Command Reference Guide

Platform LSF Command Reference 307
taskman
checks out a license token and manages interactive UNIX applications
Synopsis
taskman -Lp project
-R “rusage[token=number[:duration=minutes | hoursh]
[:token=number[:duration=minutes | hoursh]]...] [-N n_retries]
[-v] command
taskman [-h | -V]
Description
Runs the interactive UNIX application on behalf of the user. When it starts, the task
manager connects to License Scheduler to request the application license tokens.
When all the requested licenses are available, the task manager starts the
application. While the application is running, the task manager monitors resource
usage, CPU, and memory, and reports the usage to License Scheduler. When the
application terminates, the task manager exits.
By default, a license is reserved for the duration of the task, so the application can
check out the license at any time. Use the
duration keyword if you want unused
licenses to be reallocated if the application fails to check out the license before the
reservation expires.
Options
command Required. The command to start the job that requires the license.
-v Verbose mode. Displays detailed messages about the status of configuration files.
-N n_retries Specifies the maximum number of retry attempts taskman takes to connect to the
daemon. If this option is not specified, taskman retries indefinitely.
-Lp project Required. Specifies the interactive license project that is requesting tokens. The
client must be known to LSF License Scheduler.
-R “rusage[token=number[:duration=minutes | hoursh][:token=number[:duration=minutes | hoursh]]...]
Required. Specifies the type and number of license tokens to request from GLB.
Optionally, specifies a time limit for the license reservation, expressed as an integer
(the keyword
h following the number indicates hours instead of minutes). You may
specify multiple license types, with different duration values. Separate each
requirement with a colon (:). Enclose the entire list in one set of square brackets.
-h Prints command usage to stderr and exits.
-V Prints the License Scheduler release version to stderr and exits.