NetBatch Manual

Glossary
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one-off job
one-off job. A job submitted from within the NetBatch-Plus application to a NetBatch
scheduler and whose details are not recorded in the NetBatch-Plus database.
You can create and submit one-off jobs by using the Job Info screen or Ad Hoc
Job Selection screen.
PARAM. A parameter supplying a user-defined value to a process requesting that value at
creation time.
Prev Page key. The key you press on your keyboard to display the previous 24 lines of help
text. The actual name of the key depends on the keyboard you are using. For example,
the Previous Page key on some keyboards is Prev. On others it is Page Up or PgUp.
production bulk submit run. A bulk submit run in which the bulk submit program selects
jobs and submits them to their NetBatch schedulers. The Bulk Submit Submissions
report, which the program produces automatically for the run, lists the jobs submitted in
the run.
recurrent job. A job that has the CALENDAR or EVERY attribute. The scheduler
automatically executes recurrent jobs on the dates or at the interval specified by
the attribute.
scheduler. A fault-tolerant, process-pair server controlling the execution of batch jobs.
Scheduler functions include:
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Scheduling jobs for execution
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Distributing the processing load across different CPUs
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Monitoring the processing states of jobs
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Restarting failed jobs (if specified)
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Managing job dependencies
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Maintaining job and configuration information
A scheduler can execute up to 64 jobs at the same time. Jobs executing at the same
time are called concurrent jobs.
scheduler database. A database containing scheduler configuration information that
includes details of the scheduler’s executors and classes. Each scheduler has
its own database. The database also contains jobs submitted to the scheduler
for execution. For systems running G-series RVUs, the scheduler can store up to
32767 jobs, whereas for systems running H-series RVUs, it can store up to 9999 jobs.
The scheduler deletes jobs from its database after they finish executing unless the jobs
are recurrent (that is, they have an attribute specifying automatic rescheduling).
selection category. A means of selecting jobs from the NetBatch-Plus database for
inclusion in a bulk submit run. A selection category can be a calendar category
or simply a name used as a means of grouping jobs for selection purposes.