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IBM Spectrum LSF

Deploy your high performance computing (HPC) cluster with IBM scheduling software for compute intensive workloads.

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  • Date of last update: 04/16/2025
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    Type
    • Terraform
    Provider
    • IBM
    Category
    • Compute
    Last updated
    • 04/16/2025
    Product version
    • v2.0.0
    Variation
    • Cluster with LSF v10.1.0.14
    Est. deployment time:
    • 25min
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Details

Type
  • Terraform
Provider
  • IBM
Category
  • Compute
Last updated
  • 04/16/2025
Product version
  • v2.0.0
Variation
  • Cluster with LSF v10.1.0.14
Est. deployment time:
  • 25min
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Overview

Before you begin deploying IBM Spectrum LSF, make sure that you meet the prerequisites listed in the step-by-step guide.

IBM Spectrum LSF is a deployable architecture where you can deploy both cloud compute resources (vCPU resources) and HPC scheduling software for your compute-intensive HPC workloads.

Features and capabilities

HPC infrastructure bundled with LSF scheduling software

Create a cluster with IBM Spectrum LSF in its own subnet and security group for HPC administrators to log in, submit, and manage HPC jobs.

Automatic compute scaling with LSF resource connector

Automatically scale up compute resources based on workload demand. Compute resources are automatically scaled down when no longer required.

Shared file system support through IBM Storage Scale

IBM Storage Scale is a high performance, highly available, clustered file system with advanced features like File Audit Logging for security and Active File Management for hybrid cloud connectivity. IBM Storage Scale provides more performance and scalability than standard file storage solutions.

Architecture

    Version last updated: 04/16/2025

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    Variation

    IBM Spectrum LSF

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    This deployable architecture sets up a VPC on IBM Cloud to run HPC workloads within a single zone. A login node is deployed in a dedicated subnet and security group to facilitate secure access to the HPC environment. The HPC management nodes and static compute nodes reside in a separate subnet and security group.
    Clusters of virtual server instances are provisioned with the IBM Spectrum LSF scheduler pre-installed for HPC workload job management. The LSF scheduler dynamically provisions compute nodes as needed and removes them once jobs are completed.
    The solution supports either IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC or a dedicated clustered shared file system using IBM Storage Scale which is a high performance, highly available, clustered file system with advanced features like File Audit Logging for security and Active File Management for hybrid cloud connectivity. IBM Storage Scale provides more performance and scalability than standard file storage solutions.

    The IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center manages compliance profiles that indicate when a product meets defined requirements. Each profile can contain multiple controls. Only controls that are claimed and scanned are displayed in the table. IBM Spectrum LSF claims the following security and compliance information.

    CIS IBM Cloud Foundations Benchmark v1.1.0 profile

    Profile version 1.1.0

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    Category
    Description
    2.0Storage
    6.0Networking
    8.0Key Management

