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NetBatch and NetBatch Plus
NetBatch and NetBatch Plus
NetBatch allows you to automate job scheduling, startup, and management of NonStop
systems. NetBatch increases job throughput by allowing you to distribute jobs among
the system’s processors. It also frees operations staff for other work by reducing the
need for operator intervention in repetitive jobs.
NetBatch Plus is a screen-driven interface for NetBatch. NetBatch Plus allows you to
perform NetBatch functions using menus and function keys.
How NetBatch Works
A NetBatch job is a process or a sequence of processes that performs specified tasks. For
example, a NetBatch job could start an online Pathway application, summarize and post
end-of-period results, or back up data files.
All NetBatch jobs have an executor program and, depending on the program, an input
file. The input file contains commands executed by the executor program, which the
NetBatch scheduler starts as the job’s initial process. The executor program process can,
in turn, start other processes. Figure 9-5 illustrates the NetBatch architecture.
Figure 9-5. NetBatch Architecture
Process Process
Process Process
NetBatch
scheduler
Executor
program
process
Input file
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