Description
After installation, you should run hostsetup to set up each server host in the cluster. After setting up the server hosts, you should start your cluster and test the installation by running some basic commands.
Where lsfinstall is located
lsfinstall is included in the LSF installation script tar file
lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z and is located in the lsf7Update3_lsfinstall directory created when you uncompress and extract installation script tar file.
After installation, lsfinstall is located in LSF_TOP/7.0/install/.
Before running lsfinstall
1Plan your installation by choosing:
❖LSF installation directory on file server (e.g., LSF_TOP="/usr/share/lsf")
❖LSF hosts (master host, server hosts, and
LSF_ADDSERVERS="hosta hostb hostc")
❖Cluster name (39 characters or less with no white spaces; e.g.,
LSF_CLUSTER_NAME="cluster1")
IMPORTANT: Do not use the name of any host, user, or user group as the name of your cluster.
❖Primary LSF administrator (owns the LSF configuration files and log files; e.g., LSF_ADMINS="lsfadmin")
❖LSF server hosts that are candidates to become the master host for the cluster, if you are installing a new host to be dynamically added to the cluster (e.g., LSF_MASTER_LIST="hosta hostb")
2Prepare your systems for installation:
❖Make sure the installation file system on the file server host has enough disk space for all hosts types (approximately 300 MB per host type).
❖Make sure the
❖Create user accounts for LSF administrators (e.g., lsfadmin).
❖Read the “Release Notes for Platform LSF”
(/distrib/7.0/lsf7Update3_release_notes.html) on the ftp.platform.com FTP site for detailed steps for downloading LSF distribution tar files
❖Get the LSF installation script tar file lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z and extract it. For example:
#zcat lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z tar xvf -
❖Read lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/README for information about the contents of lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z.
❖Get the distribution tar files for all host types you need.
234Platform LSF Command Reference