HP XC System 4.x Software manual

Sample UNIX installation directories

Daemon error log files

Daemon error log files are stored in the directory defined by LSF_LOGDIR in lsf.conf.

LSF base system daemon log files LSF batch system daemon log files

pim.log.host_namembatchd.log.host_name

res.log.host_namesbatchd.log.host_name

lim.log.host_namembschd.log.host_name

If EGO_LOGDIR is defined in ego.conf, The file lim.log.host_name is stored in the directory defined by EGO_LOGDIR.

Configuration files

lsf.conf, lsf.shared, and lsf.cluster.cluster_name are located in LSF_CONFDIR.

lsb.params, lsb.queues, lsb.modules, and lsb.resources are located in LSB_CONFDIR/ cluster_name/configdir/.

File	Description
install.config	Options for Platform LSF installation and configuration
lsf.conf	Generic environment configuration file describing the
	configuration and operation of the cluster
lsf.shared	Definition file shared by all clusters. Used to define cluster
	name, host types, host models and site-defined resources

lsf.cluster.cluster_name Cluster configuration files used to define hosts, administrators, and locality of site-defined shared resources

lsf.licensescheduler	Configures Platform LSF License Scheduler
lsb.applications	defines application profiles to define common parameters for
	the same type of jobs
lsb.params	Configures LSF batch parameters

File	Description
lsb.queues	Batch queue configuration file
lsb.resources	Configures resource allocation limits, exports, and resource
	usage limits
lsb.serviceclasses	Defines service-level agreements (SLAs) in an LSF cluster as
	service classes, which define the properties of the SLA
lsb.users	Configures user groups, hierarchical fairshare for users and
	user groups, and job slot limits for users and user groups

Cluster configuration parameters (lsf.conf)

Variable	Description	UNIX Default
LSF_BINDIR	Directory containing LSF user commands,	LSF_TOP/version/
	shared by all hosts of the same type	platform/bin
LSF_CONFDIR	Directory for all LSF configuration files	LSF_TOP/conf
LSF_ENVDIR	Directory containing the lsf.conf file, must	/etc (if LSF_CONFDIR
	be owned by root	is not defined)
LSF_INCLUDEDIR Directory containing LSF API header files		LSF_TOP/version/
	lsf.h and lsbatch.h	include
LSF_LIBDIR	LSF libraries, shared by all hosts of the	LSF_TOP/version/
	same type	platform/lib
LSF_LOGDIR	(Optional) Directory for LSF daemon logs,	/tmp
	must be owned by root
LSF_LOG_MASK	Specifies the logging level of error	LOG_WARNING
	messages from LSF commands
LSF_MANDIR	Directory containing LSF man pages	LSF_TOP/version/man
LSF_MISC	Help files for the LSF GUI tools, sample C	LSF_TOP/version/
	programs and shell scripts, and a template	misc
	for an external LIM (elim)
LSF_SERVERDIR	Directory for all server binaries and shell	LSF_TOP/version/
	scripts, and external executables invoked	platform/etc
	by LSF daemons, must be owned by root,
	and shared by all hosts of the same type
LSF_TOP	Top-level installation directory. The path to	Not defined
	LSF_TOP must be shared and accessible	Required for
	to all hosts in the cluster. It cannot be the	installation
	root directory (/).
LSB_CONFDIR	Directory for LSF Batch configuration	LSF_CONFDIR/
	directories, containing user and host lists,	lsbatch
	operation parameters, and batch queues
LSB_SHAREDIR	Directory for LSF Batch job history and	LSF_TOP/work
	accounting log files for each cluster, must
	be owned by primary LSF administrator
LSF_LIM_PORT	TCP service port used for communication	6879
	with lim
LSF_RES_PORT	TCP service port used for communication	6878
	with res
LSB_MBD_PORT	TCP service port used for communication	6881
	with mbatchd
LSB_SBD_PORT	TCP service port used for communication	6882
	with sbatchd

P l a t f o r m L S F ™

Q u i c k R e f e r e n c e

Version 7 Update 3

Administration and accounting commands

Only LSF administrators or root can use these commands.

Command	Description
lsacct	Displays accounting statistics on finished RES tasks in the LSF system
lsadmin	LSF administrative tool to control the operation of the LIM and RES
	daemons in an LSF cluster. lsadmin help shows all subcommands.
lsfinstall	Install LSF using install.config input file
lsfrestart	Restart the LSF daemons on all hosts in the local cluster
lsfshutdown	Shut down the LSF daemons on all hosts in the local cluster
lsfstartup	Start the LSF daemons on all hosts in the local cluster
bacct	Reports accounting statistics on completed LSF jobs
badmin	LSF administrative tool to control the operation of the LSF Batch
	system including sbatchd, mbatchd, hosts and queues. badmin help
	shows all subcommands.
bladmin	reconfigures the Platform LSF License Scheduler daemon (bld)

Daemons

Executable Name	Description
lim	Load Information Manager (LIM)—collects load and resource
	information about all server hosts in the cluster and provides host
	selection services to applications through LSLIB. LIM maintains
	information on static system resources and dynamic load indices.
mbatchd	Master Batch Daemon (MBD)—accepts and holds all batch jobs.
	MBD periodically checks load indices on all server hosts by
	contacting the Master LIM.
mbschd	Master Batch Scheduler Daemon— performs the scheduling
	functions of LSF and sends job scheduling decisions to MBD for
	dispatch. Runs on the LSF master server host.
sbatchd	Slave Batch Daemon (SBD)—accepts job execution requests
	from MBD, and monitors the progress of jobs. Controls job
	execution, enforces batch policies, reports job status to MBD, and
	launches MBD.
pim	Process Information Manager (PIM)—monitors resources used
	by submitted jobs while they are running. PIM is used to enforce
	resource limits and load thresholds, and for fairshare scheduling.
res	Remote Execution Server (RES)—accepts remote execution
	requests from all load sharing applications and handles I/O on the
	remote host for load sharing processes.