Configuring a Windows Job Server

The Platform Agent installer automatically creates a Job Server for you in RunMyJobs. You can then customize the Job Server to fit your needs.

Job Server Tab

Name	Value
Name	the name of the Job Server, Alphanumerical characters and underscores _ are allowed
Default Time Zone	Olson time zone

Definition Types Tab

Field	Value
Definition Type:	CMD

Parameters Tab

The repository needs to know the host name (or IP address) and port number of the Platform Agent. The default port is 1555 and should be kept that way, unless another installed program is already using the default port.

Name	Value
RemoteHostName	The host name or IP address of system running a Platform Agent.
SharedSecret	The shared secret generated during the installation.

Note: On Windows systems, the shared secret is generated during installation and is written to the following file on the remote Platform Agent: ${InstallDir}\net\instance\<instance>\private\secret. The default instance is default.

All other parameters are optional. You may specify them, but they have usable defaults. See Job Server parameters for a list of parameters. If you do not know the value of the SharedSecret, see the Configuring Remote Agents section.

To be in compliance with Microsoft guidelines, you should define the DataRootDirectory Job Server parameter and set it to a location outside of the Program Files directory.

Queues Tab

Field	Value
Queue	System (or your own defined Queue)

Resources Tab

Resources link processes to two or more Job Servers to spread the load. Job Servers which share a same resource are the only ones that can run processes which have that resource. You may choose any name for a resource. Jobs that require a specific resource are spread across all Job Servers that have that resource and serve the Queue the process was submitted in.

Services Tab

The correct services will be added for you automatically. You only need to fill out this tab manually if you want to create a Job Server for file events only.