IBM Spectrum LSF with Shifter

Configure and use LSF to run jobs in Shifter containers on demand. LSF manages the entire lifecycle of jobs that run in the container as common jobs.

LSF launches containers for a parallel job. LSF also launches the related MPI service (such as orted) inside the container instead of launching only the task in the container and not the MPI service. This ensures that the container uses a pure image MPI environment, which is easier to maintain.