Automatic and manual changes to the status of the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent workstation

At startup, the controller does not establish a connection with an IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent workstation until the first job is submitted on that IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent. The workstation status is automatically set to ACTIVE with extended status Waiting for first submission.

When the first job is submitted, the communication between the controller and agent is opened and the workstation is set to ACTIVE.

You can manually change the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent workstation status in the following ways:
  • From ACTIVE to OFFLINE.
  • From ACTIVE, Waiting for first submission to ACTIVE. This operation is also useful to check if the communication between the controller and the agent is established.
  • From OFFLINE to ACTIVE.
You cannot set the agent workstation to ACTIVE, if it was set to OFFLINE automatically. In this case, message EQQWL17W is issued: 
WORK STATION WSNAME CANNOT BE VARIED TO ACTIVE STATUS. 
A QUERY AGENT INFO REQUEST HAS BEEN SENT TO THE AGENT AT DESTINATION DEST.
and the controller tries to establish a connection with the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent. If the attempt is successful, the workstation status is set to ACTIVE by the controller.