Readme file for IBM® Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 602140

Abstract

P105202. Fix to update the PWM driver for IBM Spectrum LSF on Windows

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 Fix 602140 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix addresses the following issue:

The PWM driver for LSF is out of date and cannot load when the Secure Boot feature is enabled on Windows.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF

Product or component release: 10.1

Update name: Fix 602140

Fix ID: LSF-10.1-build602140

Publication date: 14 August 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

P105202

2. Download locations

Download Fix 602140 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3. Product or components affected

Affected product or components include:

LSF/pwm.sys

LSF/pwm.inf

LSF/pwm.cat

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 LSF.

Before you apply this fix, ensure that you installed LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12 or above. You can download LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12 from https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral. Search for build600488.

Installation steps

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF cluster primary administrator.

2. Run badmin hclose all

3. Run badmin qinact all

4. Back up original files: copy pwm.* files from C:\LSF_10.1\10.1\etc\ to a backup directory.

5. Decompress the fix by running tar -xf <patch>

6. Copy all pwm.* files to C:\LSF_10.1\10.1\etc\

7. Run following commands:

sc delete pwm

8. Reboot the Windows host and run following commands:

sc create PWM type= "kernel" start= "auto" DisplayName= "LSF PWM" binpath= "C:\LSF_10.1\10.1\etc\pwm.sys"

sc start pwm

After you install

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF cluster primary administrator.

2. Run lsadmin limrestart all

3. Run lsadmin resrestart all

4. Run badmin hrestart all

5. Run badmin hopen all

6. Run badmin qact all

Uninstallation

1. Log on to the LSF management host as the LSF cluster primary administrator.

2. Run badmin hclose all

3. Run badmin qinact all

4. Copy backed up pwm.* files from backup directory to C:\LSF_10.1\10.1\etc\

5. Run following commands:

sc delete pwm

6. Reboot the Windows host and run following commands:

sc create PWM type= "kernel" start= "auto" DisplayName= "LSF PWM" binpath= "C:\LSF_10.1\10.1\etc\pwm.sys"

sc start pwm

7. Run lsadmin limrestart all

8. Run lsadmin resrestart all

9. Run badmin hrestart all

10. Run badmin hopen all

11. Run badmin qact all

6. List of files

LSF/pwm.sys

LSF/pwm.inf

LSF/pwm.cat

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

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