Platform LSF Administration Guide Version 6.2

Upgrade and Compatibility Notes
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Upgrade and Compatibility Notes
UPGRADE document
To upgrade to LSF Version 6.2, follow the steps in Upgrading Platform LSF on
UNIX and Linux.(
lsf6.2_upgrade.pdf or upgrade.html).
Maintenance pack availability
At release, Platform LSF Version 6.2 includes all bug fixes and solutions up to and
including the August 2005 Platform LSF Version 6.1 Maintenance Pack. Fixes after
August 2005 will be included in the first Platform LSF Version 6.2 Maintenance Pack.
API compatibility
Full backward compatibility: your applications will run under LSF Version 6.2 without
changing any code.
The Platform LSF Version 6.2 API is fully compatible with the LSF Version 6.x. and 5.x
APIs. An application linked with the LSF Version 6.x or 5.x libraries will run under LSF
Version 6.2 without relinking.
To take full advantage of new Platform LSF Version 6.2 features, you should recompile
your existing LSF applications with LSF Version 6.2.
New LSF APIs
The following new APIs have been added for LSF Version 6.2:
◆ lsb_addreservation()
◆ lsb_geteventrecbyline()
◆ lsb_hostinfo_cond()
◆ lsb_killbulkjobs()
◆ lsb_openjobinfo_a_ext()
◆ lsb_readjobinfo_cond()
◆ lsb_removereservation()
◆ lsb_reservationinfo()
New LSF License
Scheduler APIs
The following new APIs have been added for LSF License Scheduler Version 6.2:
◆ glb_close_all()
◆ glb_groupinfolist()
◆ glb_info()
◆ glb_init_all()
◆ glb_jobinfo()
◆ glb_param()
◆ glb_perror()
◆ glb_userinfo()
◆ glb_workloadinfo()