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Spectrum LSF

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Tool to convert lsb.events/lsb.acct/lsb.streams file to JSON format

We would like to request a tool that converts the lsb.events, lsb.acct, and lsb.streams files into JSON format. The default format of the files make them very difficult to parse. I have discussed this issue with Jin Ma during CORAL F2F.
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

Add app profile in LSF PERL API

Hello, Could openjobinfo and openjobinfo_a return the application profile name ? Currently, the submit object DOES NOT contain all the fields of the submit structure. $submit->jobName; $submit->queue; $submit->resReq; $submit->command;...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 0 Delivered

CPU Affinity and Restricting LSF jobs

I am launching jobs on a two socket server each with fourteen cores. Job 1 is using core1/socket1 and job 2 is using core2/socket2 each in exclusive mode. Since both sockets are being used in exclusive mode and since both sockets are in use no add...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

LSF Explorer :: Calculated fields for cluster efficiency

To develop efficiency report from ES data we need to enrich LSF_JOB_ACCT index with below columns RANK_MEMRANK_MEM_REQRANK_RUNTIMERANK_PENDTIMERANK_CPUTIMERANK_EFFICIENCY Please provide the means to do so.
almost 4 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

When I'm Offline Be Less Obtrusive

Currently, if you are unable to connect to the Application Center server upon logon, the 'Login' dialog box appears to the customer. It would be better if we provided more of a 'Skype' like feature, that simply changes the appearance of the taskba...
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

Application Center Desktop Client 'Save-As' Functionality

Currently the Application Center Desktop Client provides Icon's that allow you to point and click and support form based submission. Additionally, you may right click on a known file type from Windows Explorer and submit to the cluster. However, c...
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

Enhance LSF Desktop Client Include File Handling

Currently, you can process include files and upload include files using the Web GUI. However, this functionality is missing completely from the Desktop Client
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

MAX_PEND_JOBS should count jobs, not job slots (cores)

MAX_PEND_JOBS provides a way to protect cluster service levels by limiting the maximum number of pending jobs globally across the cluster, or at the Unix group and user level. It can act as a circuit breaker to prevent an abnormal job submission e...
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

RTM installation need a script to install all wget plugins

It's better to create a script to run the multiple wget command, it will reduce the installation time, and make the installation process easier.
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

LSF should maintain secondary Unix group information for job execution

In Unix, NFS client has a limitation that a user address only first 16 secondary unix groups at a time and membership of other unix groups is ignored. With the consolidation of Unix account and user data from different plants and locations, users ...
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered