Patch-ID# 118131-03
Keywords: qmaster scheduler qmon qstat qconf qconf memory usage
Synopsis: N1 Grid Engine 6.0_x86: maintenance patch
Date: Jan/19/2005


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 7_x86 8_x86 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.7_x86 5.8_x86 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: N1 Grid Engine

Unbundled Release: 6.0

Xref: See patch matrix below

Topic: 

Relevant Architectures: i586

BugId's fixed with this patch: 5063311 5063316 5063987 5071498 5071502 5071522 5071525 5071539 5071914 5071918 5071987 5072005 5072481 5072772 5073218 5074788 5075346 5075398 5075451 5075849 5075936 5075968 5076358 5076372 5076491 5077165 5077549 5077589 5078783 5079514 5079572 5080779 5080784 5080833 5080836 5080839 5080840 5080851 5080852 5080853 5080856 5081821 5081822 5081839 5082490 5083102 5083115 5084317 5085010 5085392 5086108 5089222 5089255 5090162 5092487 5094016 5095907 5097732 5102320 5102442 5104270 5104789 5108635 5108639 6174301 6174326 6174331 6174821 6174915 6176115 6176177 6176181 6180529 6183365 6184460 6184466 6185136 6185169 6185208 6185211 6189286 6189289 6190164 6191366 6193348 6193361 6193866 6194002 6194625 6194713 6194729 6195249 6196578 6199261 6200013 6201033 6201038 6201039 6201040 6201042 6205648 6211243 6211309 6215580 6216020

Changes incorporated in this version: 6205648 6211243 6211309 6215580 6216020

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qacct
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qalter
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qconf
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qdel
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qhost
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qmake
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qmod
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qmon
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qping
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qsh
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qstat
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qsub
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/qtcsh
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_coshepherd
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_execd
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_qmaster
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_schedd
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_shadowd
<install_dir>/bin/sol-x86/sge_shepherd
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libXltree.so
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libcrypto.so.0.9.7
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libdrmaa.so
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libspoolb.so
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libspoolc.so
<install_dir>/lib/sol-x86/libssl.so.0.9.7
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/adminrun
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/berkeley_db_svc
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/checkprog
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/checkuser
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/db_archive
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/db_checkpoint
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/db_dump
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/db_load
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/filestat
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/fstype
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/gethostbyaddr
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/gethostbyname
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/gethostname
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/getservbyname
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/infotext
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/loadcheck
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/now
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/openssl
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/qrsh_starter
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/rlogin
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/rsh
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/rshd
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/sge_share_mon
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/spooldefaults
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/spooledit
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/spoolinit
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/testsuidroot
<install_dir>/utilbin/sol-x86/uidgid

Problem Description:

6205648 error in commlib read/write timeout handling
6211243 The qstat -ext -xml command is broken with N1GE6 Update 2 patch
6211309 qmaster running out of file descriptors
6215580 execd messages file contains errors for tight integrated jobs
6216020 pending job task deletion may not work
 
