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About This Guide
This guide introduces the basic concepts of the Platform LSF® software ("LSF") and describes how to use your LSF installation to run and monitor jobs.
Who should use this guide
This guide is intended for LSF users and administrators who want to understand the fundamentals of Platform LSF operation and use. This guide assumes that you have access to one or more Platform LSF products at your site.
Administrators and users who want more in-depth understanding of advanced details of LSF operation should read Administering Platform LSF.
How to find out more
To learn more about LSF:
- See Administering Platform LSF for detailed information about LSF configuration and tasks.
- See the Platform LSF Reference for information about LSF commands, files, and configuration parameters.
- See Learning About Platform Products for additional resources.
How this guide is organized
About Platform LSF introduces the basic terms and concepts of LSF and summarizes the job life cycle.
Working with Jobs discusses the commands for performing operations on jobs such as submitting jobs and specifying queues, hosts, job names, projects and user groups.
It also provides instructions for modifying jobs that have already been submitted, suspending and resuming jobs, moving jobs from one queue to another, sending signals to jobs, and forcing job execution.
You must have a working LSF cluster installed to use the commands described in this chapter.
Viewing Information About Jobs discusses the commands for displaying information about clusters, resources, users, queues, jobs, and hosts.
You must have a working LSF cluster installed to use the commands described in this chapter.
Typographical conventions
Command notation
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Learning About Platform Products
World Wide Web and FTP
The latest information about all supported releases of Platform LSF is available on the Platform Web site at
www.platform.com
. Look in the Online Support area for current README files, Release Notes, Upgrade Notices, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Troubleshooting, and other helpful information.The Platform FTP site (
ftp.platform.com
) also provides current README files, Release Notes, and Upgrade information for all supported releases of Platform LSF.Visit the Platform User Forum at
www.platformusers.net
to discuss workload management and strategies pertaining to distributed and Grid Computing.If you have problems accessing the Platform web site or the Platform FTP site, contact
support@platform.com
.Platform training
Platform's Professional Services training courses can help you gain the skills necessary to effectively install, configure and manage your Platform products. Courses are available for both new and experienced users and administrators at our corporate headquarters and Platform locations worldwide.
Customized on-site course delivery is also available.
Find out more about Platform Training at
www.platform.com/training
, or contactTraining@platform.com
for details.README files and release notes and UPGRADE
Before installing LSF, be sure to read the files named
readme.html
andrelease_notes.html
. To upgrade to Version 6.0, follow the steps inupgrade.html
.You can also view these files from the Download area of the Platform Online Support Web page.
Platform documentation
Documentation for Platform products is available in HTML and PDF format on the Platform Web site at
www.platform.com/services/support/docs_home.asp
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Technical Support
Contact Platform Computing for technical support.
1-877-444-4LSF (+1 877 444 4573)
Platform Support
Platform Computing Corporation
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Markham, Ontario
Canada L3R 3T7When contacting Platform Computing, please include the full name of your company.
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Where to go next
Learn about basic LSF concepts, described in About Platform LSF.
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