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Linux/UNIX job submission

This submission dialog is displayed for any AIX, Solaris, HP-UX or Linux 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:

  • /bin/bash - bash shell
  • /bin/csh - c shell
  • /bin/ksh - k shell
  • /bin/sh - shell
  • Expect script - Expect script
  • Perl script - Perl script
  • Python script - Python script

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

Windows job submission

OpenVMS job submission