Platform LSF Reference Version 6.2

Parameters
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When this parameter is undefined in lsf.conf or as an environment variable and no
custom method is specified at job submission through
bsub -k, LSF uses
echkpnt.default and erestart.default to checkpoint and restart jobs.
When this parameter is defined, LSF uses the custom checkpoint and restart methods
specified.
Limitations
The method name and directory (LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR) combination
must be unique in the cluster.
For example, you may have two
echkpnt applications with the same name such as
echkpnt.mymethod but what differentiates them is the different directories defined
with LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR. It is the cluster administrator’s responsibility
to ensure that method name and method directory combinations are unique in the
cluster.
Default
Undefined; LSF uses echkpnt.default and erestart.default to checkpoint
and restart jobs
See also
LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR, LSB_ECHKPNT_KEEP_OUTPUT
LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR
Syntax LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR=path
Description
Absolute path name of the directory in which custom echkpnt and erestart
programs are located.
The checkpoint method directory should be accessible by all users who need to run the
custom
echkpnt and erestart programs.
Can also be defined as an environment variable.
Default
Undefined; LSF searches in LSF_SERVERDIR for custom echkpnt and erestart
programs
See also
LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD, LSB_ECHKPNT_KEEP_OUTPUT
LSB_ESUB_METHOD
Specifies a mandatory esub method that applies to all job submissions.
LSB_ESUB_METHOD lists the names of the
esub methods used in addition to any
methods specified in the
bsub -a option.
For example,
LSB_ESUB_METHOD="dce fluent" defines DCE as the mandatory
security system, and FLUENT as the mandatory application used on all jobs.
Syntax
LSB_ESUB_METHOD="
method_name [method_name] ..."
Description
Specifies the name of the mandatory esub method. Can also be defined as an
environment variable.
The master esub (
mesub) uses the name you specify to invoke the appropriate esub
program. The
esub and esub.xxx programs must be located in LSF_SERVERDIR.
When this parameter is defined, LSF uses the specified
esub method, where
method_name is one of:
◆ openmp or pvm—for OpenMP or PVM job submission; esub calls
esub.openmp or esub.pvm