Engine connections

You must define an engine connection to manage and monitor objects that run on a specific workstation in the IBM® Workload Scheduler environment in the network.

To manage and monitor objects you must connect the Dynamic Workload Console to IBM® Workload Scheduler distributed environments, z/OS environments, or both. You connect them by defining engine connections, and you can create as many engine connections as you need.

Note: Only Administration roles can manage engine connections.

When you create a new connection, you must provide an engine name, the host name, and port number of the engine you want to connect to.

If you connect to a IBM® Workload Scheduler for z/OS environment, the plan that you access is the current plan and the engine that you connect to is the controller workstation, which is the management hub of the IBM® Workload Scheduler for z/OS environment.

If you connect to a IBM® Workload Scheduler distributed environment, you can connect to:
The master domain manager workstation
A workstation acting as the management hub for the network. It manages all your scheduling objects. You can define and use different engine connections to the master domain manager, each accessing a different plan.
Backup master domain manager
A workstation that can act as a backup for the master domain manager when problems occur. It is a master domain manager, waiting to be activated. Its use is optional. This workstation must be installed as a master domain manager workstation.