Local
Remote
The local mode is the default mode. In local mode, a command line is eligible for remote execution only if all of the commands on the line are present in the remote task list, or if the @ character is specified on the command-line to force it to be eligible.
Local mode is conservative and can fail to take advantage of the performance benefits and load-balancing advantages of LSF.
In remote mode, a command line is considered eligible for remote execution if none of the commands on the line is in the local task list.
Remote mode is aggressive and makes more extensive use of LSF. However, remote mode can cause inconvenience when lstcsh attempts to send host-specific commands to other hosts.
Every time you enter a command, lstcsh looks in your task lists to determine whether the command can be executed on a remote host and to find the configured resource requirements for the command.
See the LSF Configuration Reference for information about task lists and lsf.task file.
If the command can be executed on a remote host, lstcsh contacts LIM to find the best available host.
The first time a command is run on a remote host, a server shell is started on that host. The command is sent to the server shell, and the server shell starts the command on the remote host. All commands sent to the same host use the same server shell, so the start-up overhead is only incurred once.
If no host is found that meets the resource requirements of your command, the command is run on the local host.