1.1.2 Centralized management in a manager/agent configuration
JP1/AJS3 enables centralized management on a single host, even when applications are linked and executed on multiple hosts. The central host is called the manager host. The hosts that actually execute the applications are called agent hosts.
The manager host manages application sequencing and scheduling. When the set run-time arrives, or when an event that triggers an application takes place, the manager host requests the agent host to execute the application. The manager host also receives and manages the execution result.
In situations where a process runs on agent host A, followed by a process that runs on agent host B, the manager host manages the execution sequence.
Because multiple agent hosts can be centrally managed by a manager host, it is easy to manage large-scale systems.