Job Server Tabs

Job Servers have the following set of tabs.

Note: For additional tabs common to all objects, see Object Tabs.

Job Server Tab

The Job Server tab lets you set up basic information about the Job Server.

Field Name Description
Start On Startup If this is checked, the Job Server starts when RunMyJobs starts.
Monitor on Dashboard If this is checked, you can monitor the Job Server on the Monitoring Dashboard screen.
Secure Gateway Candidate If this is checked, the Job Server is marked as capable of serving as a Secure Gateway.

Queues Tab

The Queues tab lets you associate one or more Queues with a Job Server. The controls for each Queue are as follows.

Field Description
Queue The Queue name.
Held Is this Queue in Held status? (Y or N)
Execution Size The number of concurrent Workflows allowed in the Queue.
Include Jobs in Status If this is checked, the Queue's Execution Size includes waiting Workflows.
Hold Level Workflows below this priority level will not execute. (To set the priority of a Workflow Definition, use the Priority and Max Priority fields on the Process Control tab.)
Time Window The Time Window during which the Queue releases the Workflows.
Time Zone The time zone for the Time Window (if the Time Window has no time zone).

Resources Tab

Resources are a way of limiting Jobs to Job Servers that are capable of handling those Jobs. For example, some Jobs may require a printer, a particular operating system, or a particular application. You can ensure that such Jobs run on the proper Job Server by adding Resources to eligible Job Servers. You can also use Resources for load balancing.

To create a Resource, navigate to Configure > Automate > Scheduling tools > Resources.

To add a Resource to a Job Server, go to the Resources tab and add it.

Parameters Tab

The Parameters tab for Job Servers is different from the Parameters tab for Job Definitions.

The list of available Job Server Parameters depends on the Services that have been assigned to the Job Server. For example, if you want to add an EndPoint Job Server Parameter, you must first use the Services tab to assign the PlatformAgentService Service to the Job Server.

Field Name Description
Name The Job Server Parameter name. When you choose an option from this dropdown list, a description of the selected Parameter displays under Parameter Description.
Value The Job Server Parameter value.
Default Value The default value of the Job Server Parameter, if any. For reference only.
Description Lets you supply a custom description for the Job Server Parameter.
Parameter Description System-supplied description of the selected Job Server Parameter.

Different kinds of Job Server require different Parameters:

Job Server Type Required Parameters
AS/400

  • AS400Server: Remote host on which the AS/400 Job will run.

  • AS400User: Add this Parameter if you want File Events or you don't want to put the username/password in the Job Definition's Run As User field.
Linux, UNIX, or Windows

  • AgentInitiated: Is the Platform Agent going to connect to the server, instead of the server connecting to the Platform Agent? If this is set to true, you must set the agent configuration file agent_initiated_url to the scheduler URL http[s]://server:port/redwood/ipi-platformagentservice/BusinessKey/[<partition>.]<ps-name>

  • SharedSecret: The shared secret used for authentication between the Job Server and the Platform Agent. This must match the value for the Platform Agent.
JDBC

  • DefaultRunAsUser: The User that the Job will run as if no other User is specified.

Load Factors Tab

Load factors help RunMyJobs to determine whether a given Job Server is overloaded or not. For more information, see Configuring Load Balancing on Platform Agents.

Field Description
Load Threshold The maximum threshold of all load factor products combined. If this threshold is reached, the Job Server goes to status Overloaded and accepts no more Jobs until the combined load factor drops below this threshold.
Execution Size The maximum number of concurrent Jobs that the Job Server can execute.
Description A description of the load factor.
Multiplier A value by which the Monitor Value is multiplied before being compared to the Threshold and Load Threshold.
Threshold The threshold for the load factor. If this threshold is reached, the Job Server goes to status Overloaded and accepts no more Jobs until the load factor drops below the threshold.
Monitor Value A dropdown list where you can select a value to be monitored and multiplied with the Multiplier. Valid options include Active Connections, Number of Rows for particular tables, Table Size, and more.

Checks Tab

The Checks tab lets you create Job Server Checks.

Services Tab

The Services tab lets you specify which Services the Job Server should have.

Different kinds of Job Server require different Services:

Job Server Type Required Services
AS/400 AS400Service, JobChainService
Linux, UNIX, or Windows JobChainService, PlatformAgentService
SAP System JobChainService, SAPBOBJService
JDBC JDBCService, JobChainService

Note: For Job Servers that are used exclusively for file events, you do not need to specify a Job Definition Type, but you must manually add the PlatformAgentService Service.

Definition Types Tab

The Definition Types tab lets you specify which Job Definition Types the Job Server should use.

Different kinds of Job Server require different Job Definition Types:

Job Server Type Required Job Definition Types
AS/400 JobChain, AS400
Linux, UNIX, or Windows JobChain, CMD, PS1, VBScript, FTP, OS Native
SAP System JobChain, SAPBOBJ
JDBC JDBC, JobChain