NetBatch Manual

NetBatch Manual—522460-004
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About This Manual
This manual describes NetBatch, an HP NonStop software product that automates job
scheduling, startup, and management on HP NonStop systems. The manual contains a
product overview, software installation instructions, and planning, setup, and usage
guidelines for NetBatch objects. The manual also contains descriptions of NetBatch
commands and object attributes.
Audience
The intended audience for this manual includes NetBatch users who do any of:
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Plan, generate, maintain, and control use of the NetBatch product
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Design, write, and test jobs
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Schedule jobs, and set up and maintain job dependencies
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Submit jobs, and monitor and manage batch runs
Audience prerequisites include:
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A good working knowledge of the HP NonStop operating system and basic system
operations
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Previous exposure to batch processing software
Organization
Section Description
Section 1, NetBatch
Introduction
Contains an overview of the NetBatch product, and lists and
describes core NetBatch components. It also describes functions
of the NetBatch scheduler and explains the scheduling algorithm.
Section 2, Software
Installation
Explains NetBatch software installation, and lists and describes
NetBatch product files. It also describes how to migrate a
scheduler database from one location to another.
Section 3, Scheduler
Planning, Configuration,
and Management
Documents a scheduler planning process and explains how to
cold start, warm start, and configure schedulers. It also describes
how to perform scheduler-management tasks.
Section 4, Job Planning,
Submission, and
Management
Documents a job planning process and explains how to submit a
job to a scheduler. It also describes how to perform job
management tasks.
Section 5, Run Calendar
Generation and Display
Introduces BATCHCAL run calendars and explains their use in
job scheduling. It also lists the procedures for generating run
calendars, displaying run times, and reformatting old calendar
files to the current format.