Platform LSF Reference Version 6.2

Feature Section
Platform LSF Reference
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Default
Undefined. If ENABLE_INTERACTIVE is not set, each cluster receives one share, and
interactive tasks receive no shares.
Each example contains two clusters and 12 licenses of a specific feature.
Example 1
ALLOCATION
is not configured. The ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter is not set.
Begin Parameters
...
ENABLE_INTERACTIVE=n
...
End Parameters
Begin Feature
NAME=ApplicationX
DISTRIBUTION=LicenseServer1 (Lp1 1)
End Feature
Six licenses are allocated to each cluster. No licenses are allocated to interactive tasks.
Example 2
ALLOCATION
is not configured. The ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter is set.
Begin Parameters
...
ENABLE_INTERACTIVE=y
...
End Parameters
Begin Feature
NAME=ApplicationX
DISTRIBUTION=LicenseServer1 (Lp1 1)
End Feature
Four licenses are allocated to each cluster. Four licenses are allocated to interactive tasks.
Example 3
In the following example, the ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter does not affect the
ALLOCATION configuration of the feature.
ALLOCATION is configured. The ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter is set.
Begin Parameters
...
ENABLE_INTERACTIVE=y
...
End Parameters
Begin Feature
NAME=ApplicationY
DISTRIBUTION=LicenseServer1 (Lp2 1)
ALLOCATION=Lp2(cluster1 1 cluster2 0 interactive 1)
End Feature
The ENABLE_INTERACTIVE setting is ignored. Licenses are shared equally between
cluster1 and interactive tasks. Six licenses of ApplicationY are allocated to
cluster1. Six licenses are allocated to interactive tasks.
Example 4
In the following example, the ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter does not affect the
ALLOCATION configuration of the feature.
ALLOCATION is configured. The ENABLE_INTERACTIVE parameter is not set.