Running IBM Spectrum LSF commands
IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Desktop Client includes the IBM Spectrum LSF client. You can run IBM Spectrum LSF commands as desired.
Procedure
- From your desktop, select Start, then enter the cmd command in the Search field to open a command window.
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In the command window, log on with the command paclogon if you have not
logged in.
- Enter your user name. This must be a valid user on the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center server.
- Enter your password.
- Enter the URL of the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center installation to connect to. For example: https://pac_host:8443/platform.
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Run any IBM Spectrum LSF command.
Supported bsub.exe parameters for Desktop Client:
- Category: I/O, job submission along with input/output file handling and directories:
- -f with file upload option (file operator: >)
- -i, -is, -cwd, outdir
- -o, -oo, -eo, -e, -ee (limited support), The output files will be stored on the submission host (IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center server) once the job completes.
Note: Windows only: When using submission forms, use only a slash (/) instead of backslash (\) in the file path for the -cwd option. - Category: Limit, job submission where job limits are specified
- -c, -C, -D, -eptl, -F, -hl, -M, -p, -ptl, -S, -T, -ul, -v, -W, -We
- Category: Notify, Job submission along with user notification control
- -B, -N, -u
- Category: Properties, Specify the job submission properties
- -app, -ar, -data, -datagrp, -E, -Ep, -g, -J, -Jd, -jsdl_strict, -k, -P, -Lp, -q, -Q, -r, -rn, -rnc, -s, -sla, -sp, -wa, -wt
- -env (limited to only key-value pairs)
- Category: Script, Job submission using job scripts
- -Zs, -stdin redirection <
- Category: Resource, Specify resources and resource requirements
- -L, -R, -m, -clusters, -freq, -hostfile, -n, -U
- Category: Schedule, Control job scheduling and dispatch
- -b, -ext, -G, -H, -mig, -t, -ti, -x, -w
- -a (if esub is not running on the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Server, it will display an error message)
- Category: I/O, job submission along with input/output file handling and directories: