Readme for 601911

Readme file for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601911

Abstract

P104906. This fix prevents broken connections between the mbatchd and sbatchd dameons due to XDR error when the LSF_STRICT_CHECKING parameter is defined with a value of ENHANCED or is undefined.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 601911 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

When the LSF_STRICT_CHECKING parameter is defined as ENHANCED or is undefined, the mbatchd or sbatchd daemons can periodically disconnect due to communication errors. This fix prevents losing missing data when data passes through the network connection.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product or component release: 10.1

Update name: Fix 601911

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build601911

Publication date: 10 March 2024

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

P104906.

2. Download locations

Download Fix 601911 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3. Product or components affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/res.exe

LSF/sbatchd.exe

LSF/mbatchd.exe

LSF/mbschd.exe

LSF/ebrokerd.exe

LSF/bjobs.exe

LSF/bhosts.exe

LSF/libsched.dll

4. System requirements

win-x64

5. Installation and configuration

Before you install

LSF_TOP is the full path to the top-level installation directory of IBM Spectrum 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 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

Installation steps

1. Log on to the Windows LSF server host as the administrator group user.

2. Install the <fix>.msp file.

After you install

1. Run lsadmin resrestart

2. Run badmin hrestart

3. Run badmin mbdrestart

Uninstallation

1. Log on to the Windows LSF server host as the administrator group user.

2. Uninstall the fix by accessing Control Panel > Uninstall a program > View installed updates > <fix>

3. Run lsadmin resrestart

4. Run badmin hrestart

5. Run badmin mbdrestart

6. List of files

The following components in all Linux packages:

LSF/sbatchd.exe

LSF/res.exe

LSF/mbatchd.exe

LSF/mbschd.exe

LSF/ebrokerd.exe

LSF/bhosts.exe

LSF/bjobs.exe

LSF/libsched.dll

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and Trademark Information

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

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