LSF Version 7.3 - Using Platform LSF HPC

Log on to each LSF server host as root. Start with the LSF master host.
Run hostsetup on each LSF server host. For example:
# cd /usr/share/hpc/7.0/install
# ./hostsetup --top="/usr/share/hpc" --boot="y"
After upgrading
Log on to the LSF master host as root.
Set your environment:
❖ For csh or tcsh:
% source /LSF_TOP/conf/cshrc.lsf
❖ For sh, ksh, or bash:
# . /LSF_TOP/conf/profile.lsf
Follow the steps in lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/lsf_quick_admin.html to
update your license.
Use the following commands to shut down the old LSF daemons:
# badmin hshutdown all
# lsadmin resshutdown all
# lsadmin limshutdown all
Use the following commands to start Platform LSF using the upgraded daemons:
# lsadmin limstartup all
# lsadmin resstartup all
# badmin hstartup all
Follow the steps in lsf7.0_lsfinstall/lsf_quick_admin.html to verify
that your upgraded cluster is operating correctly.
Use the following command to reactivate all LSF queues after upgrading:
# badmin qact all
Have users run one of the shell environment files to switch their environment to the
new cluster.
LSF_CONFDIR/cshrc.lsf
LSF_CONFDIR/profile.lsf .cshrc .profile
lsf7.0_lsfinstall/lsf_quick_admin.html
LSF_CONFDIR/cshrc.lsf LSF_CONFDIR/profile.lsf
After your cluster is up and running, users can start submitting jobs to it.
For more information
◆ See lsf7.0_lsfinstall/lsf_quick_admin.html to learn more about your
upgraded LSF cluster.
◆ See the Platform LSF Command Reference for information about using
lsfinstall.
◆ See the Platform LSF Configuration Guide for information about the
install.config file and the slave.config files.
Where to go next
Learn about using Platform LSF, as described in Chapter 2, “About Platform LSF”.