We have a large LSF farm in UNIX, and we routinely would launch "command-line" (batch) tools through LSF. Occasionally we'd even launch a graphical tool (I'll pick on XEmacs) with a command like:
Code:
bsub -I xemacs
(replace xemacs with an app that's actually computationally expensive and you wouldn't want running on your lowly workstation)

We now have a Windows LSF cluster, and we're running command-line/batch jobs through it just fine. (OK, fine might be an overstatement, as I never realized how great the automapper was in UNIX!) But, I'm baffled about how to run a graphical tool (like the simple "notepad") on our LSF cluster and be able to see it & interact with it natively from my Windows desktop.

I've used the "tssub" command:
Code:
tssub -I notepad
and it seems to open a Terminal Server (TS) session, with Notepad running. But, any attempt to resize the TS window causes it crash. The job is still running, though.

So, is there a way to resize windows, or am I stuck w/ a tiny little window into my LSF cluster? Also, can I reconnect to this after the TS window crashes?

Someone in my group is our LSF admin, so if there are any suggestions that involve LSF configuration, I'm more than happy to try them out!


Sincerely,
Jim Tuttle