Chapter 9 Using LSF

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The Load Sharing Facility (LSF) from Platform Computing Corporation is a batch system resource manager used on the HP XC system. LSF is an integral part of the HP XC environment.

On an HP XC system, a job is submitted to LSF, which places the job in a queue and allows it to run when the necessary resources become available. In addition to launching jobs, LSF provides extensive job management and information capabilities. LSF schedules, launches, controls, and tracks jobs that are submitted to it according to the policies established by the HP XC site administrator.

Two types of LSF are available for installation on the HP XC:

Standard LSF
This product is the popular batch system produced by Platform Computing Corporation that has become an industry standard.
For full information about LSF, refer to the standard LSF documentation set, which is described in the “Related Information” section of this manual. LSF manpages are also available online on the HP XC system.
LSF-HPC integrated with SLURM (LSF-HPC)
This product is the High Performance LSF product from Platform Computing Corporation and has been integrated with SLURM to take advantage of SLURM's scalable, efficient resource management and parallel job support.

The intended primary use of the HP XC system determined which of these LSF products was installed.

Using LSF-HPC LSF-HPC describes the extended parallel support capabilities available to the user when LSF-HPC is installed on the HP XC system.

Either Standard LSF or LSF-HPC are installed on the HP XC. The system administrator installs one or the other during system installation.

This chapter addresses the following topics:

Chapter 9 Using LSF

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