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    Summary

    IBM Spectrum LSF

      37 resources
      • IBM Spectrum LSF
        37 resources
        *$1,409.93/mo
        • is.floating-ip
          $1.05/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            Floating IP us-south (1)$1.05
            $1.0450/Instance
        • is.instance
          $138.33/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            name:
            on_dedicated_host: false
            profile: cx2-4x8
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            Instance Hours (cx2-4x8) (730)$129.94
            $0.1780/Hours
            Boot volume (Unnamed boot volume, 100 GB) (73000)$8.39
            $0.0001/Hours
        • logs
          provided
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: us-east
            plan: standard
            service: logs
        • 090c2c10-8c38-11e8-bec2-493df9c49eb8
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: us-east
            plan: graduated-tier
            service: sysdig-monitor
            Usage costs
            Additional Time series *
            $0.0000/Time series hour
            Additional Container Hours *
            $0.0007/Container Hours
            Additional API Calls *
            $0.0000/API Calls
            Node Hours *
            $0.0517/Node Hours
        • b4ed8a30-936f-11e9-b289-1d079699cbe5
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: global
            plan: standard-dns
            service: dns-svcs
            Usage costs
            Additional Zones *
            $0.5382/Zones
            Pool Hours *
            $0.0368/Hours
            GLB Instance Hours *
            $0.0368/Hours
            Health Checks *
            $1.0763/Health Checks
            Custom Resolver Location Hours *
            $0.0000/Hours
            Million Custom Resolver External Queries *
            $0.0000/Million Queries
            Additional Million DNS Queries *
            $0.0000/Million Queries
        • is.share
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            iops: 1000
            name: hpc-lsf-lsf-fs
            profile: dp2
            region: us-south
            size: 100
            zone: us-east-1
            Usage costs
            100 GB file storage share for VPC - us-east-1 *
            $0.0002/GB Hours
            1000 Max IOPS *
            $0.0000/IOPS Hours
        • is.share
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            iops: 2000
            name: hpc-lsf-tools-fs
            profile: dp2
            region: us-south
            size: 100
            zone: us-east-1
            Usage costs
            100 GB file storage share for VPC - us-east-1 *
            $0.0002/GB Hours
            2000 Max IOPS *
            $0.0000/IOPS Hours
        • is.share
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            iops: 6000
            name: hpc-lsf-data-fs
            profile: dp2
            region: us-south
            size: 100
            zone: us-east-1
            Usage costs
            100 GB file storage share for VPC - us-east-1 *
            $0.0002/GB Hours
            6000 Max IOPS *
            $0.0000/IOPS Hours
        • Object Storage Bucket
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            archive_enabled: false
            location: us-east
            locationIdentifier: region_location
            plan: standard
            storage_class: standard
            Usage costs
            Storage Capacity *
            $0.0000/GB
            Class A requests *
            $0.0052/1k API calls
            Class B requests *
            $0.0042/10k API calls
            Public Standard Egress *
            $0.0000/GB
        • Object Storage Bucket
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            archive_enabled: false
            location: us-east
            locationIdentifier: region_location
            plan: standard
            storage_class: standard
            Usage costs
            Storage Capacity *
            $0.0000/GB
            Class A requests *
            $0.0052/1k API calls
            Class B requests *
            $0.0042/10k API calls
            Public Standard Egress *
            $0.0000/GB
        • Object Storage Bucket
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            archive_enabled: false
            location: us-east
            locationIdentifier: region_location
            plan: standard
            storage_class: standard
            Usage costs
            Storage Capacity *
            $0.0000/GB
            Class A requests *
            $0.0052/1k API calls
            Class B requests *
            $0.0042/10k API calls
            Public Standard Egress *
            $0.0000/GB
        • Object Storage Bucket
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            archive_enabled: false
            location: us-east
            locationIdentifier: region_location
            plan: standard
            storage_class: standard
            Usage costs
            Storage Capacity *
            $0.0000/GB
            Class A requests *
            $0.0052/1k API calls
            Class B requests *
            $0.0042/10k API calls
            Public Standard Egress *
            $0.0000/GB
        • dff97f5c-bc5e-4455-b470-411c3edbe49c
          provided
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: global
            plan: standard
            service: cloud-object-storage
        • ee41347f-b18e-4ca6-bf80-b5467c63f9a6
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: us-east
            plan: tiered-pricing
            service: kms
            Usage costs
            Key versions free allowance (first 5 Key Versions) *
            $0.0000/Key Versions
            Key versions *
            $1.0763/Key Versions
        • is.flow-log-collector
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            Flow Log Collector us-south - free allowance (first 5GB) *
            $0.0000/GB
            Flow Log Collector us-south *
            $0.0000/GB
        • is.vpc
          *$0.00/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            VPC instance (1)$0.00
            $0.0000/Instance
            VPC egress free allowance (first 5GB) *
            $0.0000/GB
            VPC egress us-south *
            $0.0000/GB
        • is.instance
          $81.39/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            name:
            on_dedicated_host: false
            profile: bx2-2x8
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            Instance Hours (bx2-2x8) (730)$73.00
            $0.1000/Hours
            Boot volume (Unnamed boot volume, 100 GB) (73000)$8.39
            $0.0001/Hours
        • is.instance (2)
          $1,189.16/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            name:
            on_dedicated_host: false
            profile: bx2-16x64
            region: us-south
            Usage costs
            Instance Hours (bx2-16x64) (730)$586.19
            $0.8030/Hours
            Boot volume (Unnamed boot volume, 100 GB) (73000)$8.39
            $0.0001/Hours
        • compliance
          *
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: us-south
            plan: security-compliance-center-standard-plan
            service: compliance
            Usage costs
            Evaluations *
            $0.0134/Evaluations
        • ecdb4690-c2d8-11eb-bff1-4f7b9d2dfe41
          $0.00/mo
            Resource Configuration
            Starting costs are based on this resource configuration. You can edit configurations after you add this product to a project, which might impact costs.
            location: us-south
            plan: lite
            service: event-notifications
            Usage costs
            Lite Plan (1)$0.00
            $0.0000/Instance
        • Resources not included in cost (16 / 37 resources)
            Resource List
            The following resources were not included in the cost estimate but might have an associated cost.
            ibm_cos_bucket_lifecycle_configuration (4)
            ibm_dns_permitted_network
            ibm_dns_resource_record (6)
            ibm_dns_zone
            ibm_is_virtual_network_interface (4)
      • Total estimated cost
        *$1,409.93/mo
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