LSF Version 7.3 - Administering Platform LSF

Administering Platform LSF 223
Cluster Version Management and Patching on UNIX and Linux
Version management commands
Commands to modify cluster
Commands to monitor cluster
Commands to check uninstalled packages
Command Description
lsfinstall This command:
◆ Creates a new cluster (using any full distribution including update
releases)
◆ Patches a cluster with an update release (a full distribution) by installing
binaries and updating configuration
patchinstall This command:
◆ Patches a cluster by installing binaries from a full or partial distribution
(does not update configuration, so
lsfinstall is recommended for an
update release)
patchinstall -r This command
◆ Rolls back a cluster by removing binaries (does not roll back
configuration, so rollback of updates may not be recommended)
Command Description
pversions This command:
◆ Displays product version information for the entire cluster, including
patch levels
◆ Displays detailed information for specific builds or files in the cluster; for
example, see what files were modified after installing a patch
file_name -V This command:
◆ Displays detailed information for a specific file in the cluster (specify the
installed file, for example
lim -V)
Command Description
pversions -c This command:
◆ Displays detailed information about the contents of an uninstalled
package
patchinstall -c This command:
◆ Tests if an uninstalled package is compatible with the cluster