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Automated Job Submission System
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2.1.5 Execution queues



FWhen a job is ready to be executed it is inserted into a standard VMS +batch queue. Once it is in such a queue allFthe standard VMS commands can be used to control and manage that job. ?Some of the useful VMS DCL commands that relate to batch queue management are:

 

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$ SHOW QUEUE   $ SET QUEUE   $ DELETE/ENTRY   
$ STOP/QUEUE   $ START/QUEUE    




FPlease refer to the DEC documentation for a complete list of what the #various batch queue operations are.6

2.1.6 Submit attributes



GAssociated with each job is a list of submit attributes. These are all Hthe options that can be used with the DCL SUBMIT command. When a job is Gready for execution it is submitted into a batch execution queue. This Dis a standard VMS batch queue. All the various attributes that have Hbeen specified in the SCHEDULE database are sent to VMS during Fthe submission process. All the following attributes can be specified.
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Name Description
NODE 8 The node or cluster that the job is to execute on.
 CHARACTERISTIC # Characteristic number to use.
CPUTIME + The CPU time limit if any on the job.
HOLD J Place the job in HOLD on entering it into the execution batch queue.
KEEP D Keep indicates that the job log file when the job is finished.
RESTART I Mark the job as restartable. This controls the restart features for, VMS not the ones contained inv SCHEDULE. Refer to Section 2.1.17 for a description of how& SCHEDULE does restarts.
DELETE M Delete indicates that the temporary COM file that was created with the * job is be deleted on job completion.
 LOG_FILE F The location to place the log file can be provided. The default I location is SYS$LOGIN: and the default name is the name of the job.
QUEUE K Queue specifies the execution queue to place the job in. The default  queue is SYS$BATCH.
PRINTER N Printer specifies on what print queue to enter the log file into on job ( completion if it is to be printed.
NAME H Name specifies the name to use when entering the job into a batch @ execution queue. The default value is to use the job name.
 PARAMETER I Any or all of the P1 to P8 parameters can be specified for the job.
 PRIORITY J The priority specifies the execution queue priority not the runtime  priority.
USER N The user name of the person on who's behalf the job is being submitted. 2 The default is the user who created the job.
 WORKING SET N The working set parameters to use during execution can also be provided.

BFor example to specify an execution queue priority of 150 use the following type of command.




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