Submit a job with SSH X11 forwarding

This task applies to UNIX execution and submissions hosts only. You cannot modify the DISPLAY environment variable.

You can submit a job to run with SSH X11 forwarding. These jobs run securely between the X-Server host, the submission host, and the execution host. Allows you to run jobs through an SSH client without having the SSH daemon installed on the X-Server host.

  1. Log into the X-Server host.
  2. Enable SSH X11 forwarding in your SSH client.
  3. Use the SSH client to log into a submission host.
  4. Run bsub -XF or -XF -I.

    If required, provide the password for public or private keys.

    The job is scheduled by LSF and runs. The bsub command waits until the job is dispatched.

    If interactive (-I), the job displays throughout the lifecycle of the job.