Contents

• Notices

• Summary of amendments

• Preface

• 1. Overview of Operation Using JP1/AJS3

  • 1.1 Example of operation using JP1/AJS3

  • 1.2 Operation tasks performed during operation

• 2. Backup and Recovery

  • 2.1 Overview of backup and recovery

    • 2.1.1 Overview of backup

    • 2.1.2 Overview of recovery

  • 2.2 Backing up the setup information for a system that uses JP1/AJS3

    • 2.2.1 Backing up the JP1/Base setup information

    • 2.2.2 Backing up the JP1/AJS3 - Manager setup information

    • 2.2.3 Backing up the JP1/AJS3 - Agent setup information

    • 2.2.4 Backing up the JP1/AJS3 - View setup information

    • 2.2.5 Backing up the JP1/AJS3 - Web Console setup information

    • 2.2.6 Backing up other information

  • 2.3 Restoring the setup information for a system that uses JP1/AJS3

    • 2.3.1 Installing and setting up JP1/Base and JP1/AJS3

    • 2.3.2 Recovering the JP1/Base setup information

    • 2.3.3 Recovering the JP1/AJS3 - Manager setup information

    • 2.3.4 Recovering the JP1/AJS3 - Agent setup information

    • 2.3.5 Recovering the JP1/AJS3 - View setup information

    • 2.3.6 Recovering the JP1/AJS3 - Web Console setup information

    • 2.3.7 Recovering other information

  • 2.4 Backing up and recovering an entire system

    • 2.4.1 Cold starting the manager host

    • 2.4.2 Cold starting the agent hosts

    • 2.4.3 Notes on performing a full system backup or recovery

• 3. Backing Up and Restoring Jobnets

  • 3.1 Overview of backing up and restoring jobnets

    • 3.1.1 Backup and restore functionality

    • 3.1.2 Precautions for backup and restoration

  • 3.2 Backing up and restoring jobnets by using the ajsprint and ajsdefine commands

    • 3.2.1 Procedure for backing up units by using the ajsprint command

    • 3.2.2 Procedure for restoring units by using the ajsdefine command

  • 3.3 Backing up and restoring jobnets by using the ajsbackup and ajsrestore commands or JP1/AJS3 - View

    • 3.3.1 Location for storing information backed up by the ajsbackup command or JP1/AJS3 - View

    • 3.3.2 Procedures for backing up units by using the ajsbackup command or JP1/AJS3 - View

    • 3.3.3 Procedures for restoring units by using the ajsrestore command or JP1/AJS3 - View

    • 3.3.4 Changing and displaying the attributes of a backup box (UNIX)

    • 3.3.5 Deleting a backup box or backup files

    • 3.3.6 Displaying the list of units in a backup box

  • 3.4 Backing up and recovering the execution registration status of jobnets by using the ajsrgexport and ajsrgimport commands

    • 3.4.1 Overview of backing up and recovering the execution registration status

    • 3.4.2 Precautions on backing up and recovering the execution registration status

    • 3.4.3 Cautionary notes on backing up and recovering the execution registration status

    • 3.4.4 Procedure for using the ajsrgexport command to export the registered execution-schedule information for jobnets

    • 3.4.5 Procedure for using the ajsrgimport command to import registered execution-schedule information for jobnets

• 4. Monitoring Jobnets

  • 4.1 Checking the execution results of jobnets and monitoring the execution time of jobnets

    • 4.1.1 Checking the execution results of jobnets

    • 4.1.2 Monitoring the execution time of jobnets

• 5. Monitoring Capacities

  • 5.1 Checking the log file sizes and output log information

  • 5.2 Checking database usage

    • 5.2.1 How to check the database usage

    • 5.2.2 How to check the unused area of the ISAM files used in the execution environment for QUEUE jobs and submit jobs, and when the database should be reorganized

• 6. Starting and Stopping JP1/AJS3 Services

  • 6.1 Starting or stopping JP1/AJS3 services

    • 6.1.1 Starting JP1/AJS3 services manually

    • 6.1.2 Stopping JP1/AJS3 services manually

  • 6.2 Changing the behavior at JP1/AJS3 startup or termination

    • 6.2.1 Temporarily changing the start mode of JP1/AJS3

    • 6.2.2 Temporarily changing the end mode of JP1/AJS3

  • 6.3 Changing the behavior of JP1/AJS3 if a JP1/AJS3 process terminates abnormally

