UNIX only. Manage patches in a licensed Platform cluster.
Permission required to run this command depends on the package contents and the original cluster installation account; you should normally log on as root, but you can patch some binaries as cluster administrator (lsfadmin).
By default, the command installs one or more packages in an existing cluster.
The cluster location is normally determined by your environment setting, so ensure your environment is set before you run this command (for example, you sourced cshrc.lsf or profile.lsf).
Specify the packages you want to install.
The installer does some checking first. If it does not find a problem, it prompts you to proceed with installation. If you confirm, it backs up the current binaries to the patch backup directory and then installs the specified packages on the cluster, updating or adding new binaries. It does not modify any existing configuration files. If there is any problem during installation of a package, it automatically rolls back to the cluster’s previous state. It records the changes in the patch history directory. This additional checking can take more time than installing with lsfinstall.
The command can also be used to do the following:
Check—do the checking for the packages without installing them. For more information, see the -c option.
Roll back—remove the most recent patch and return the cluster to the previous patch level. If you want to roll back multiple versions, you must roll back one patch level at a time, in the reverse order of installation. For more information, see the -r option.
Check. Perform checking as if to install, but do not proceed with installation.
Specify each package you want to check. You may specify multiple packages.
Checks that the existing cluster is compatible with the patch (the same version of the product is already installed on the same binary types). Fixes and fix packs may also require that a specific enhancement pack be installed.
Checks that your user account has permission to write to the installation directory, backup directory, and history directory.
This option should only be used if you cannot set your environment (for example, you cannot source cshrc.lsf or profile.lsf).
Specify the full path and file name of a file (such as your LSF install.config file) that properly defines the parameter LSF_TOP.
If you use this option, the command gets the cluster location from this file, not from the settings in your environment.
Rollback. You must specify the most recently installed patch. The installer checks all binary types and finds all instances where the most recently installed patch has the same build number. These packages are removed and the cluster reverts to the previous patch level.
Specify the build number of the most recent patch or specify full path to the package you used to install the most recent patch, The installer automatically checks the package to determine the build. You cannot specify any other build.
To remove multiple patches and roll back multiple versions, you must run the command multiple times and roll back one patch level at a time.
You cannot roll back if the backup files from the previous patch level are unavailable (if you deleted them from the patch backup directory).
Silent mode. Install or roll back without any interactive prompts for confirmation.
Status information and prompts are displayed in your command console.
Status information is also logged to patch.log (when patching or rolling back the cluster) or precheck.log (when checking a package).
If there are any problems found when checking a package, errors are displayed in your command console and also logged to patch.err.