Container support

The following new feature affects LSF support for containers.

Running LSF jobs in Podman containers

LSF now supports the use of Pod Manager (Podman). The Podman integration allows LSF to run jobs in Podman OCI containers on demand.

The Podman installation packages must be installed on all the LSF server hosts where you intend to run Podman container jobs. The minimum Podman version is Podman, Version 1.6.4 on a RHEL 8.2 host. For optimal performance, use Podman, Version 1.9.3, or newer, on a RHEL 8.2.1 host.

Important: You cannot use LSF to run Docker jobs if you are using LSF to run Podman jobs.

Running LSF jobs in Enroot containers

LSF now supports the use of Enroot. The Enroot integration allows LSF to run jobs in Enroot containers on demand.

The enroot or enroot-hardened installation package, Version 3.10, or later must be installed and configured correctly on the LSF server hosts where you intend to run Enroot jobs.