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Status Delivered
Workspace Spectrum LSF
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 11, 2014

TCP keepalive requested for multicluster over WAN

For LSF Multi Cluster, I request an option to enable TCP keepalive on all long-lived connections.

It is perfectly fine if I have to enable it manually in a config file.

  • Guest
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    Apr 4, 2016

    This RFE was delivered with the LSF 9.1.3.3 Fix Pack.

    Fix Central URL:
    http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Platform%2BComputing&product=ibm/Other+software/Platform+LSF&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=lsf-9.1.3.3-spk-2015-Jun-build346694&includeSupersedes=0

    Fix ID: lsf-9.1.3.3-spk-2015-Jun-build346694

  • Guest
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    Jan 22, 2015

    Having it built in LSF will definitely help. Relying on LD_PRELOAD'ing a shared library at LSF startup is inconvenient at the least, for varous reasons like:
    * external dependency
    * unclear/undefined what will happen with child processes and LSF jobs
    * harder to maintain

  • Guest
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    Jan 19, 2015

    We will look at enabling this.

  • Guest
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    Jan 14, 2015

    Keepalive is a socket option which must be enabled by the program. The kernel must support it, but it can *only* be enabled from within the program which opens the socket.

    As a dirty hack, libkeepalive (http://libkeepalive.sourceforge.net/) could be used. However, I cannot see what side effects this has.

  • Guest
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    Dec 15, 2014

    Is TCP keepalive enabled in the kernel on both masters? If so, the kernel should handle this automatically.

  • Guest
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    Dec 12, 2014

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #63295 in product Platform LSF.