❖Put the distribution files in the same directory as

lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z

TIP: Do not uncompress and extract the distribution tar files.

❖Get a valid license key and create a license file (license.dat) in the same directory as the distribution files and lsf7Update3_lsfinstall.tar.Z.

CAUTION: If you do not specify a license file with LSF_LICENSE, or lsfinstall cannot find a license file in the default location, lsfinstall exits.

❖Make sure the installation file system containing LSF_TOP is writable by the user account that is running lsfinstall.

Running lsfinstall

1Log on as root to the installation file server.

2Edit lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/install.config or lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/slave.config.

Uncomment the options you want in the template file, and replace the example values with your own settings.

To enable Platform LSF HPC installation, specific ENABLE_HPC_INST=Y in install.config.

TIP: The sample values in the install.config and slave.config template files are examples only. They are not default installation values.

3Change to lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/.

4Run lsfinstall:

❖ # ./lsfinstall -f install.config

OR

❖# ./lsfinstall -s -f slave.config

5Before using your cluster, read the following:

❖lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/lsf_getting_started.html to find out how

to set up your LSF hosts, start LSF and test your new cluster.

❖lsf7Update3_lsfinstall/lsf_quick_admin.html to learn more about

your new cluster.

If you install as a non-root user

You can install as a non-root user with some limitations. During installation, lsfinstall detects that you are not root. You must choose to configure either a multi-user cluster or a single-user cluster:

◆Single-user— Your user account must be primary LSF administrator. You can

start LSF daemons, but only your user account can submit jobs to the cluster. Your user account must be able to read the system kernel information, such as /dev/kmem.

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