LSF Version 7.3 - Using Platform LSF HPC

Using LSF with Lion Bioscience SRS
SRS is Lion Bioscience’s Data Integration Platform, in which data is extracted by all
other Lion Bioscience applications or third-party products. LSF works with the batch
queue feature of SRS to provide load sharing and allow users to manage their running
and completed jobs.
◆ Platform LSF
◆ SRS 6.1 and higher, available from Lion Bioscience
Configuring LSF for SRS jobs
During installation, lsfinstall adds the Boolean resource lion to the Resource
section of
lsf.shared.
If only some of your hosts can accept SRS jobs, configure the Host section of
lsf.cluster. cluster_name to identify those hosts.
Edit
LSF_ENVDIR/conf/lsf.cluster.cluster_name file and add the lion
resource to the hosts that can run SRS jobs:
Begin Host
HOSTNAME model type server r1m mem swp RESOURCES
...
hostA ! ! 1 3.5 () () ()
hostB ! ! 1 3.5 () () (lion)
hostC ! ! 1 3.5 () () ()
...
End Host
You must also configure SRS for batch queues. When SRS batch queueing is enabled,
users select from the available batch queues displayed next to the application
Launch
button in the
Application Launch page.
See the SRS administration manual for information about setting up a batch queue
system. No additional configuration is required in LSF.
Submitting and monitoring SRS jobs
Use bsub to submit the job, including parameters required for SRS.
As soon as the application is submitted, you can monitor the progress of the job. When
applications are launched and batch queues are in use, an icon appears. The icon looks
like a “new mail” icon in an email program when jobs are running, and looks like a “read
mail” icon when all launched jobs are complete. You can click this icon at any time to:
◆ Check the status of running jobs
◆ See which jobs have completed
◆ Delete jobs
◆ Kill running jobs
You can also view the application results or launch another application against those
results, using the results of the initial job as input for the next job.
See the SRS Administrator’s Manual for more information.