    • 6.3.1 Restarting an abnormally terminated JP1/AJS3 process

    • 6.3.2 Issuing a JP1 event when a JP1/AJS3 process starts, stops, or terminates abnormally

    • 6.3.3 Format of the jp1ajs_param.conf file

  • 6.4 Resubmitting jobs when a JP1/AJS3 service is restarted

• 7. Changing the Settings During Operation

  • 7.1 Key points about changing settings

  • 7.2 Suppressing executing jobnets and jobs

    • 7.2.1 Suppressing executing jobnets and jobs at start of the scheduler service

    • 7.2.2 Suppressing executing jobnets and jobs that are already running

  • 7.3 Switching a jobnet definition while the jobnet is registered for execution

    • 7.3.1 General procedure for registering a jobnet-definition release

    • 7.3.2 Registering a jobnet-definition release

    • 7.3.3 Jobnet status after registration of a jobnet-definition release

    • 7.3.4 Release timing

    • 7.3.5 Displaying release information

    • 7.3.6 Checking execution schedules after registering a release

    • 7.3.7 Canceling a release

    • 7.3.8 Using the jobnet release function

  • 7.4 Changing the unit definition information during registration for execution

    • 7.4.1 Unit definition information that is applied by the setting that applies unit definition information that has changed during execution registration

    • 7.4.2 Applying the unit definition information changed during registration for execution

  • 7.5 Starting and stopping only the scheduler service

    • 7.5.1 Starting the scheduler service

    • 7.5.2 Stopping the scheduler service

  • 7.6 Defining a local date and time for the scheduler service

  • 7.7 Swapping a scheduler log file

  • 7.8 Modifying execution agent information

    • 7.8.1 Adding, deleting, or changing a execution agent

    • 7.8.2 Defining execution agents at the same time

  • 7.9 Changing the JP1/AJS3 host settings

    • 7.9.1 Changing the name of the host that runs JP1/AJS3

    • 7.9.2 Changing the IP address of the host that runs JP1/AJS3

    • 7.9.3 Changing the date and time of the system

    • 7.9.4 Using JP1/AJS3 in a time zone with daylight saving time

    • 7.9.5 Changing to FQDN host names for event jobs in a DNS environment

    • 7.9.6 Changing the language environment of the system

  • 7.10 Changing an operation profile

    • 7.10.1 Timing when changes to an operation profile take effect

    • 7.10.2 Procedure for changing an operation profile

    • 7.10.3 Changing an execution agent profile

    • 7.10.4 Changing a unit-attribute profile

  • 7.11 Changing the setting for restricting connection sources

    • 7.11.1 Enabling and disabling restricting connection sources

    • 7.11.2 Changing the hosts that are permitted to access JP1/AJS3

  • 7.12 Changing the SSL communication settings

    • 7.12.1 Enabling or disabling SSL communication

    • 7.12.2 Changing the configuration of a system where SSL communication is enabled

  • 7.13 Modifying the execution environment for QUEUE jobs and submit jobs

    • 7.13.1 Adding, deleting, and changing an agent host and queue

    • 7.13.2 Disconnecting and connecting a default queue or a queue

    • 7.13.3 Changing execution-locked resources

• 8. Operating Methods

  • 8.1 Operating methods related to start conditions

    • 8.1.1 Stopping a jobnet that is monitoring start conditions

    • 8.1.2 Changing an event job definition in the start conditions of a jobnet registered for execution

  • 8.2 Operating methods related to event jobs

    • 8.2.1 Continuing the execution of event jobs if the JP1/AJS3 service stops

  • 8.3 Operating methods related to wait conditions

    • 8.3.1 Temporarily changing wait conditions

    • 8.3.2 Changing wait conditions without canceling registration

    • 8.3.3 Checking the wait status from the status and wait status of the units whose end is being waited for

    • 8.3.4 Searching for a unit with wait conditions

• 9. Database Maintenance

  • 9.1 Estimating a maintenance time

    • 9.1.1 Analyzing the database area

    • 9.1.2 Messages indicating an area shortage

  • 9.2 Performing maintenance

    • 9.2.1 Executing the ajsembdbreclaim command

    • 9.2.2 Reorganizing a database

  • 9.3 Reorganizing a database when QUEUE jobs and submit jobs are used

    • 9.3.1 Reorganizing the ISAM database

• 10. Operation in a Cluster System

  • 10.1 Overview of cluster systems

    • 10.1.1 Prerequisites for JP1/AJS3, and the scope supported by JP1/AJS3

    • 10.1.2 System configurations supported by JP1/AJS3

    • 10.1.3 Examples of using the Web Console server in a cluster configuration

  • 10.2 Overview of node switching when an error occurs

    • 10.2.1 Node switching caused by an error in JP1/AJS3 - Manager

    • 10.2.2 Node switching caused by an error in JP1/AJS3 - Agent

    • 10.2.3 Node switching caused by an error in JP1/AJS3 - Web Console

  • 10.3 Monitoring JP1/AJS3 processes in a cluster system

    • 10.3.1 Monitoring JP1/AJS3 processes

    • 10.3.2 Action to take if an error is detected during monitoring of the JP1/AJS3 process

