Configuring ELIM Script

About this task

Configure the following ELIMs in LSF before proceeding:
  • elim.gpfshost - Monitors GPFS performance counters at LSF host level
  • elim.gpfsglobal - Monitors available GPFS bandwidth at LSF cluster level

Refer to the Administering LSF documentation for more details on configuring GPFS ELIMs. The ELIM Scripts are available from LSF 9.1.1 or later versions.

Procedure

  1. Configure the constant of elim.gpfshost:
    1. Configure the monitored GPFS file system name by "VOLUMES".
    2. [Optional] Configure CHECK_INTERVAL, FLOATING_AVG_INTERVAL and DECIMAL_DIGITS.
  2. Configure the constant of elim.gpfsglobal:
    1. Configure the monitored GPFS file system name by "VOLUMES"
    2. Configure the maximum write bandwidth for each GPFS file system by "MAX_INBOUND".
    3. Configure the maximum read bandwidth for each GPFS file system by "MAX_OUTBOUND".
    4. [Optional] Configure CHECK_INTERVAL, FLOATING_AVG_INTERVAL and DECIMAL_DIGITS.