Platform LSF Administrator's Primer Version 6.2

Chapter 2
Working with LSF
Platform LSF Administrator’s Primer
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Your user account must be able to read the system kernel information, such as
/dev/kmem.
lsadmin and
badmin
Use lsadmin and badmin to start the LSF daemons.
1 Log on as root to each LSF server host.
If you installed a single-user cluster as a non-root user, log on as primary LSF
administrator.
Start with the LSF master host, and repeat these steps on all LSF hosts.
2 Use the following commands to start the LSF cluster:
# lsadmin limstartup
# lsadmin resstartup
# badmin hstartup
Before using any LSF commands, wait a few minutes for lim on all hosts to do the
following:
◆ Contact each other
◆ Select the master host
◆ Exchange initialization information
Stopping your cluster
lsadmin and
badmin
Use lsadmin and badmin to stop the LSF daemons.
1 Log on as root to any LSF server host.
If you installed a single-user cluster as a non-root user, log on as primary LSF
administrator.
2 Use the following commands to stop the LSF cluster:
# badmin hshutdown all
# lsadmin resshutdown all
# lsadmin limshutdown all
Reconfiguring your cluster
lsadmin and
badmin
Use lsadmin and badmin to reconfigure LSF after making changes to any
configuration file.
1 Log on as root to any LSF server host.
If you installed a single-user cluster as a non-root user, log on as primary LSF
administrator.
2 Use the following commands to reconfigure the LSF cluster:
❖ To reload modified LSF configuration files and restart lim:
# lsadmin reconfig
❖ To reload modified LSF Batch configuration files:
# badmin reconfig
❖ To reload modified LSF Batch configuration files and restart mbatchd:
# badmin mbdrestart