Working with Resources

If you have a Job that requires a certain feature -- such as, for example, a printer, a particular OS, or an application -- you can make sure that Job is sent only to Job Servers that support that feature using Resources.

A Resource is simply a named Object that represents a required feature.

• To require a resource for a Job Definition, you can specify the Resource in the Resource field on the Job Definition's Job Control tab.

• To specify that a given Job Server has a Resource available, you can add it to the Job Server's Resources tab.

Creating a Resource

To create a Resource:

1. Navigate to Automate > Scheduling Tools > Resources.

2. Click New.

3. Specify a Partition and Name, and optionally a Description and Application.

4. To optionally assign the Resource to a Job Server, click the Job Server Resources tab, click Add, and then select the Job Server.

Deleting Resources

You can delete a Resource only if no other objects have relationships to it. For example, if there are still Jobs or Job Definitions that refer to a resource, the resource cannot be deleted until all references have been deleted. You can see all references to the resource under Related Objects in the Detail View.

Note: If a Job Definition is displayed with a timestamp in the name, this indicates that there still is a Job that refers to a Resource required by that Job Definition. Even if you remove the Resource from the Job Definition, the Resource cannot be deleted until the executed Job is deleted.