System requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Version 10.2 Fix Pack 9

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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/hardware OS Version Tested version Supported/Certified Package name

x86_64

Linux x64

 RHEL 6 6.10 Certified pac10.2.0.9_standard_linux-x64.tar.Z

RHEL 7

Kernel 2.6, glibc 2.3

 7.x Supported
7.7 Certified

RHEL 8

Kernel 3.10, glibc 2.17

 8.0 Supported
8.1 Certified

SLES 11

Kernel 3.0, glibc 2.11

 11.x Supported

SLES 12

Kernel 3.0, glibc 2.11

 12.1/12.2/12.3 Supported
12.4 Certified

SLES 15

Kernel 3.11, glibc 2.18

 15 Supported
15.1 Certified

Ubuntu 14.04

Kernel 3.13, glibc 2.19

 14.04 Supported

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Kernel 4.4, glibc

 18.04LTS Certified

Power8/9 LE

LINUX Power LE

Ubuntu 16.04

Kernel 3.13, glibc 2.19

16.04 LTS Supported

pac10.2.0.9_standard_linux-ppc64le.tar.Z

Ubuntu18.04 LTS

Kernel4.4, glibc

 18.04 LTS Certified

RHEL7, 8

Kernel 3.10,glibc 2.17

 7.6, 8 Supported
7.7, 8.1 Certified

SLES15

Kernel 3.12, glibc 2.19

 15 Supported

Supported authentication

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

Certified web browsers

Windows:
  • Mozilla Firefox 65, 66-70, 60 , 68 ESR
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
  • Google Chrome 73, 74-77
Linux:
  • Mozilla Firefox 66 (Redhat 8)
  • Google Chrome 73, 74 (Ubuntu)
Important: Adobe Flash version 8 or later is required to access report charts and flow charts.

Desktop Client OS support

  • Microsoft Windows Enterprise 7, Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows 10 (with GUI)
  • RHEL 7 - 8, SLES 15, Ubuntu 18 on x64 and Power 8/9 (command line only)
  • Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.14 or higher (command line only)

Mobile client support

  • 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.
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