Readme file for IBM® Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2.0 Fix Pack 15

Abstract

This release includes features and enhancements since the release of IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2.0.14 on 08 Feb 2024.

Description

Readme documentation for IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 15 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and a list of fixes.

Readme file for: IBM® Spectrum LSF Suite
Product or component release: 10.2 Fix Pack 15
Update name: lsf_suite_10_2_fp15
Fix ID: Suite-10.2 Fix Pack 15-build
Publication date: 09 May 2025
Last modified date: 09 May 2025 

Contents

1. What's new

2. System requirements

3. Known issues

4. Product notifications

5. Download location

6. Installation and configuration

7. Uninstallation

8. Copyright and trademark information

1. What’s New

LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 15 is upgraded for:

- Support Redhat 8.10, 9.5 on X86_64 and Power LE

- Remove old OS support: Redhat 7.x, Ubuntu 20.04, Redhat 7.2 – 7.8

- Add new packages for supporting Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04

o lsfsent10.2.0.15-x86_64-d.bin

o lsfshpc10.2.0.15-x86_64-d.bin

o lsfswg10.2.0.15-x86_64-d.bin

o lsfsent10.2.0.15-ppc64le-d.bin

o lsfshpc10.2.0.15-ppc64le-d.bin

o lsfswg10.2.0.15-ppc64le-d.bin

LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 15 contains the following components:

For Workgroup edition:

· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Web Services 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 15 

For HPC edition:

· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Web Services 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Data Manager 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Process Manager 10.2 Fix Pack 15 

For Enterprise edition:

· LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Web Services 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Application Center 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Explorer 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Data Manager 10.1 Fix Pack 15

· LSF Process Manager 10.2 Fix Pack 15

· LSF License Scheduler 10.1 Fix Pack 15

2. System requirements

Refer to LSF suite Enterprise system requirements

Refer to LSF suite HPC system requirements

Refer to LSF suite Workgroup system requirements

New requirements for Ubuntu OS as Web Server, for example: Application Center Server, Web Services Server,

administrator must disable pam_cap.so plugin in /etc/pam.d/common-auth

3. Known issues

Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite Enterprise release notes

Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite HPC release notes

Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Suite Workgroup release notes

4. Product notifications

To receive information about product solution and fix updates automatically, subscribe to product notifications on the My notifications page http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications/ on the IBM Support website http://support.ibm.com. You can edit your subscription settings to choose the types of information that you want to get notifications about, for example, security bulletins, fixes, troubleshooting, and product enhancements or documentation changes. 

5. Download location

Download from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.

6. Installation 

1. Download the LSF Suite installer (.bin) file from IBM Fix Central.

2. Run the downloaded LSF Suite installer (.bin) file.

3. Deploy the updated LSF Suite installation by running the following command:
ansible-playbook -i lsf-inventory lsf-upgrade.yml

4. To enable a security fix:

a. Shut down the LSF cluster by running the lsfshutdown command.

b. Update the LSF binary files.

c. Set LSF_STRICT_CHECKING=ENHANCED in the lsf.conf file.

d. Start up the entire LSF cluster by running the lsfstartup command.

e. If you are using multiple clusters, restart each LSF cluster.

For more information about enabling the LSF_STRICT_CHECKING parameter, see  https://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/OSA/09e8q/1/Readme_BUILD564668.html.

7. Copyright and trademark information 

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