Platform LSF Administration Guide Version 6.2
Installing a Permanent License
Administering Platform LSF
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SERVER hosta 68044d20 1700
LSF_LICENSE_FILE would be:
LSF_LICENSE_FILE="1700@hosta"
FLEXlm default
If you installed FLEXlm separately from LSF to manage other software licenses, the
default FLEXlm installation puts the license file in the following location:
/usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat
Troubleshooting
If this parameter points to an older or incorrect license key, correct the problem using
one of these two methods:
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Change the path to point to the location of the new key.
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Put the new key in the location specified by the path (make a backup copy of your
old license key before you overwrite it).
Licensing LSF products and features
All LSF software requires a license. Some LSF features are enabled by the license file
alone, but other products must also be included in the cluster configuration file, or the
FEATURE line in the license file is ignored. However, if you already have the
FEATURE line in your license file, you can install or enable the corresponding products
later on.
The following strings are examples of what can be listed in the
PRODUCTS line in the
Parameters section of the lsf.cluster.cluster_name file, to indicate which LSF
products that the cluster should run.
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LSF_Base
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LSF_Manager
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LSF_Sched_Fairshare
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LSF_Sched_Preemption
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LSF_Sched_Parallel
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LSF_Sched_Resource_Reservation
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LSF_Make
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LSF_MultiCluster
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LSF_Sched_Advance_Reservation
If these products are listed in the cluster configuration, the LSF license must also include
FEATURE lines for these products.
In addition, there are some “extra” licensed features that do not have a matching item
in the PRODUCTS line. Do not remove features from your license unless instructed to
do so by Platform. For example, the following strings are valid in the license file, but
should not be used in the PRODUCTS line:
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LSF_Client
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LSF_Float_Client
LSF client hosts are licensed per host, not per CPU, so there is no difference between
licensing a single-processor host and a multi-processor host.
See “Floating Client Licenses” on page 191 for information about configuring LSF
floating clients.