System requirements
Before you install IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center, ensure that your host has the operating system, and memory and CPU requirements according to your cluster size.
Memory and CPU requirements for IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center Center host
Ensure that the host has enough memory. The following table indicates the minimum hardware requirement for the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center web server.
Item | Small cluster (Up to) | Medium cluster (Up to) | Large cluster (Up to) |
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Active jobs | 5000 | 50,000 | 500,000 |
Job throughput | 10,000 jobs/day | 100,000 jobs/day | 1 million jobs/day |
Hosts | 100 | 1000 | 6000 |
Active users | 50 | 200 | 1000 |
Concurrent users | 10 | 40 | 200 |
Time to keep job information and data (default) | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days |
Minimum required hardware for the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center web server | 1 CPU, 4 cores each Memory: 16 GB Disk type: Normal |
2 CPUs, 4 cores each Memory: 32 GB Disk type: Faster |
2 CPUs, 8 cores each Memory: 48 GB Disk type: Faster |
Tuning required? | No | Yes | Yes |
Number of IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center servers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Supported operating systems
- Linux 2.6 glibc 2.3 x86 64 bit, Red Hat 5.6, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
- Linux 3.10 glibc 2.17 x86 64 bit, Red Hat 7.2
- Linux 3.0 glibc 2.11 x86 64 bit, SUSE 11.2, 11.3
- Linux 3.11 glibc 2.18 x86 64 bit, SUSE 12
- Linux for Power Systems™ Servers 8 Little Endian (Linux kernel 3.13, glibc 2.19): Ubuntu 14.04
- Linux for Power Systems Servers 8 Little Endian (Linux kernel 4.4, glibc 2.26): Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Linux for Power Systems Servers 8 Little Endian (Linux kernel 3.10, glibc 2.17): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
- Linux for Power Systems Servers 8 Little Endian (Linux kernel 3.12, glibc 2.19): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Supported authentication
- Password File
- NIS
- LDAP
- AD (Active Directory)
- X.509
- CA SiteMinder
- SAML
Certified web browsers
Mozilla Firefox 3.6, 10.0
Internet Explorer 10, 11
Mozilla Firefox 20-27, 38 ESR, 45 ESR
Google Chrome 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32-49
Adobe Flash version 8 or later is required to access report charts and flow charts.
Tested applications and versions
The following versions of supported applications are tested with IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center:
Application | Tested Versions |
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ABAQUS |
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ANSYS |
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BLAST |
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CATIA |
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CFX |
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CLUSTALW |
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CMGL_GEM |
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CMGL_IMEX |
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CMGL_STARS |
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DCV |
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ECLIPSE |
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Exceed |
Important: For Exceed submission templates to work properly, JRE 1.7 or higher is
required on the browser.
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FLUENT |
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HMMER |
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LS-DYNA |
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MATLAB |
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NASTRAN |
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NWCHEM |
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RGS |
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STAR-CCM+ |
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