(from 118131-02)
5075968 Thread enabled commlib coredumps on exit on a 32bit Solaris x86 box 
5085010 qmon customize filter for running jobs does not filter 
5086108 wrong message appears when queue instance becomes error state 
5089222 scheduling weirdness with wild-card PE's 
5089255 Submit to a queue domain is never scheduled 
5090162 qmake does not export shell env. vars 
5092487 hard resource requests ignored in parallel jobs 
5094016 o-tickets assigned to departments are ignored 
5095907 qacct -l is not working 
5097732 Need detailed error messages from communication layer 
5102320 memory leak in the scheduler, with pe jobs and resource requests 
5102442 qconf -de <live_exec_host> crashes qmaster 
5104270 Cannot add calendar with \ syntax 
5104789 mail sent by qmaster leaves zombie processes 
5108635 $ARCH required in path for qloadsensor and qidle. 
5108639 qconf -sstree seg faults with large share trees 
6174301 N1GE6: qsub -js and negative job_share numbers acts strangely/unexpectedly. 
6174326 qconf -sq displayes "slots" in the complex_values line 
6174331 Option "-v VAR" does not fetch from envrionment 
6174821 segmentation fault when vmemsize limit is reached 
6174915 qconf has wrong exit status 
6176115 Show qmaster/execd application status in qping 
6176177 restoring a backup does not restore the job_scripts dir. 
6176181 qdel "" kills qmaster 
6180529 meaningless job error state diagnosis text in qstat -j 
6183365 qconf -sstree gives a SIGBUS error 
6184460 qmod -[d|e] cannot handle the folowing qnames: "[0-9]*" 
6184466 scheduler does not look ahead to consider queue calendars state transitions 
6185136 Job customize shows weird characters for fields, additional fields cannot be added 
6185169 qmon returns an error dialog, when editing a calendar 
6185208 qmon and equal job arguments 
6185211 Job environments should not include Grid Engine dynamic library path 
6189286 memory leak in the scheduler with consumables as load thresholds 
6189289 a cluster queue can be deleted, even though it is referenced in an other cq 
6190164 too many array tasks are deleted 
6191366 tightly integrated pe jobs: scheduler doesn't respect usage of pe tasks in sharetree calculation 
6193348 qconf -mq does not output the subordinate_list correct 
6193361 Jobs fail in case of NFS execd installation on volumes exported without root write priviledges 
6193866 backup/restore does not work under Linux and others.. 
6194002 sgemaster -migrate on qmaster host tries to start second qmaster 
6194625 subordinate queues consume excessive memory 
6194713 Only first subordinate queue will be suspended at qmaster restart 
6194729 Subordinate queue thresholds are not spooled with BDB
6195249 QMON Cluster Queue Window: Heading line words does not match into column width 
6196578 backup failes, when... 
6199261 a sharetree delete can kill qmon 
6200013 arch script does not know about /lib64 
6201033 qmaster might fail if jobs are deleted which have multiple hold states applied 
6201038 reduce the impact of qstat on the overall performance 
6201039 qconf -ks gives bad error message if scheduler isn't running 
6201040 Exit 99 jobs are not rescheduled to hosts where they ran before 
6201042 qdel "*" produces error logging in qmaster messages file 
 
(from 118131-01)
5063311 high memory usage of schedd and qmaster (schedd_job_info)
5063316 PE job submit error, when qmaster is busy
5063987 qmaster cannot bind port below 1024 on Linux
5071498 projects not available after sge_qmaster restart
5071502 calendars broken
5071522 Startup of qmaster changes act_qmaster to `hostname`
5071525 qalter abort
5071539 qping doesn't support host_aliases file
5071914 scheduler ignores queue seqno for queue sorting
5071918 qmod -e '@<host>' causes segmentation fault in qmaster
5071987 Qmaster requires a local conf in order to start.
5072005 drmaa_run_job() may change the current directory
5072481 Deleted pending job appears in qstat
5072772 sge_qmaster constantly rewrites spool files of tightly integrated parallel jobs
5073218 qconf -aq <queue>@<host> crashes qmaster
5074788 jobs on hold due to -a time cause qmaster/schedd get out of sync
5075346 Sharetree doesn't work correct
5075398 variable syntax :  equal sign support
5075451 sched_conf(5) reprioritize_interval should default to 0
5075849 a registering event client can get events before it got its total update
5075936 qmon's queue filtering doesn't work
5076358 It shuld be used "." and "$" with qsub -N
5076372 "|" should be able to be used with qsub -N
5076491 qmaster clients may not reconnect after qmaster outage
5077165 reprioritize_interval descr in sched_conf(5) needs improvemen
5077549 qsub -N "@" causes qmaster down
5077589 schedd and qmaster get out of sync - no scheduling for long time
5078783 Wallclock time limit in qmon
5079514 execd shutdown with sgeexecd fails when host aliases are used
5079572 Resending queue signals broken
5080779 qconf -de host does not update the host groups
5080784 qselect crash
5080833 qconf -mattr dumps core if used incorrectly
5080836 qhosts outputs NCPU as float
5080839 qconf -mq displayes "slots" in the complex_values line
5080840 problems when qconf -mattr is used in conjunction with host_aliases file
5080851 qalter/qdel/qmod abort
5080852 qconf -aq <queue>@<host> crashes qmaster
5080853 DRMAA doesn't reject jobs that never will be dispatchable
5080856 QCONF: qconf -mc segfaults
5081821 qstat XML output typo
5081822 Deleting a queue instance slots value actually adds it
5081839 qconf -ahgrp fails if no hgrp name is specified
5082490 qstat -ext -urg omits time info
5083102 hostgroup changes do not always take effect.
5083115 Need more verbose diagnosis msg if execd port is already bound
5084317 Invalid job_id's in reporting file (only l24_amd64)
5085392 qstat -j -xml generates no parseble xml output

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 7, 8, and 9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on
using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other
special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below
as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a
standalone machine:
 
    example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
    example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.
 
