System requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Version 10.2 Fix Pack 15

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Before you install IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center, ensure you understand the system requirements for Fix Pack 15.

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.

Certified and supported operating systems

  • For Linux x86_64 servers:
    Operating system Version Support
    RHEL 8 8.9 and 8.10 Certified
    RHEL 9 9.5 Certified
    SLES 15 SP6 Certified
    Ubuntu 24.04 Supported
  • For Linux for IBM Power Systems servers:
    Operating system Version Support
    RHEL 8 on POWER8, POWER 9, and POWER10 LE 8.9 and 8.10 Supported
    RHEL 9 on POWER8, POWER 9, and POWER10 LE 9.5 Supported
    SLES 15 SP6 Supported

Certified and supported browsers

  • For RHEL and Ubuntu:
    Browser Version Support
    Google Chrome 134 Certified
    Mozilla Firefox 128 Certified
  • For Windows 10 and 11:
    Browser Version Support
    Google Chrome 133 Certified
    Mozilla Firefox 136 Certified
    Microsoft Edge 134 Supported

Supported IBM Spectrum LSF versions

IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center supports IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1.x.

Supported operating systems for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Desktop Client

  • Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 (with GUI)
  • RHEL 8 on Linux x64 and POWER8 and POWER9 (command line only)
  • SLES 15.6 on Linux x64 and POWER8 and POWER9 (command line only)
  • Ubuntu 24.04 on Linux x64 and POWER8 and POWER9 (command line only)
  • Mac OS X 10.1 to10.15 or later (command line only)

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).

Supported mobile clients

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

Tested applications and versions

The following applications have been tested for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center. You can test newer versions, as required for your business needs. Sample templates are included with your IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center package. Job submission forms can be customized to support other versions.

Table 1. 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