Install License Schedule client on Windows

You can install just the License Scheduler client on Windows hosts.

The Platform LSF License Scheduler Windows Client Package includes:

  • README

  • Commands:
    • blstat.exe

    • blinfo.exe

    • blusers.exe

    • bladmin.exe

    • blhosts.exe

    • blkill.exe

    • bltasks.exe

    • blparams.exe

  • lsf.licensescheduler: LSF License Scheduler configuration file

  • lsf.conf: LSF configuration file

Install with LSF

You must have LSF installed on all Windows hosts you intend to install the License Scheduler client on.

Install the License Scheduler client on Windows hosts only when your LSF cluster includes both UNIX and Windows hosts.

  1. Download the License Scheduler Client for Windows package from the FTP site.
  2. Copy all commands to $LSF_BINDIR (the bin subdirectory in your LSF installation directory) on your Windows hosts.
  3. Copy lsf.licensescheduler to $LSF_ENVDIR.
  4. Edit lsf.licensescheduler to suit your LSF License Scheduler Master host configuration.

Install without LSF

You can choose to install License Scheduler client for Windows without LSF running on those hosts. This task applies if you use License Scheduler in standalone mode.

  1. Create the following directory structure (called LSF_TOP):
  2. Copy all commands from the package to the bin directory.
  3. Copy lsf.conf from the package to the conf directory and edit it to suit your installation.
  4. Copy lsf.licensescheduler from the package to the conf directory and edit it to suit your installation.
  5. Set the LSF_BINDIR environment variable to LSF_TOP\bin.

    For example, C:\LS7.0\bin.

  6. Set LSF_ENVDIR environment variable to LSF_TOP\conf.

    For example, C:\LS7.0\conf.

  7. Set LSF_SERVERDIR environment variable to LSF_TOP\etc.

    For example, C:\LS7.0\etc.

Troubleshoot

  1. If you receive the following message, configure your Windows host name and IP address in the /etc/hosts file on the master host:

    Failed in an LSF library call: Failed in sending/receiving a message: error 0: The operation completed successfully.

  2. To enable the blhosts command, make sure your Windows client can resolve the master host IP address correctly.