See the "Special Install Instructions" section below before installing this
patch.
 
 
Patch requirements and patch matrix for N1 Grid Engine 6 packages
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
   The patches below update a N1 Grid Engine 6 distribution to N1 Grid
   Engine 6 Update 2. The "-help" output of most commands will print a
   version string "N1GE 6.0u2" after applying the patch.
 
   All packages of a N1 Grid Engine 6 distribution must have the same patch
   level. Refer to the patch matrix below which updates the distribution to
   most recent patch level. It is not supported to mix different patch
   levels in a single Grid Engine cluster. Also, make sure to update the
   "common" and "arco" packages.
 
   1. Patches for Packages in Sun pkgadd format
   --------------------------------------------
 
      Package name*   OS*                    Architecture*    Patch-Id
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
      SUNWsgee        Solaris, Sparc, 32bit  sol-sparc        118094-03
      SUNWsgeex       Solaris, Sparc, 64bit  sol-sparc64      118130-03
      SUNWsgeex       Solaris x86            sol-x86          118131-03  
      SUNWsgeec       all                    common           118132-03
      SUNWsgeea       all                    arco             118133-03
 
      *Package Name = see pkginfo(1) 
      *OS           = Operating system
      *Architecture = N1 Grid Engine binary architecture string or
                      "common" = architecture independent packages
                      "arco"   = Accounting and Reproting console
 
   2. Patches for packages in tar.gz format
   ----------------------------------------
 
      OS*                        Architecture     Patch-Id
      -----------------------------------------------------
      Solaris, Sparc, 32bit      sol-sparc        118082-03
      Solaris, Sparc, 64bit      sol-sparc64      118083-03
      Solaris, x86               sol-x86          118084-03
      Linux kernel2.4/2.6, x86   lx24-x86         118085-03
      Linux kernel2.4/2.6, AMD64 lx24-amd64       118086-03
      IBM AIX 4.3                aix43            118087-03
      IBM AIX 5.1                aix51            118088-03
      Apple MAC OS/X             darwin           118089-03
      HP HP-UX 11                hp11             118090-03
      SGI Irix 6.5               irix65           118091-03
      all                        common           118092-03
      all                        arco             118093-03

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
   NOTE: This patch (6.0u2 or higher) requires that you update your BerkeleyDB
         database files.  Please read the full notes when applying this
         patch.
 
   These installation instructions assume that you are running a homogenous
   N1 Grid Engine cluster (called "the software") where all hosts share the
   same directory for the binaries. If you are running the software in a
   heterogenous environment (mix of different binary architectures), you
   need to apply the patch installation for all binary architectures as well
   as the "common" and "arco" packages. See the patch matrix above for
   details about the available patches.
 
   If you installed the software on local filesystems, you need to install
   all relevant patches on all hosts where you installed the software
   locally.
 
   By default, there should be no running jobs when the patch is installed. 
   There may pending batch jobs, but no pending interactive jobs (qrsh,
   qmake, qsh, qtcsh).
 
   It is possible to install the patch with running batch jobs. To avoid a
   failure of the active 'sge_shepherd' binary, it is necessary to move the
   old shepherd binary (and copy it back prior to the installation of the
   patch).
 
   You can not install the patch with running interactive jobs, 'qmake' jobs
   or with running parallel jobs which use the tight integration support
   (control_slaves=true in PE configuration is set).
 
   Stopping the N1 Grid Engine cluster to start jobs
   -------------------------------------------------
 
   Disable all queues so that no new jobs are started:
 
      # qmod -d '*'
 
   Optional (only needed if there are running jobs which should continue to
   run when the patch is installed):
 
      # cd $SGE_ROOT/bin
      # mv <arch>/sge_shepherd <arch>/sge_shepherd.sge60
 
   It is important that the binary is moved with the "mv" command. It should
   not be copied because this could cause the crash of an active shepherd
   process which is currently running job when the patch is installed.
 
   Shutting down the N1 Grid Engine qmaster, scheduler and execution daemons
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   You need to shutdown (and restart) the qmaster and scheduler daemon and
   all running execution daemons.
 
