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Preface

Audience
Using This Guide
Related Documents
Technical Assistance

1. Introduction

What is JobScheduler?
Calendar and Event-driven Scheduling
Fault Tolerance
Inter-job Dependency
Pre-execution and Post-execution
Job History
Command Set and GUI Tools
Automatic Load Balancing
Network-wide Load and Resource Monitoring
Structure of JobScheduler
Clusters
Jobs
Events
Calendars
Queues

2. Getting Started

Using JobScheduler
Creating a Calendar
Using xbcal to Create a Calendar
Displaying Calendars
Using xbcal to Display Calendars
More Detail is Available
Associating Jobs with Calendars
Using xbsub to Associate Jobs with Calendars
Deleting Jobs Associated with Calendars
Associating Jobs with Other Jobs
Associating Jobs with File Events
Tracking Production Jobs
Monitoring JobScheduler Cluster
Displaying the Cluster and Master Names
Displaying Host Load and Resource Information
Displaying JobScheduler Server Information
Displaying the Job Queues
Using JobScheduler GUI Tools

3. Events

Event Status
Built-in Events
Time Events
Prior Job Events
External Events
File Events
User Events
Viewing External Events

4. Calendars

What is a Calendar?
Calendar Specification
Time Event
Time Expression
Example Time Expressions
Time Expression List
Creating Calendars
Example of Creating a Calendar
Using the GUI to Create Calendars
Displaying Calendars
Displaying Details
System Calendars
Viewing Calendars with the GUI
Modifying Calendars
Using the GUI to Modify Calendars
Viewing the History of Calendars
Deleting Calendars
Deleting Calendars with the GUI

5. JobScheduler Environment

Viewing Cluster Information
Cluster Host Resource Information
Cluster Host Dynamic Load Information
Cluster Resource Information
JobScheduler Server Host Information
Listing User Information
Viewing the JobScheduler Queues
Detailed Queue Information
Cluster Monitoring GUI
xlsmon
xlsbatch

6. Defining Jobs

Job Attributes
JobID and JobName
Dependency Condition
Resource Requirements
Job Status
Submitting a Simple Job
Using xbsub to Submit a Job
Queue Selection
Host Selection
Input and Output
Submitting a Job with Dependencies
Calendar Dependencies
Inter-job Dependencies
Pre-execution Commands
File Event Dependencies
User Event Dependencies
Checking External Event Status
Defining a Job Dependent on a Combination of Conditions
Synchronizing Dependent Jobs
Grouping Related Jobs

7. Managing Jobs

Tracking Jobs
Checking Status of your Jobs
Tracking a Job
Modifying a Job
Changing Queues
Removing a Job
Specifying Number of Executions
Suspending and Resuming Jobs
Managing Related Jobs
Using JobScheduler GUI to Manage Jobs

8. Advanced Features

Resources
Resource Requirements
Resource Limits
File Transfer
Start and Termination Time
Reinitializing the Job Environment
Exclusive Jobs
Job Scripts
Embedded Submission Options
Running a Job Under a Particular Shell
Resource Reservation


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