When creating a new Symphony, you can configure IBM Z Workload Scheduler to
automatically send the Symphony file to IBM Workload Scheduler after
you modify the current plan.
To send the new Symphony file automatically, set the CPUAUTOLNK parameter of
the CPUREC initialization statement to ON.
Otherwise, you can control manually when the Symphony file is delivered to the distributed agent,
set the CPUAUTOLNK parameter to OFF. You can improve scheduling performance in
these ways:
Reduce network congestion by controlling when the file is delivered
Keep jobs from being scheduled on a workstation
For the syntax and description of CPUAUTOLNK, see CPUREC.
When replanning, the distributed agent can receive and run the Symphony file and report job
status back to IBM Z Workload Scheduler
only if the workstation is active and linked. From the Modifying Work Stations in the Current
Plan dialog, you can view and modify the status of the fault-tolerant agent. Select option 5.5
from the main menu to display the dialog: Figure 1. EQQMWSLL - Modifying work stations in the current plan
EQQMWSLL---------- MODIFYING WORK STATIONS IN THE CURRENT PLAN -----------------
Enter the row command S to select a work station for modification, or
I to browse system information for the destination.
Row Work station L S T R Completed Active Remaining
cmd name text oper dur. oper oper dur.
' CPUA Workstation 1 A C A 0 0.00 0 1 0.08
' CPUV Workstation 2 A C A 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
S CPU2 Workstation 3 L A C A 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
' PRT1 Printer pool P A 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
' SETP Used to Prepare JCL G S 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
' STC1 Started task O C A 1 0.00 0 0 0.00
' VST A C S 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
' WTO1 Messages A G C 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
******************************* Bottom of data ********************************
In the S column, the possible values for status are the following:
A
Active. The workstation is running and scheduling its own plan.
O
Offline. The workstation is not running and scheduling its own
plan.
In the L column, the possible values are the following:
L
Linked. Communication is established between IBM Z Workload Scheduler and
the workstation.
U
Unlinked. There is not an established connection to send and exchange
events.
Job status includes information such as job started,
job run, and job completed. When the new plan is produced, the distributed
agents are stopped, and the scheduling on the agents is interrupted.
The scheduling is resumed only when the new Symphony file is delivered.
When you send the Symphony file
(CPUAUTOLNK=OFF) manually, you must manually link
the fault-tolerant agent. Perform the following steps:
In the Modifying a Work Station in the Current Plan dialog that is shown next, enter the
following command: Figure 2. EQQMWSTP - Modifying the status of a fault-tolerant workstation in the current
plan
EQQMWSTP ------- MODIFYING A WORK STATION IN THE CURRENT PLAN -----------------
Command ===>
Select one of the following command:
L LINK To send command link work station
U UNLINK To send command unlink work station
S START To send command start work station
P STOP To send command stop work station
Work station : FMAX COMPUTER AUTOMATIC FTW
Type : Computer FT Work Station
Status : Active
Status link : Linked
L
To link the workstation
The Modifying Work Station Status in the Current Plan dialog displays
the change.