System requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Version 10.2 Fix Pack 14

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Before you install IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center, ensure that your host has the operating system, and memory and CPU requirements according to your cluster size.

Memory and CPU requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center host

Ensure that the host has enough memory. The following table indicates the minimum hardware requirement for the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center web server.

Item Small cluster (Up to) Medium cluster (Up to) Large cluster (Up to)
Active jobs 5000 50,000 500,000
Job throughput 10,000 jobs/day 100,000 jobs/day 1 million jobs/day
Hosts 100 1000 6000
Active users 50 200 1000
Concurrent users 10 40 200
Time to keep job information and data (default) 14 days 14 days 14 days
Minimum required hardware for the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center web server

1 CPU, 4 cores each

Memory: 16 GB

Disk type: Normal

2 CPUs, 4 cores each

Memory: 32 GB

Disk type: Faster

2 CPUs, 8 cores each

Memory: 48 GB

Disk type: Faster
Tuning required? No Yes Yes
Number of IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center servers 1 1 2
Note: Each host must have at least 2 GB of local disk space to install. To support ongoing logging of important data, 8 GB or more is preferred.

Supported operating systems

Table 1. Supported (and certified) operating systems for LSF Application Center
CPU or hardware Operating system Version Tested version Supported or certified Package name
x86_64 Linux x64 RHEL 7 7.9 Certified pac10.2.0.14_standard_linux-x64.tar.Z
RHEL 8 8.0 to 8.5, 8.7, and 8.8 Certified
RHEL 9 9.x Certified
SLES 12 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 Supported
SLES 15 15, 15.1, 15.2, and 15.4 Certified
Ubuntu 18 18.04 LTS Supported
Power8, 9, or 10 LE Linux Power LE RHEL 7 7.9 Certified pac10.2.0.14_standard_linux-ppc64le.tar.Z
RHEL 8 8.1 and 8.2 Supported
8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, and 8.8 Certified
RHEL 9 9.x Supported
SLES 15 15.4 Certified
Ubuntu 18 18.04 LTS Supported
Ubuntu 20 20.04 LTS Certified

Supported authentication

  • Password File
  • NIS
  • LDAP
  • AD (Windows Active Directory)
  • X.509
  • CA SiteMinder
  • Kerberos
Note: Single sign-on is not supported by IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Desktop Client (X.509, CA SiteMinder, SAML).

Certified web browsers

  • Linux:
    • Mozilla Firefox 113 (Redhat)
    • Google Chrome 102 (Ubuntu)
  • Windows:
    • Mozilla Firefox 111
    • Microsoft Edge 111 for Windows 10 and 11
    • Google Chrome 111

Supported operating systems for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Desktop Client

  • Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 (with GUI)
  • RHEL 7 and 8 on Linux x64 and Power8 and Power9 (command line only)
  • SLES 15 on Linux x64 and Power8 and Power9 (command line only)
  • Ubuntu 18 on Linux x64 and Power8 and Power9 (command line only)
  • Mac OS X 10.1 to10.15 or later (command line only)

Supported mobile clients

  • iOS 11, 12, 13
  • Android 8.1, 9, 10

Tested applications and versions

The following versions of supported applications have been tested with IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center:
Note: These are tested application versions. Job submission forms can be customized to support other versions.
Table 2. Tested applications and versions
Application Tested versions
ABAQUS
  • 6.9-1
  • 6.13 + 1
ANSYS
  • V110
  • V120
  • V121
  • V145
BLAST
  • 2.2.20
CATIA
  • V5R20 Windows 7
CFX
  • CFX-5 (Ansys Suite)
CLUSTALW
  • 2.1
CMGL_GEM
  • 2008.12
  • 2009.13
CMGL_IMEX
  • 2008.11
  • 2009.11
CMGL_STARS
  • 2008.12
  • 2009.11
DCV
  • NICE DCV Server 2016 on LSF server hosts
  • RealVNC Visualization Edition (VE) 4.6.3 Viewer on user workstations
ECLIPSE
  • 2009.1
  • 2010
FLUENT
  • 6.3.26
  • 12.0.16
  • 12.1.2
H2O
  • 3.26.0.4.X
  • 3.26.0.5
HMMER
  • 3.0
JUPYTER_NOTEBOOK
  • 5.0
  • 6.0
LS-DYNA
  • 970
  • 971
MATLAB
  • R2011a
NASTRAN
  • MSC 2008
NWCHEM
  • 6.0
RGS
  • HP Remote Graphic Software 7.3.2
STAR-CCM+
  • 6.0.2
TENSORFLOW
  • MNIST_Training
  • Tensorboard
  • Retrain_Model
  • 1.10
  • 1.13