Plan and prepare your systems for installation

MSI version 2.0 or later is required.

  1. Choose LSF hosts (master host, master candidates, server hosts, and client-only hosts).
  2. Choose an installation directory that is available on every host.
  3. For failover purposes, create and share the shared directory (e.g., \\HostF\EGOshare).
    1. Ensure the shared directory is accessible with the same path name from all hosts in the cluster.
    2. Ensure the installation user has Full Control permission for the shared directory.
  4. Review the installation parameter reference, make sure the connection ports and LSF sbatchd, res, and mbatchd ports are available on all host.
  5. Choose a primary LSF administrator (owns the LSF and EGO configuration files and log files; e.g., DOMAIN\lsfadmin).

    Create the primary LSF administrator account with these privileges on each host:

    • Act as part of the operating system

    • Debug programs

    • Replace a process level token

    • Log on as a service

    • Adjust memory quotas for a process

    Note:

    The account should belong to the Local Administrators group on each host.

  6. Obtain the necessary files for installing LSF.

    You need the following files to install LSF:

    • Platform LSF distribution file

    • Platform LSF license file (license.dat)

    See the LSF Version 8 Release Notes for detailed steps for downloading the distribution files.

  7. If you want to install the Platform Management Console (PMC), obtain the PMC executable from LSF Version 7 Update 5 on the FTP site.