Parallel jobs and the lease model

To run parallel jobs (specifying multiple processors with bsub -n) across clusters, you must configure the RemoteClusters list in each cluster. By default, this list is not configured. For more information on running parallel jobs, see Administering Platform LSF.

  1. If you do not already have a RemoteClusters list, create the RemoteClusters list and include the names of all remote clusters (the same list as lsf.shared). This enables proper communication among all clusters, and enables cross-cluster parallel jobs for all clusters.
  2. If you have a RemoteClusters list, and you do not want to run parallel jobs on resources from all provider clusters, configure the RECV_FROM column in lsf.cluster.cluster_name.

    Specify ā€œNā€ to exclude a remote cluster (LSF will not start parallel jobs on resources that belong to the remote cluster).Specify ā€œYā€ to enable resource-sharing for parallel jobs. This is the default.