Choose a primary LSF administrator (owns the LSF and EGO configuration files and log files; e.g., LSF_ADMINS="lsfadmin")
Choose a shared LSF installation directory (e.g., LSF_TOP="/usr/share/lsf")
Choose LSF server hosts that are candidates to become the master host for the cluster, if you are installing a new host to be dynamically added to the cluster (for example, LSF_MASTER_LIST="hosta hostb"
Choose a cluster name (39 characters or less with no white spaces; for example, LSF_CLUSTER_NAME="cluster1")
If you choose to install the Platform Management Console (PMC) and Platform LSF Reports (PERF), make sure at least one master candidate in LSF_MASTER_LIST runs Linux. If you choose to use the Derby database for demo purposes, choose the database host; e.g., DERBY_DB_HOST="hostd". If EGO does not manage PMC or PERF, you must also choose PMC and PERF hosts, otherwise it is optional. For example, PERF_HOST="hostr", PMC_HOST="hostp".
If you are planning to use AFS with MPICH-GM and have made any custom changes to your existing AFS or MPICH-GM esub, create a backup of these.