LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD

Syntax

LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD="method_name [method_name] ..."

Description

Name of custom echkpnt and erestart methods.

Can also be defined as an environment variable, or specified through the bsub -k option.

The name you specify here is used for both your custom echkpnt and erestart programs. You must assign your custom echkpnt and erestart programs the name echkpnt.method_name and erestart.method_name . The programs echkpnt.method_name and erestart.method_name. must be in LSF_SERVERDIR or in the directory specified by LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR.

Do not define LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD=default as default is a reserved keyword to indicate to use the default echkpnt and erestart methods of LSF. You can however, specify bsub -k "my_dir method=default" my_job to indicate that you want to use the default checkpoint and restart methods.

When this parameter is defined, LSF uses the custom checkpoint and restart methods specified.

Limitations

The method name and directory (LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR) combination must be unique in the cluster.

For example, you may have two echkpnt applications with the same name such as echkpnt.mymethod but what differentiates them is the different directories defined with LSB_ECHKPNT_METHOD_DIR. It is the cluster administrator’s responsibility to ensure that method name and method directory combinations are unique in the cluster.

Default

Not defined.