Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Jobs and Job Groups
Job Procedures
4.
In the Command Parameters field, type the parameter text as it should appear in the command.
Adding Notes or Operator Instructions to a Job
For every job or job group that you create, you can add notes on the Notes tab to describe the job or group. You can also
add instructions intended for the operator during the execution of the job on the Run Book tab. This information has no
direct effect on how the job or job group runs, but is for informational purposes only. The notes or instructions can be
written text or can be a web page of information displayed from the internet or a company intranet.
add instructions intended for the operator during the execution of the job on the Run Book tab. This information has no
direct effect on how the job or job group runs, but is for informational purposes only. The notes or instructions can be
written text or can be a web page of information displayed from the internet or a company intranet.
To add a note or operator instruction to a job:
1.
From the Navigator pane, select Definitions>Jobs to display the Jobs pane.
2.
Double-click the job or job group that you want to edit.
3.
Click either the Runbook or the Notes tab.
a.
To add text, type the information in the text field. The text can contain up to 255 characters.
b.
To display a web page from the internet or a company intranet with information relevant to the job, type a web
URL in the text field and select the Load URL option.
URL in the text field and select the Load URL option.
Assigning an Agent or Agent List to a Job
You can select an agent or an agent list to run your jobs but be sure to choose an agent or an agent list for a platform on
which your command or batch file can run.
which your command or batch file can run.
To assign an agent or agent list to a job:
1.
From the Navigator pane, select Definitions>Jobs to display the Jobs pane.
2.
Double-click the job or job group you want to edit to open its definition. Selecting an agent or agent list for a group
results in assignment of the agent to the children that inherit this property.
results in assignment of the agent to the children that inherit this property.
3.
Click the Run tab.
4.
The default agent is the agent specified in the System Configuration dialog, Defaults tab. To change this agent,
select either:
select either:
a.
An agent from the Agent Name
drop-down menu to run your job on a specific agent.
b.
An agent list from the Agent List Name drop-down menu to run your job on one or more agents in the agent list,
depending on the type of list. Note that agent lists allow you to do workload balancing, broadcasting, and
dynamic rerouting.
depending on the type of list. Note that agent lists allow you to do workload balancing, broadcasting, and
dynamic rerouting.
Note: If you select an agent list, make sure that the user has logon access to each agent in the agent list. If the job tries
to run on an agent that the user cannot access the job will fail with an Error Occurred status.
to run on an agent that the user cannot access the job will fail with an Error Occurred status.
Assigning Job Event(s) to a Job
You can assign predefined job events to jobs to notify the operator or take actions based on exception conditions. You
can issue email, console alerts, SNMP traps, ITO messages, job control commands, or even run a new job through the
job event’s associated actions.
can issue email, console alerts, SNMP traps, ITO messages, job control commands, or even run a new job through the
job event’s associated actions.
To assign a job event to a job:
1.
From the Navigator pane, select Definitions>Jobs to display the Jobs pane.
2.
Double-click the job or job group that you want to edit.
3.
Click the Job Events tab.