LSF Version 7.3 - Release Notes for Platform LSF

command -h | -V
command
The command can be issued without any options, usually to open a command shell.
From within this command shell, subcommands can be issued without prefacing them
with the command, until such time as the command shell is closed. The command can
also be issued with subcommands and options in a single string, to open the command
shell, perform the action, and close the command shell in a single command string.
subcommand
This is a list of subcommands that can be entered from within the open command
shell, or can be prefaced by the command, to open the command shell, perform the
action, and close the command shell in a single command string.
options
These are the options that apply to the subcommand. The basic syntax rules apply.
New and changed configuration parameters and environment
variables
The following configuration parameters and environment variables are new or changed for
LSF Version 7 Update 3:
lsb.applications
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CHKPNT_DIR=chkpnt_dir—Specifies the checkpoint directory for automatic
checkpointing for the application. To enable automatic checkpoint for the application
profile, administrators must specify a checkpoint directory in the configuration of the
application profile. If CHKPNT_PERIOD, CHKPNT_INITPERIOD or
CHKPNT_METHOD was set in an application profile but CHKPNT_DIR was not set, a
warning message is issued and and those settings are ignored.
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CHKPNT_INITPERIOD=init_chkpnt_period—Specifies the initial checkpoint period in
minutes. CHKPNT_DIR must be set in the application profile for this parameter to take
effect. The periodic checkpoint specified by CHKPNT_PERIOD does not happen until the
initial period has elapse. Specify a positive integer. Job-level command line values override
the application profile configuration.
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CHKPNT_PERIOD=chkpnt_period—Specifies the checkpoint period for the application in
minutes. CHKPNT_DIR must be set in the application profile for this parameter to take
effect. The running job is checkpointed automatically every checkpoint period. Specify a
positive integer.
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CHKPNT_METHOD=chkpnt_method—Specifies the checkpoint method. CHKPNT_DIR
must be set in the application profile for this parameter to take effect. Job-level command
line values override the application profile configuration.
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MAX_JOB_PREEMPT=integer—The maximum number of times a job can be preempted.
Applies to queue-level jobs only.
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MAX_JOB_REQUEUE=integer
The maximum number of times to requeue a job automatically.
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MIG=minutes—Enables automatic job migration and specifies the migration threshold for
checkpointable or rerunnable jobs, in minutes. LSF automatically migrates jobs that have
been in the SSUSP state for more than the specified number of minutes. A value of 0
specifies that a suspended job is migrated immediately. The migration threshold applies
Release Notes for Platform LSF
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