/docker-starter.py

LSF/lsfdockerlib.py

4. System requirements

linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

linux3.10-glibc2.17-x86_64

5. Installation and configuration

Before you install

LSF_TOP is the full path to the top-level installation directory of LSF.

1. Before you apply this fix, ensure that you install LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12 or later. You can download Fix Pack 12 from https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral. Search for build600488. Contact IBM LSF Support if you have any questions or problems with installing Fix Pack 12.

2. Starting from LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 13, the default values of the following three GPU parameters are changed to:
LSF_GPU_AUTOCONFIG=Y
LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX=extend
LSF_GPU_RESOURCE_IGNORE=Y

If you have installed LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 13, no further action is needed to set these parameters. If you have installed LSF Fix Pack 12 or earlier, consider explicitly configuring the same values to these three parameters:
LSF_GPU_AUTOCONFIG=N
LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX=N
LSF_GPU_RESOURCE_IGNORE=N

3. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF primary administrator.

4. Set your environment:
-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf
-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

Installation steps

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the root user and set your environment:
-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

2. Go to the install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3. Copy the fix file to the install directory: $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

4. Run patchinstall: ./patchinstall <fix>

After you install

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF primary administrator and set your environment:

-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

2. Run badmin hrestart all

3. Run lsadmin resrestart all

Uninstallation

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the root user and set your environment:

-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

2. Go to the install directory: cd $LSF_ENVDIR/../10.1/install/

3. Run ./patchinstall -r <fix>

4. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF primary administrator and set your environment:

-For csh or tcsh: % source LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf

-For sh, ksh, or bash: $ . LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf

5. Run badmin hrestart all

6. Run lsadmin resrestart all

6. List of files

The following components in all Linux and Unix packages:

LSF/sbatchd

LSF/res

LSF/docker-starter.py

LSF/lsfdockerlib.py

7. Product Notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

©Copyright IBM Corporation 2022

U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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