ActiveBatch User’s Guide - AxanTech

1 ActiveBatch user s Guide Version 3 The Cross-Platform Enterprise Job Management and SchedulingSystemAdvanced Systems Concepts, Edition: January 2002 Fifth Edition: August 2001 Fourth Edition: May 2001 Third Edition: April 2001 Second Printing: February 2001 First Printing: December 2000 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construedas a commitment by advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI). ASCI assumes no responsibilityfor any errors that may appear in this software described in this document is furnished under license, and may only be used orcopied in accordance with the terms of such license. The terms and conditions of the license arefurnished with the product in both hard copy as well as electronic logo, ActiveBatch and XLNT are registered trademarks of advanced Systems Concepts, , ActiveBatch logo, XLNT logo and BQMS are trademarks of advanced Systems Concepts, , Windows, Windows NT, ActiveX and Systems Management Server are trademarks ofMicrosoft marks, as indicated, are owned by their respective 1999-2002, advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.

2 , Hoboken New Jersey, 07030 All Rights part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic ormechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system , withoutthe written permission of advanced Systems Concepts, of Contents1 LICENSE AGREEMENTS .. LICENSE LICENSE .. AND Programs .. Warranty .. Support .. 123 INSTALLATION .. 2000/NT/Me/9x Installation ActiveBatch Registry Information .. Scheduler Service Scheduler E-Mail ActiveBatch ActiveBatch FROM BQMS .. Command Compatibility .. EXECUTION TRU64 Unix .. Configuration .. Agent and Shutdown .. Job Environment and Configuration.

3 Agent and Shutdown .. Job Environment and OpenVMS .. Configuration .. 42 ActiveBatch user s Agent and Shutdown .. Job Environment and 434 ActiveBatch TERMS AND CONCEPTS .. Object .. Object .. Objects .. Object ..485 QUICK TOUR (GETTING STARTED) .. THE ActiveBatch ADMIN Assistance STARTED AN EXECUTION A SIMPLE A SCHEDULED THE VIEWS ..736 USING ActiveBatch WITH ABATADMIN .. TERMS AND and Views .. Neighborhood Icons .. a Report .. Report Information .. and Options .. and WMI .. to a Job Scheduler .. from a Job Scheduler Properties .. Job Schedules .. Business Calendars .. an Execution Queue .. Execution/Generic Queue Execution Queue Execution/Generic Queue Security.

4 user Characteristic (Queue) .. Security Dialog (Queue) .. a Generic a Queue .. Counters .. a and Stopping a and Close a Queue .. a Queue .. a Member Execution Queue .. Job Security Requirements .. Job Files and Run-Time Considerations .. a Job .. Job General .. Job Job Characteristics .. Job Job Dependency .. Job Job Job Completion .. Job Monitor/Simulation .. Job Security .. Job History Add Security Dialog .. Machine Characteristics .. Select user Characteristics .. Audit Trail .. Schedules .. a Schedule .. a a a a a Schedule .. a Schedule/Business Calendar .. a Job Triggers .. Batch Start.

5 A a user s and Release a Job .. and Resume a Job .. Job Job .. Job Execution .. and Paste a Job .. a Job .. Implications .. with Queue Change Access .. with Change Parameters Access .. Party Job Release .. CHECKPOINT AND FEATURES AND THEIR UP YOUR Queues .. Queues .. Scheduling Broadcast .. UP YOUR Property Minimums .. Code .. and Time Date Processing (Calendars) .. Trigger .. and Post Job Steps .. Starts .. Affinity .. Operational and Alerts .. Monitoring .. and Job Checkpointing .. Process Failure .. Output Logging .. Managed Logging .. Managed History .. ActiveBatch THROUGH THE the ActiveBatch MSC Snap-In.

6 Adding the REGISTRY POLICY Policies .. Policies .. DEFAULT OBJECT THE ActiveBatch COMMAND-LINE Time .. Time .. Time .. Queue .. QUEUE ..298 ActiveBatch user s ..30910 ActiveBatch SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING .. OBJECT ..335 Table of FiguresFigure 1 - Type of Installation (Windows 2000/NT) .. 16 Figure 2 - Customer Information (Windows 2000/NT/9x/Me) .. 17 Figure 3 - Product Location Information (Windows 2000/NT/9x/Me) .. 18 Figure 4 - Component Selection (Windows 2000/NT/9x/Me) .. 19 Figure 5 - Job Scheduler Data Path Dialog (Windows 2000/NT) .. 20 Figure 6 Job Scheduler SMTP Settings (Windows 2000/NT).. 21 Figure 7 - Execution Agent Option Dialog (Windows 2000/NT).

