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Windows job submission

This submission dialog is displayed for any Windows job

Field

Description

On node

This specifies on which node this job is to execute. Inside a cluster, any node that is a member of the same cluster is allowed to submit and execute the job. This parameter is very useful in a "Satellite/Central database" network configuration. In this network topology, the job will execute on the remote node. All the control data and commands will come from the central database.

Process Name

This is the name of the process which the job should use.

User name

User name that the job will run as. This user must have the privileges to run the process on the target system.

Default Tag

Default set tag can contain any text string to be used as a parameter though a job stream.

Command shell

Shell to be used to process the job commands. Standard shells are:

  • .NET script - ASP.NET script
  • Cygwin bash - Cygwin is: a collection of tools which provide a Linux look and feel environment for Windows.
  • Javascript - Jscript script
  • MS Compute Cluster - Script for the MS Compute Cluster
  • OSQL Script - OSQL script
  • Perl script - Perl script
  • Power Shell - Power Shell script
  • Python script - Python script
  • Visual Basic Script - Visual Basic
  • Windows batch file - Default Windows batch
  • Windows Script File - Windows Script File (WSF) is a file type used by the Microsoft Windows Script Host.

Log file name

This specifies where to place the job log file that is created during job execution. Any file name that is provided is parsed and a default of ''job_name.LOG'' is used to complete any missing elements.

Versions

Number of versions of the log file that should be kept.

Output flags (checkboxes)

Keep log file - Keep the log file after the job finishes.

Delete script - Delete the job temporary script file on completion.

Hold in Queue - Place the job in a hold state until release

Retain on Error - Retain a temporary job in case of error

See Also

Submit - Setting the job submission options

OpenVMS job submission

Linux/UNIX job submission