What's new and changed in IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC Version 10.2 Fix Pack 7

IBM has introduced IBM Spectrum Computing Variable Use Licensing to meet the needs of our clients as they make the journey to cloud for their most dynamic workloads. This solution lets you optimize cloud-based HPC use by matching cloud use models with cost effective, pay-as-you-go licensing. And by matching performance with spend, you can run massive models—or burst to scales which have been here-to-for prevented by IBM's licensing model. This is no longer the case. The package to enable this licensing option can be found on Passport Advantage under LSF Suite 10.2 Fix Pack 7.

IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC 10.2 Fix Pack 7 provides a Remember me option on the web browser login screen to offer a persistent-login authentication. If selected, the logon page will be skipped and the browser will go directly to the console.

IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC has enhanced the security of authorizing user credentials. IBM Spectrum LSF uses an external authentication network to secure user credentials for the data stream between LSF clients and servers. LSF now has an enhanced version of the external authorization command eauth (named eauth.cve) that prevents users from changing the job user at the job submission time.

For more details on how to apply the user credential authorization enhancement for LSF hosts to secure the eauth command, refer to the task Enabling the user credential authorization enhancement for IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC.

In Version 10.2 Fix Pack 7 support has been added for Ubuntu 18.04 operating systems.