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Contents


1 Introducing Platform LSF Desktop Support

About This Guide
Overview
Components
Data Flow
Configuration Overview

2 Planning the Installation

Load Balancing and the Directory Services Host
Security
Requirements
Determining the Applications Required on Desktop Clients

3 Installing LSF Desktop Support

Installation Overview
Converting the LSF Server Host to a Desktop Server
Enabling Desktop Support on LSF
Excluding Desktop Servers from LSF Queues
Checking Web Server Availability
Enabling Caching on the Desktop Client
Installing the Desktop Client
Install LSF Desktop Reports
Configure and Test LSF Desktop Reports on your Cluster

4 Configuring the Components in LSF Desktop Support

Configuring Desktop Clients
Configuring EGO Management of Platform LSF Desktop Support Services
Configuring Platform LSF Desktop Support High Availability
Changing Job Completion Log Location
Setting Up Licensing
Configuring the Default LSF Desktop Support Queue
Creating an Additional LSF Desktop Support Queue
Desktop Server Configuration Settings
Supporting Desktop Client Resource Requirements
Adding New Resources to the Desktop Server
Adding a Resource Plug-In to the Desktop Clients
Entries in wscache.conf for Desktop Servers
Entries in wscache.conf for Directory Services Server
Adding an LSF Desktop server to your cluster
Configuring Windows Group Policies to Define Security Settings for SED

5 Managing LSF Desktop Support

Starting the Desktop Servers
Stopping the Desktop Servers
Authenticating Users and Controlling User Access
Viewing Overall Job Statistics
Viewing the Job Statistics of a Desktop Server
Viewing the Status of a Job
Viewing Desktop Client Statistics
Viewing the State of EGO Managed Services
Determining Which Desktop Clients are Active
Controlling Desktop Client Access
Managing Desktop Client Availability
Displaying Current Contribution of the Desktop Client
Specifying How Frequently the Desktop Server Submits a Job
Upgrading

6 Troubleshooting

Desktop Server Stops Dispatching Jobs
The Desktop Client Stops Working
Writing LSF desktop support logs to a single directory
Debugging the Desktop Client
Debugging a Desktop Application
Recovering from a Power Outage
Job Blocked at the Desktop Server with Many File Transfers
LSF Policies in LSF Desktop Support

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