7 22 Figure 8 - Select Program Folder (Windows 2000/NT/9x/Me).. 23 Figure 9 - Confirm Final Settings (Windows 2000/NT/9x/Me) .. 24 Figure 10 - Working with 27 Figure 11 - Job Scheduler/Execution Agent NT Services .. 30 Figure 12 - Add to Chart "Job Scheduler".. 33 Figure 13 - Add to Chart "Queue".. 34 Figure 14 - ActiveBatch Performance Monitoring .. 35 Figure 15 - ActiveBatch Architecture .. 46 Figure 16 - ActiveBatch Admin Utility (Initial).. 51 Figure 17 - Introductory Assistance Wizard - 52 Figure 18 - Introductory Assistance Wizard - Job Scheduler 53 Figure 19 - ABATADmin "Connect" dialog .. 54 Figure 20 - Connect ( advanced ) Dialog .. 55 ContentsviiFigure 21 - Quick Tour Sample Connection.

8 56 Figure 22 - New Queue Wizard Page 57 Figure 23 - New Queue Wizard Page 58 Figure 24 - New Queue Wizard Page 59 Figure 25 - New Queue Wizard Last Page .. 60 Figure 26 - Quick Tour New Queue Wizard .. 61 Figure 27 - New Job Wizard Page 62 Figure 28 - New Job Wizard Page 64 Figure 29 - New Job Wizard Page 65 Figure 30 - New Job Wizard Page 66 Figure 31 - New Job Wizard Last 67 Figure 32 - New Job Wizard Recurring/Immediate .. 68 Figure 33 - New Job Wizard Schedule Dialog .. 69 Figure 34 - New Job Wizard Schedule Create .. 70 Figure 35 - Job Wizard Notification Page .. 71 Figure 36 - Quick Tour Delete Job Message Box .. 72 Figure 37 - Quick Tour Runbook View (Today/1 Day).

9 73 Figure 38 - Quick Tour Sample Job Tabs .. 74 Figure 39 - Quick Tour Job History Tab .. 75 Figure 40 - Quick Tour Job Audit Trail .. 76 Figure 41 - ABATA dmin Initial 78 Figure 42 - Navigation Bar Job Scheduler Tab .. 80 Figure 43 - Navigation Bar Execution Agents Tab .. 81 Figure 44 - Navigation Bar Index Tab .. 82 Figure 45 - Selection and Right-Click 83 Figure 46 - Navigation View (Details) .. 84 Figure 47 - Tool 86 Figure 48 - Runbook Main Window (1 Day) .. 88 Figure 49 - Reporting Facility .. 89 Figure 50 - Report Filter Dialog .. 90 Figure 51 - Report Filter Add Dialog .. 91 Figure 52 - Exporting 92 Figure 53 - Options (General) .. 93 Figure 54 - Options (Runbook) .. 94 Figure 55 - Options (Reporting).

10 95 Figure 56 - Options (Filters).. 96 ActiveBatch user s GuideviiiFigure 57 - Connect Dialog (Basic).. 98 Figure 58 - Connect Dialog ( advanced ) .. 99 Figure 59 - Job Scheduler 101 Figure 60 - Queue Policies (Job Scheduler) .. 102 Figure 61 - Job Policies (Job Scheduler) .. 103 Figure 62 - Job Scheduler Default 104 Figure 63 - Job Scheduler Performance Counters .. 105 Figure 64 - Defining a Business 107 Figure 65 - New Execution/Generic Queue (General) .. 110 Figure 66 - New Execution Queue (Properties) .. 112 Figure 67 - Queue Security Tab .. 115 Figure 68 - New Execution Queue (Add user Characteristic) .. 116 Figure 69 - Add Security Dialog (Queue) .. 117 Figure 70 - New Generic Queue (Property).