Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Controlling Production
Queues Interface
Operator Release vs. Automatic —Select either jobs that are set to be released by an operator or only jobs that enter
the schedule automatically.
the schedule automatically.
SAP Job (Intercepted) —Selects (or intercepts) SAP jobs according to specified criteria based on the SAP instance,
user and/or job name.
user and/or job name.
Queue Definition Dialog - Bumping Tab
The Bumping tab of the Queues Definition dialog is used to specify the launch priority of a queue which determines
which jobs the queue will launch or dispatch.
which jobs the queue will launch or dispatch.
No priority bumping —Disables priority bumping (default).
Launch immediately —Bypasses other queues, overriding all launch priority criteria and limit tests. Jobs assigned to
a queue with this option will launch immediately, regardless of how many jobs are currently running.
a queue with this option will launch immediately, regardless of how many jobs are currently running.
Increase job priority —Ensures lower priority jobs eventually launch if they have been waiting for a long time. Jobs
that are waiting in a queue will increase their priority by a designated number of priority points in proportion to the
length of time spent in the queue.
that are waiting in a queue will increase their priority by a designated number of priority points in proportion to the
length of time spent in the queue.
When a job’s priority reaches 100, it can optionally bump to a higher priority queue, queue Z, with a job priority of
0. The job then bumps its priority level according to that queue’s bumping allowance.
0. The job then bumps its priority level according to that queue’s bumping allowance.
Note: When using this option, make sure that the designated queue where the job is being bumped to has a higher
queue priority value than the original queue; otherwise, the jobs will wait even longer to launch.
queue priority value than the original queue; otherwise, the jobs will wait even longer to launch.
Nice Value —Defines the CPU scheduling priority assigned by CWA for Unix jobs. CWA uses a 0 to 40 scale to rate
the nice value. The value of one provides the lowest scheduling priority and 40 the highest priority with 21 as the
default value. A value of zero means that CWA does not modify the nice value assigned by the process's operating
system.
the nice value. The value of one provides the lowest scheduling priority and 40 the highest priority with 21 as the
default value. A value of zero means that CWA does not modify the nice value assigned by the process's operating
system.
The following formula is used to convert the CWA nice value to the Unix nice value as displayed by the
ps command
for the Solaris, HPUX and AIX operating systems:
40-(CWA nice value-1) = Unix nice value
. As an
example, a CWA value of 24 converts to a Unix nice value of 17, 40-(24-1) = 6.
If using the Linux operating system, the formula used by CWA is
If using the Linux operating system, the formula used by CWA is
20-(CWA nice value-1) = Unix nice value
.
As an example, a CWA value of 15 converts to a Unix nice value of 6, 20-(15-1) = 6.
This setting only applies to jobs that run on Unix agents.
Queue Definition Dialog - Current Jobs Tab
The Current Jobs tab of the Queue Definition dialog displays details on the jobs currently residing in the queue. You can
also release unscheduled jobs that are waiting from this tab.
also release unscheduled jobs that are waiting from this tab.
This tab contains the following elements:
Active Jobs —Selecting this option displays all jobs that are currently active in the queue. The adjacent number
indicates the total of jobs currently active in the queue.
indicates the total of jobs currently active in the queue.
Waiting Jobs —Selecting this option displays all jobs that are currently waiting in the queue to be launched. The
adjacent number indicates the total of jobs currently waiting in the queue.
adjacent number indicates the total of jobs currently waiting in the queue.
If neither of the options are selected, no jobs are displayed in the Current Jobs field. Each job displayed in the field
has a color-coded status light to appraise a job’s status at a glance. The color green indicates a job that is in active
or launched status, the color yellow indicates a job in a waiting status and the color red indicates a job unable to run
due to an unavailable resource. The field listing the current jobs in the queue has the following columns of information
about the jobs:
has a color-coded status light to appraise a job’s status at a glance. The color green indicates a job that is in active
or launched status, the color yellow indicates a job in a waiting status and the color red indicates a job unable to run
due to an unavailable resource. The field listing the current jobs in the queue has the following columns of information
about the jobs:
ID —The identification number assigned to the job by CWA.
Job —The name of the job.