LSF Version 7.3 - Platform LSF Command Reference

Platform LSF Command Reference 37

Checkpoints only jobs submitted by the specified users. The keyword all specifies

all users. Ignored if a job ID other than 0 (zero) is specified. To specify a Windows

user account, include the domain name in uppercase letters and use a single

backslash (DOMAIN_NAME\user_name) in a Windows command line or a double

backslash (DOMAIN_NAME\\user_name) in a UNIX command line.

job_ID | "job_ID[index_list]"

Checkpoints only the specified jobs.

-h Prints command usage to stderr and exits.

-V Prints LSF release version to stderr and exits.

Examples

bchkpnt 1234

Checkpoints the job with job ID 1234.

bchkpnt -p 120 1234

Enables periodic checkpointing or changes the checkpoint period to 120 minutes (2

hours) for a job with job ID 1234.

bchkpnt -m hostA -k -u all 0

When issued by root or the LSF administrator, checkpoints and kills all

checkpointable jobs on

hostA. This is useful when a host needs to be shut down or

rebooted.