System requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF RTM Version 10.2 Fix Pack 13

Before you install IBM Spectrum LSF RTM, ensure that your host has the operating system, and memory and CPU requirements according to your cluster size.

Supported operating systems

  • For x86_64 servers:
    • Supports for RHEL 7.1 or higher, with specific certification for RHEL 7.8. Refer to RHEL compatibility policies if you want to use any other version: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5154.
    • Support for CentOS 7.2 or higher with specific certification for CentOS 7.7
    • Support for RHEL 8.0 or higher
      • Specific certification for RHEL 8.2
      • Support for RHEL 8.5 as of Fix Pack 13
    • Ubuntu 18.04 certified
    • SLES 15 certified
  • For Linux for IBM Power systems servers:
    • RHEL 7.8 on Power 8 Little Endian certified
    • RHEL 8.2 on Power 8 Little Endian certified
    • RHEL 7.6 on Power 9 Little Endian certified
    • RHEL 8.5 on Power 8 or 9 Little Endian certified

Supported IBM Spectrum LSF versions

  • LSF 9.x
  • LSF 10.1.x
Note: If you are using LSF 9.1.2 and above, and if you have enabled the security access, then you must add the daemon account of RTM to the ClusterAdmins section of lsf.cluster.clustername. By default, the daemon account is apache (for RedHat) or wwwrun (for SLES). If you do not add these user accounts in lsf.cluster.clustername, then you will not see any data in RTM. Note that the lsf.cluster.clustername file is typically installed in the directory defined by LSF_ENVDIR.

Supported LSF add-ons

  • Dynamic Cluster (Compatibility support) - DC 9.1.1
  • XL Cluster (Compatibility support) - LSF 9.1.1
  • License Scheduler (Compatibility support) - 9.x, 10.x

Supported browsers

  • Firefox 76 certified
  • Chrome 83 certified
  • Microsoft Edge 83 supported

Local database support

  • MariaDB (5.5 to 10.3.17)
    Note: From OS distribution only.

Remote database support

  • MariaDB (5.5 to 10.3) (see note)
  • MySQL 5.6, 5.7 (see note)
Note: Supported with recommend mysql/mariadb sql_mode settings and RTM tuning parameters.

Supported MariaDB versions

  • RHEL 7.6 x86_64 and ppc64le: 5.5.65
  • RHEL 7.8 x86_64 and ppc64le: 5.5.65
  • RHEL 8.2 x86_64 and ppc64le: 10.3.17
  • CentOS 7.7 x86_64: 5.5.65
  • SLES 15.0 x86_64: 10.2.15
  • Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64: 10.1.38

Supported UnixODBC versions

OS UnixODBC Version
RHEL 7.6 x86_64 and UnixODBC-2.3.1
RHEL 7.8 x86_64 and ppc64le UnixODBC-2.3.1
RHEL 8.2 x86_64 and ppc64le UnixODBC-2.3.7
CentOS 7.7 x86_64 UnixODBC-2.3.1
SLES 15.0 x86_64 UnixODBC-2.3.6
Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 UnixODBC-2.3.4-1.1

Supported MyODBC versions

OS MyODBC Version
RHEL 7.6 x86_64 and ppc64le Mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-8
RHEL 7.8 x86_64 and ppc64le Mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-8
RHEL 8.2 x86_64 and ppc64le MariaDB-connector-odbc-3.0.7-1
CentOS 7.7 x86_64 Mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-8
SLES 15.0 x86_64 MariaDB-connector-odbc-3.0.2-3.23
Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 libmyodbc-5.1.10-3

Supported PHP versions

OS PHP Version
RHEL 7.6 x86_64 and ppc64le php-5.4.16
RHEL 7.8 x86_64 and ppc64le php-5.4.16
RHEL 8.2 x86_64 and ppc64le php-7.2.24
CentOS 7.7 x86_64 php-5.4.16
SLES 15 x86_64 php7-7.2.5
Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 php7-7.2.19