Plan your installation

  • 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 hosts (master host, master candidates, server hosts, and client-only hosts; e.g., LSF_ADD_SERVERS="hostm hostb hostc hostd" LSF_MASTER_LIST="hostm hostd" LSF_ADD_CLIENTS="hoste hostf")
    Important:

    Do not use the name of any host, user, or user group as the name of your cluster.

  • 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 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.