Platform LSF Administration Guide Version 6.2

Chapter 4
Working with Hosts
Administering Platform LSF
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Adding Host Types and Host Models to lsf.shared
The lsf.shared file contains a list of host type and host model names for most
operating systems. You can add to this list or customize the host type and host model
names. A host type and host model name can be any alphanumeric string up to 29
characters long.
Adding a custom host type or model
1 Log on as the LSF administrator on any host in the cluster.
2 Edit lsf.shared:
a For a new host type, modify the HostType section:
Begin HostType
TYPENAME # Keyword
DEFAULT
CRAYJ
CRAYC
CRAYT
DigitalUNIX
HPPA
IBMAIX4
SGI6
SUNSOL
SONY
WIN95
End HostType
b For a new host model, modify the HostModel section:
Add the new model and its CPU speed factor relative to other models. For more
details on tuning CPU factors, see “Tuning CPU Factors” on page 122.
Begin HostModel
MODELNAME CPUFACTOR ARCHITECTURE # keyword
# x86 (Solaris, Windows, Linux): approximate values, based on SpecBench results
# for Intel processors (Sparc/Win) and BogoMIPS results (Linux).
PC75 1.5 (i86pc_75 i586_75 x586_30)
PC90 1.7 (i86pc_90 i586_90 x586_34 x586_35 x586_36)
HP9K715 4.2 (HP9000715_100)
SunSparc 12.0 ()
CRAYJ90 18.0 ()
IBM350 18.0 ()
End HostModel
3 Save the changes to lsf.shared.
4 Run lsadmin reconfig to reconfigure LIM.
5 Run badmin reconfig to reconfigure mbatchd.