AutoSys Exercise AutoSys: AutoSys is scheduling and operations automation software for distributed computing environments.

Exercise Steps: 1. Launch PuTTY 2. Login using following credentials Login unix userid 3. Execute following command to get information about a job autorep j <job_name> To list all jobs specify ALL. The % char can be used as wildcard in jobs name. The _ char may also be used as wildcard to match exactly one character. Example: autorep j %jobname wild card% 4. Execute following command to view the query report of a job autorep j <job_name> -q Example: autorep j jobname-q 5. Execute following command Adds, deletes, and prints custom calendar definitions. autocal_asc Example: autocal_asc 6. Execute following command to view the current status of a job autostatus j <job_name> Example: autostatus j jobname 7. Execute following command to display the Event Processor and Remote agent log files autosyslog e | j <job_name> Example: autosyslog e Press <Control +C> to terminate 8. Execute following command to start a job sendevent -E FORCE_STARTJOB -J <job_name> OR

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fsj <job_name> 9. Execute following command to kill a job sendevent -E KILLJOB -J <job_name> 10. Execute following command to Inactivate a job sendevent -E CHANGE_STATUS -s INACTIVE -J <job_name> 11. Execute following command to put a job on HOLD sendevent -E JOB_ON_HOLD -J <job_name> 12. Execute following command to put a job OFF HOLD sendevent -E JOB_OFF_HOLD -J <job_name> 13. Execute following command to forcefully success a job sendevent -E CHANGE_STATUS s SUCCESS -J <job_name>

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JIL (Job Information Language) Scripts

JIL is a specification language, with its own syntax, that is used to describe when, where, and how a job should run. 1. Creating a new job of one of the following types: command job, box job, or file watcher job. insert_job: job_name NOTE: Job_name can be from 1-30 alphanumeric chars long For command jobs, the following attribute values are required: insert_job: job_name command: value machine: value For box jobs, the following attributes are required: insert_job: job_name job_type: value For file watcher jobs, the following attributes are required: insert_job: job_name job_type: value machine: value watch_file: value NOTE: The default job_type is command job (if not specified). Example 1: Creating a command job insert_job: time_stamp machine: tibet command: time_stamp.sh Example 2: Creating a box job insert_job: end_of_day job_type: b Example 3: Creating a file watcher job insert_job: EOD_batch_watch job_type: f machine: machname watch_file: /tmp/EOD_batch 2. Other JIL commands, sub-commands, attributes etc Owner : Dataconditions: Run_calendar: Start_times: Watch_interval: 3. Running a job: sendevent -E STARTJOB -J job_name command to start a job

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JIL Commands & Attributes

alarm_if_fail auto_delete auto_hold avg_runtime (JIL only) box_failure box_name box_success box_terminator chk_files command condition date_conditions days_of_week delete_box delete_job description exclude_calendar heartbeat_interval insert_job job_load job_name (GUI only) job_terminator job_type machine max_exit_success max_run_alarm min_run_alarm n_retrys override_job owner permission priority profile run_calendar run_window start_mins start_times std_err_file std_in_file std_out_file term_run_time timezone update_job watch_file watch_file_min_size watch_interval

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List of AutoSys Commands

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This section lists which AutoSys commands to use for specific tasks. Turn to the listed page number for a full description of the command. Task Command Page Accessing Sybase xql Checking System Status autoflags autoping autosyslog chase chk_auto_up Converting cron to JIL cron2jil Defining AutoSys Jobs or Machines jil autocal_asc Defining Calendars autocal autocal_asc Installing and Managing License Keys gatekeeper Maintaining Databases archive_events clean_files dbstatistics Managing Security autosys_secure Monitoring Jobs autocons Recording Sounds record_sounds Reporting Job Dependencies and Conditions job_depends Reporting Job Status autorep autostatus monbro Starting AutoSys eventor Stopping AutoSys sendevent

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Appendix

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