Deprecated features on IBM Spectrum LSF

The following features are deprecated in LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12, and might be removed in a future version of LSF.

Table 1. Deprecated features in LSF 10.1 Fix Pack 12
Deprecated feature Corresponding deprecated parameters and commands Alternative feature
LSF multicluster capability resource leasing model (See IBM Spectrum LSF multicluster capability resource leasing model).
  • lsb.resources file:
    • HostExport section
    • SharedResourceExport section
  • lsb.queues file:
    • HOSTS: allremote and all@cluster_name keywords
 Updated LSF default behavior.
LSF/XL feature and LSF Advanced Edition.
  • -cname option for the following commands: bacct, bhosts, bjobs, bmgroup, lshosts, lsload.
 Updated LSF default behavior.
Job slot pools for fair share scheduling
  • lsb.queues file:
    • MAX_SLOTS_IN_POOL
    • SLOT_POOL
    • SLOT_SHARE
    • USE_PRIORITY_IN_POOL
 Guarantee SLA (guarantee service class).
toplib integrations
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSF_TOPD_PORT
    • LSF_TOPD_TIMEOUT
  
Chunk job scheduling
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSB_CHUNK_RUSAGE
  • lsb.params file:
    • CHUNK_JOB_DURATION
  • lsb.applications and lsb.queues files:
    • CHUNK_JOB_SIZE
 Use the RELAX_JOB_DISPATCH_ORDER parameter in the lsb.params file to enable multiple jobs with common resource requirements to run consecutively on the same allocation.
HPC integrations for the following environments:
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSF_PAM_APPL_CHKPNT
    • LSF_PAM_CLEAN_JOB_DELAY
    • LSF_PAM_HOSTLIST_USE
    • LSF_PAM_PLUGINDIR
    • LSF_PAM_USE_ASH
    • LSF_PE_NETWORK_NUM
    • LSF_PE_NETWORK_UPDATE_INTERVAL
    • LSB_CPUSET_BESTCPUS
    • LSB_CPUSET_DISPLAY_CPULIST
    • LSF_CPUSETLIB
  • lsb.applications file:
    • NETWORK_REQ
  • lsb.params file:
    • MAX_PROTOCOL_INSTANCES
    • NETWORK_REQ
    • STRIPING_WITH_MINIMUM_NETWORK
  • lsb.queues file:
    • MAX_PROTOCOL_INSTANCES
    • NETWORK_REQ
    • STRIPING_WITH_MINIMUM_NETWORK
  • bsub -network command option
 Use the blaunch command for parallel jobs.
Automatic CPU frequency selection in energy aware scheduling (See Automatic CPU frequency selection)    
Relaxed syntax for resource requirement selection strings
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSF_STRICT_RESREQ: Will be fixed to Y .
 Updated LSF default behavior (strict syntax for resource requirement selection strings).
Task list files and related commands
  • lsf.task file
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSF_SHELL_AT_USERS
  • ch command
  • lsfmon command
  • lslogin command
  • lsmon command
  • lstcsh command
  • lsltasks command
  • lsrtasks command
  • lseligible command
  
SLA scheduling except guarantee SLA (See Using goal-oriented SLA scheduling).
  • lsb.params file:
    • ENABLE_DEFAULT_EGO_SLA
  • lsb.serviceclasses file:
    • GOALS: THROUGHPUT, VELOCITY, and DEADLINE keywords.
  
Slot and package guarantee policy
  • lsb.params file:
    • SIMPLIFIED_GUARANTEE: Will be fixed to Y.
 Guarantee SLA (guarantee service class), which will be the default behavior.
GPU scheduling and features that use ELIM
  • lsf.conf file:
    • LSB_GPU_NEW_SYNTAX: Will be fixed to extend.
    • LSF_GPU_RESOURCE_IGNORE: Will be fixed to Y.
    • LSF_GPU_AUTOCONFIG: Will be fixed to Y.
  • All elim.gpu.* ELIMS.
 Updated LSF default behavior (GPU autoconfiguration).