Job scheduling and execution

The following new features affect job scheduling and execution.

Specify time zones in time-based configurations

LSF now allows you to specify supported time zones in time-based configurations.

You can specify the time zone in any configuration file where you specify automatic time-based configurations with if-else constructs whenever you specify time windows, including the lsb.applications, lsb.hosts, lsb.params, lsb.queues, and lsb.resources files.

You can also specify time zones when specifying time windows with the RUN_WINDOW or DISPATCH_WINDOW parameters in the lsb.queues file. You can specify multiple time windows, but all time window entries must be consistent in whether they set the time zones. That is, either all entries must set a time zone, or all entries must not set a time zone.

Specifying the time zone is optional. If you do not specify a time zone, LSF uses the local system time zone. LSF supports all standard time zone abbreviations.

Note: If you specify the same abbreviation for multiple time zones, LSF might not select the correct time zone. A patch will be made available shortly after the release of Fix Pack 9 to address this issue.

Application limits

LSF now allows you to limit the number of application instances and to enable resource limits on application profiles.

Specify application profiles on which limits are enforced with the new APPS and PER_APP parameters in the Limits section of the lsb.resources file.

The blimits command now displays resource limits for application profiles. To view resource limits for specific application profiles, use the new blimits -A command option.