LSF and EGO directory structure

Learn about the purpose of each LSF and EGO sub-directory and whether they are writable or non-writable by LSF.

Directories under LSF_TOP


Directory Path Description

Attribute

LSF_TOP/10.1.0 LSF 10.1.0 binaries and other machine dependent files

Non-writable

LSF_TOP/conf LSF 10.1.0 configuration files

You must be LSF administrator or root to edit files in this directory

Writable by the LSF administrator, management host, and management candidate hosts

LSF_TOP/log LSF 10.1.0 log files

Writable by all hosts in the cluster

LSF_TOP/work LSF 10.1.0 working directory

Writable by the management host and management candidate hosts, and is accessible to server hosts


EGO directories


Directory Path Description Attribute
LSF_BINDIR EGO binaries and other machine dependent files Non-writable
LSF_CONFDIR/ego/cluster_name/eservice

(EGO_ESRVDIR)

EGO services configuration and log files. Writable
LSF_CONFDIR/ego/cluster_name/kernel

(EGO_CONFDIR, LSF_EGO_ENVDIR)

EGO kernel configuration, log files and working directory, including conf/log/work Writable
LSB_SHAREDIR/cluster_name/ego

(EGO_WORKDIR)

EGO working directory Writable

Example directory structures

UNIX and Linux

The following figures show typical directory structures for a new UNIX or Linux installation with lsfinstall. Depending on which products you have installed and platforms you have selected, your directory structure may vary.
LSF on UNIX and Linux example directory structure

Microsoft Windows

The following diagram shows an example directory structure for a Windows installation.

LSF on Windows example directory structure