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Spectrum LSF

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Spectrum LSF GPU Binding

Due to the way that LSF queries information about the GPU the devices and kernel module are held open by sbatchd. This has the effect of disallowing GPU resets, changing compute mode or other similar commands. After consulting with NVIDIA and LSF ...
about 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

Increase LSF Explorer auto log out time value

We are using LSF Explorer 10.2.0.9, while running queries for data older than 3-4 weeks which takes more time LSF Explorer auto logs out(300 seconds) while the query is still running in the background. In TS003951590 the concerned IBM support pers...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Reporting/Explorer 0 Delivered

Request for bjobs -pei to show blocked pending jobs as ineligible pending

The ability to view a snapshot of the batch queue separated into running, pending eligible, and pending ineligible is very useful. bjobs -pei provides the ability to separate the queue into these states. But, bjobs categorizes jobs that can not mo...
about 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

LSF version number after applying LSF 10.1.0.1 fix pack

After applying LSF 10.1.0.1 fix pack only the build time will be changed, and there will be not change for the version number and "lsid -V" output. I think it's better if "lsid" command could display the fix pack number. Before the upgrade: $ lsid...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

Remove/Hide the Suspend option in job work flow in PAC.

We have situations where people "Suspend" jobs for days and these are jobs that would have taken only hours to complete. During the duration at which the jobs are suspended, there are other jobs in pending because they do not have nodes available ...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 0 Delivered

GPU Compute Mode Management Through IBM Spectrum LSF

IBM Spectrum LSF has a view on several types of resources representing the configuration of the managed Compute Nodes. In particular, LSF has a view on the number of GPUs available on nodes, as well as their Compute Mode (Default, Prohibited, Excl...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

Trapping user SSH session to the cgroup a user's LSF job is associated with

* A user has a job on a LSF server* A user SSH into the LSF server* The user SSH session is put into the cgroup of the user's LSF job. The result is any activity and resource usage (CPU/memory) by the user is recorded as part of their LSF job (thr...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum LSF 3 Delivered

Load memory requested and reserved via gridacct command

Load memory requested and reserved via gridacct command. Currently, this data is not loaded into RTM.
over 3 years ago in Spectrum LSF 0 Delivered

Requesting for blstat -o

The output of blstat -t and blinfo -G is not easy to parse. We'd like to see LS information as blow. FEATURE SERVICE_DOMAIN TOTAL_INUSE TOTAL_RESERVE TOTAL_FREE OTHERS PROJECT SHARE OWN INUSE RESERVE FREE DEMAND sxe sxSD 126 0 102 72 sx_mem 65.5 %...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

[clearcase] Remove calls to lsview -s in daemon wrapper to enhance performance of LSF

Remove calls to lsview -s in daemon wrapper. Capture the return from the current daemon wrapper setview -exec to trap views that don't exist. This will lower load on clearcase registry and enhance LSF peformance.
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered