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ActiveBatch User's Guide

Version 3

The Cross-Platform Enterprise Job Management and Scheduling System

Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.

Sixth Edition: January 2002 Fifth Edition: August 2001 Fourth Edition: May 2001 Third Edition: April 2001 Second Printing: February 2001 First Printing: December 2000

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Table of Contents

1 LICENSE AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................................1

1.1 EVALUATION LICENSE AGREEMENT ................................................................................................1 1.2 STANDARD LICENSE AGREEMENT....................................................................................................3

2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................7

2.1 PRODUCT COMPONENTS...................................................................................................................8 2.2 PRODUCT EDITIONS..........................................................................................................................9 2.3 REGISTRATION AND SUPPORT ........................................................................................................11

2.3.1 Support Programs .................................................................................................................12 2.3.1.1 Product Warranty ............................................................................................................................. 12 2.3.1.2 Post-Warranty Support..................................................................................................................... 12

3 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................13

3.1 PREREQUISITE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE..........................................................................................14 3.1.1 Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x Installation Process......................................................................16

3.2 MANAGING ACTIVEBATCH LICENSES ............................................................................................26 3.2.1 ActiveBatch Registry Information .........................................................................................28

3.3 STARTING ACTIVEBATCH ..............................................................................................................30 3.3.1 Job Scheduler Service Security..............................................................................................31 3.3.2 Job Scheduler E-Mail Facility...............................................................................................31

3.4 STOPPING ACTIVEBATCH SERVICES...............................................................................................32 3.5 MONITORING ACTIVEBATCH PERFORMANCE.................................................................................33 3.6 ACTIVEBATCH DBPURGE ..............................................................................................................36 3.7 MIGRATING FROM BQMS ..............................................................................................................37

3.7.1 BQMS Command Compatibility ............................................................................................38 3.8 NON-MICROSOFT EXECUTION AGENTS..........................................................................................39

3.8.1 Compaq TRU64 Unix ............................................................................................................39 3.8.1.1 Installation........................................................................................................................................ 39 3.8.1.2 DCE/RPC Configuration.................................................................................................................. 39 3.8.1.3 Execution Agent Configuration........................................................................................................ 39 3.8.1.4 Startup and Shutdown ...................................................................................................................... 39 3.8.1.5 Batch Job Environment and Considerations..................................................................................... 40

3.8.2 Sun Solaris.............................................................................................................................40 3.8.2.1 Installation........................................................................................................................................ 40 3.8.2.2 DCE/RPC Configuration.................................................................................................................. 40 3.8.2.3 Execution Agent Configuration........................................................................................................ 40 3.8.2.4 Startup and Shutdown ...................................................................................................................... 41 3.8.2.5 Batch Job Environment and Considerations..................................................................................... 41

3.8.3 Compaq OpenVMS ................................................................................................................42 3.8.3.1 Installation........................................................................................................................................ 42 3.8.3.2 DCE/RPC Configuration.................................................................................................................. 42

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3.8.3.3 3.8.3.4 3.8.3.5

Execution Agent Configuration........................................................................................................ 42 Startup and Shutdown ...................................................................................................................... 43 Batch Job Environment and Considerations..................................................................................... 43

4 ACTIVEBATCH TERMS AND CONCEPTS..................................................................................45

4.1 ARCHITECTURE ..............................................................................................................................46 4.2 OBJECTS.........................................................................................................................................47

4.2.1 Job Object .............................................................................................................................47 4.2.2 Queue Object.........................................................................................................................47 4.2.3 Schedule/Calendar Objects ...................................................................................................48 4.2.4 Event Object ..........................................................................................................................48

5 QUICK TOUR (GETTING STARTED) ...........................................................................................51

5.1 STARTING THE ACTIVEBATCH ADMIN APPLICATION .....................................................................51 5.1.1 Introductory Assistance Wizard.............................................................................................52

5.2 GETTING STARTED TOUR ...............................................................................................................54 5.3 CREATING AN EXECUTION QUEUE .................................................................................................57 5.4 SUBMITTING A SIMPLE JOB ............................................................................................................62 5.5 SUBMITTING A SCHEDULED JOB.....................................................................................................68 5.6 USING THE "VIEWS".......................................................................................................................73

6 USING ACTIVEBATCH WITH ABATADMIN .............................................................................77

6.1 ABATADMIN TERMS AND CONCEPTS............................................................................................78 6.1.1 Bars and Views......................................................................................................................79 6.1.2 ActiveBatch Neighborhood View...........................................................................................79 6.1.3 ActiveBatch Icons ..................................................................................................................84 6.1.4 ActiveBatch Hot-Keys............................................................................................................87 6.1.5 Runbook View........................................................................................................................88 6.1.6 Reporting Facility..................................................................................................................89 6.1.6.1 Creating a Report ............................................................................................................................. 90 6.1.6.2 Exporting Report Information .......................................................................................................... 92 6.1.7 Tools and Options .................................................................................................................93 6.1.8 ABATAdmin and WMI ...........................................................................................................97

6.2 JOB SCHEDULER .............................................................................................................................98 6.2.1 Connecting to a Job Scheduler..............................................................................................98 6.2.2 Disconnecting from a Job Scheduler...................................................................................100 6.2.3 Job Scheduler Properties ....................................................................................................101 6.2.4 Managing Job Schedules.....................................................................................................106 6.2.5 Managing Business Calendars ............................................................................................106

6.3 CREATING QUEUES ......................................................................................................................109 6.3.1 Creating an Execution Queue .............................................................................................109 6.3.1.1 New Execution/Generic Queue ? General...................................................................................... 110 6.3.1.2 New Execution Queue ? Properties................................................................................................ 112

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6.3.1.3 New Execution/Generic Queue ? Security ..................................................................................... 114 6.3.1.4 Add User Characteristic (Queue) ................................................................................................... 116 6.3.1.5 Add Security Dialog (Queue)......................................................................................................... 117 6.3.2 Creating a Generic Queue...................................................................................................118 6.4 MANAGING QUEUES.....................................................................................................................120 6.4.1 Modifying a Queue ..............................................................................................................120 6.4.2 Queue Counters...................................................................................................................121 6.4.3 Deleting a Queue.................................................................................................................122 6.4.4 Starting and Stopping a Queue............................................................................................123 6.4.5 Open and Close a Queue.....................................................................................................125 6.4.6 Flush a Queue .....................................................................................................................127 6.4.7 Associating/Disassociating a Member Execution Queue ....................................................128 6.5 JOB DEFINITION............................................................................................................................130 6.5.1 Batch Job Security Requirements ........................................................................................130 6.5.2 Batch Job Files and Run-Time Considerations ...................................................................132 6.5.3 Submitting a Job..................................................................................................................133 6.5.3.1 New Job ? General ......................................................................................................................... 134 6.5.3.2 New Job ? Scheduling.................................................................................................................... 138 6.5.3.3 New Job ? Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 141 6.5.3.4 New Job ? Job Dependency ........................................................................................................... 143 6.5.3.5 New Job ? Execution...................................................................................................................... 145 6.5.3.6 New Job ? Logging/Alerts.............................................................................................................. 149 6.5.3.7 New Job ? Completion ................................................................................................................... 151 6.5.3.8 New Job ? Monitor/Simulation ...................................................................................................... 154 6.5.3.9 New Job ? Security ........................................................................................................................ 157 6.5.3.10 Job ? Job History Dialog............................................................................................................ 159 6.5.3.11 Job ? Add Security Dialog......................................................................................................... 163 6.5.3.12 Job ? Machine Characteristics ................................................................................................... 165 6.5.3.13 Job ? Select User Characteristics ............................................................................................... 167 6.5.3.14 Job ? Audit Trail ........................................................................................................................ 168 6.5.4 Job Schedules ......................................................................................................................169 6.5.4.1 Create a Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 170 6.5.4.2 Copying a Schedule........................................................................................................................ 174 6.5.4.3 Editing a Schedule.......................................................................................................................... 174 6.5.4.4 Deleting a Schedule........................................................................................................................ 174 6.5.4.5 Associating a Schedule................................................................................................................... 175 6.5.4.6 Disassociating a Schedule .............................................................................................................. 175 6.5.4.7 Securing a Schedule/Business Calendar......................................................................................... 176 6.5.5 Job Dependencies................................................................................................................178 6.5.5.1 Adding a Job Dependency.............................................................................................................. 180 6.5.6 Event Triggers .....................................................................................................................181 6.5.7 Success/Failure Batch Start ................................................................................................185 6.5.8 Job Notifications..................................................................................................................186 6.5.9 Job Alerts.............................................................................................................................187 6.5.10 Modifying/Viewing a Job.....................................................................................................189 6.5.11 Abort/Delete a Job...............................................................................................................191

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