   Shutdown all your execution hosts. Login to all your execution hosts and
   stop the execution daemons:
 
      # /etc/init.d/sgeexecd softstop
 
   Then login to your qmaster machine and stop qmaster and scheduler:
 
      # /etc/init.d/sgemaster stop
 
   Now verify with the 'ps' command that all N1 Grid Engine daemons on all
   hosts are stopped. If you decided to rename the 'sge_shepherd' binary so
   that running jobs can continue to run during the patch installation, you
   must not kill the 'sge_shepherd' binary (process).
 
   Installing the patch and restarting the software
   ------------------------------------------------
 
   Now install the patch by installing the patch with "patchadd" or by
   unpacking the 'tar.gz' files included in this patch as outlined above.
 
 
      Berkeley DB database update needed
      ----------------------------------
 
      After installing this patch, and before restarting your cluster you need
      to update your Berkeley DB (BDB) database in the following cases:
 
         - you choose the BDB spooling option (not needed for classic spooling)
           either locally or with the BDB RPC option, and you are upgrading
           your cluster for N1 Grid Engine 6.0 or 6.0u1 to
           N1 Grid Engine 6.0u2 or higher
 
      1. For safety reasons, please make a full backup of your existing
         configuration. To perform a backup use this command
 
            % inst_sge -bup
 
      2. Upgrade your BDB database. This is done as follows:
 
           % inst_sge -updatedb
 
      Restarting the software
      -----------------------
 
      Please login to your qmaster machine and execution hosts and enter:
 
         # /etc/init.d/sgemaster
         # /etc/init.d/sgeexecd
 
      After restarting the software, you may again enable your queues:
 
         # qmod -e '*'
 
      If you renamed the shepherd binary, you may safely delete the old
      binary when all jobs which where running prior the patch
      installation have finished.
 
 
   New functionality delivered with this patch
   -------------------------------------------
 
   1. Avoid setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH; inherited job environment
   --------------------------------------------------------------
 
   There are two new "execd_params" (defined in the global or local cluster
   configuration) which control the environment inherited by a job:
 
      SET_LIB_PATH
      INHERIT_ENV
 
   By default, SET_LIB_PATH is false and INHERIT_ENV is true.  If
   SET_LIB_PATH is true and INHERIT_ENV is true, each job will inherit the
   environment of the shell that started the execd, with the N1GE lib
   directory prepended to the lib path.  If SET_LIB_PATH is true and
   INHERIT_ENV is false, the environment of the shell that started the execd
   will not be inherited by jobs, and the lib path will contain only the
   N1GE lib directory.  If SET_LIB_PATH is false and INHERIT_ENV is true,
   each job will inherit the environment of the shell that started the execd
   with no additional changes to the lib path.  If SET_LIB_PATH is false and
   INHERIT_ENV is false, the environment of the shell that started the execd
   will not be inherited by jobs, and the lib path will be empty. 
   Environment variables which are normally overwritten by the shepherd,
   such as PATH or LOGNAME, are unaffected by these new parameters.
 
  2. DRMAA Java[TM] language binding delivered with this patch
  ------------------------------------------------------------
 
  The DRMAA Java language binding is now available. The DRMAA Java language
  binding library and documentation is contained in the patch for the
  "common" package.
 
  3. New qstat options to optimize memory overhead and speed of qstat
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   The qstat client command has been enhanced to reduce the overall amount
   of memory which is requested from the qmaster. To enable these changes it
   is necessary to change the qstat default behaviour. This is possible by
   definig a cluster-global or user-specific sge_qstat file. More
   information can be found in sge_qstat(5) manual page. In addition two new
   qstat options ("-u" and "-s") have been introduced to be used with the
   sge_qstat default file. Find more information in qstat(1).
 
  4. Tuning parameter for sharetree spooling
  ------------------------------------------
 
  A new "qmaster_param" (confiugred in the global cluster configuration):
 
     STREE_SPOOL_INTERVAL=<time>
 
  can be configured to control the interval for how often the sharetree
  usage is spooled. The interval can be set to any time in the following
  formats:
 
       HH:MM:SS or 
       <int>
 
   E.g.:
 
      STREE_SPOOL_INTERVAL=0:05:00
      STREE_SPOOL_INTERVAL=300
 
   This parameter is a tuning parameter only. It has the biggest effect on a
   system using classic spooling and bigger sharetrees and a slow
   filesystem.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, January 19, 2005