  • 10.4 Utility for a cluster system (UNIX only)

    • 10.4.1 Script for forcibly stopping JP1/AJS3 (jajs_killall.cluster)

  • 10.5 Logical host use in a non-cluster environment

    • 10.5.1 Estimations for running a logical host in a non-cluster environment

    • 10.5.2 Setting up for logical host use in a non-cluster environment

    • 10.5.3 Logical host use in a non-cluster environment

  • 10.6 Cautionary notes on using a cluster system

    • 10.6.1 Cautionary notes on cluster system operation

• 11. Disaster Recovery in JP1/AJS3

  • 11.1 Disaster recovery in JP1/AJS3

    • 11.1.1 How disaster recovery works

    • 11.1.2 Disaster recovery prerequisites scope of support

    • 11.1.3 Configuration of a disaster recovery system compatible with JP1/AJS3

    • 11.1.4 Transferring necessary data that is not in the JP1/AJS3 shared directories

  • 11.2 Switching operation

    • 11.2.1 Switching operation to the remote site

    • 11.2.2 Rebuilding the main site

    • 11.2.3 Returning operation to the main site

  • 11.3 Changing the configuration during disaster recovery operation

    • 11.3.1 Procedures for changing disaster recovery operation settings

    • 11.3.2 Changing the settings of a disaster recovery environment

  • 11.4 Exiting disaster recovery mode

    • 11.4.1 Exiting disaster recovery mode (when the logical host names at the main and remote sites are different)

    • 11.4.2 Exiting disaster recovery mode (when the logical host names at the main and remote sites are the same)

• 12. Case Studies

  • 12.1 List of case studies

    • 12.1.1 Acquiring information about job execution activity by specific users

    • 12.1.2 Preventing execution of jobs that are invalid due to an incorrectly specified execution agent or other reason

    • 12.1.3 Saving the results of a daily job to a different file each day

    • 12.1.4 Reinstating a temporary schedule change that was cleared by a release registration

    • 12.1.5 Using an alias for the execution host name of an event job in a manager/agent configuration

    • 12.1.6 Limiting JP1/AJS3 - Manager resources to those used for job operation

    • 12.1.7 Isolating the business operations of each scheduler service on a single manager host

    • 12.1.8 Editing units defined by JP1/AJS3 - View and comparing definitions before and after editing

    • 12.1.9 Executing jobs in an auto-scaling cloud environment

    • 12.1.10 Executing a single job on multiple agent hosts

• Appendixes

  • A. JP1 Events Issued by JP1/AJS3

    • A.1 List of JP1 events

    • A.2 JP1 event attributes

  • B. Backing Up and Recovering Databases

    • B.1 Backup and recovery when the system log is not used

    • B.2 Backup and recovery when an unload log is used

  • C. Version Revisions

    • C.1 Revisions in 11-50

    • C.2 Revisions in 11-10

    • C.3 Revisions in 11-00

    • C.4 Revisions in 10-50

    • C.5 Revisions in 10-10

    • C.6 Revisions in 10-00

    • C.7 Revisions in 09-00

  • D. Reference Material for This Manual

    • D.1 Related publications

    • D.2 Conventions: Abbreviations for product names

    • D.3 Conventions: Acronyms

    • D.4 Conventions: Diagrams

    • D.5 Conventions: Fonts and symbols

    • D.6 Conventions: KB, MB, GB, and TB

    • D.7 Conventions: Meaning of "directory" and "folder"

    • D.8 Conventions: Version numbers

    • D.9 About administrator privileges

    • D.10 About the Start menu in Windows

    • D.11 Default installation folders of JP1/AJS3 for Windows

    • D.12 Online manual

    • D.13 Regular expressions available in JP1/AJS3

    • D.14 About the 3rd level and 4th level Kanji characters added in JIS 2004 (JIS X 0213:2004)

    • D.15 About NNM linkage

  • E. Glossary

• Index

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