LSF Version 7.3 - Administering Platform LSF

Troubleshooting License Issues
182 Administering Platform LSF
2 Kill the LIM, using one of the following commands:
kill lim_PID
kill -9 lim_PID
3 After the old LIM has died, start the new LIM on the master host using one of
the following methods:
❖ lsadmin limstartup
❖ LSF_SERVERDIR/lim as root.
LSF commands give "Host does not have a software license"
You may se e t his mess a ge af t e r r unn i n g lsid, lshosts, or other ls* commands.
Typical problems: and their solutions:
LSF commands fail with "ls_initdebug: Unable to open file lsf.conf"
You might see this message after running lsid. This message indicates that the LSF
commands cannot access the
lsf.conf file or lsf.conf does not exist in
LSF_ENVDIR.
Solution:
◆ Use LSF_CONFDIR/csrhc.lsf or LSF_CONFDIR/profile.lsf to set up your
LSF environment, or
◆ If you know the location of lsf.conf, set the LSF_ENVDIR environment
variable to point to the directory containing the
lsf.conf file.
If you experience this problem ... Do the following:
Your demo license (not tied to
FLEXlm server) has expired.
Check the license.dat file to check the expiry date.
If your license has expired, contact your account
manager to obtain a new demo key or a permanent
license.
Your license file may have
incorrect formatting. One of
the following things may be
responsible:
The license file was edited in
Windows and incorrect line
ending characters (^M) exist in
the file.
The license file may have more
than one FEATURE on a line.
You should have a line break at the end of each
FEATURE line. Remove the excess ^M characters or
line breaks from the license file.
If the license key is tied to a FLEXlm server, restart
lmgrd.
Restart the master LIM.
The LSF master host is unable
to communicate with the
FLEXlm server.
Check the network communication by entering the
command:
ping FLEXlm_server
License daemons (lmgrd and
lsf_ld) are not running on
the FLEXlm server.
Check if
lmgrd and lsf_ld are running by typing:
ps -ef | egrep 'lmgrd|lsf_ld'
on the FLEXlm server. If not:
Check the
license.log file for error messages.
Start
lmgrd.
Restart the master LIM.