LSF - Load Sharing Facility

LSF is a distributed load sharing and batch queing software for heterogeneous UNIX environments. With LSF, the distributed newtwork is transformed into a shared computing environment or virtual supercomputer. LSF optimally manage job processing by providing a transparent, single view of all hardware and software resources, regardless of platform differences like hardware architecture or operating system. With LSF, batch, interactive and parallel jobs are continuously distributed across the network, making use of idle workstations and servers and delivering significant improvement in overall system performance.

Bing Wu

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