Scheduler-Usage

Low on Database Space

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:43 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:43 GMT
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Hi Walty, thanks for your recommendation.

If i disable de watchdog to avoid this king of message 'low on database space', i understand that the space must be frequently monitoring by my Dba because i will not receive any alert about this from Control-M.

But, this kind of message, will not, in the future, 'breakdown' my control-m server ? or 'crash' my system ?. I think that, because this is an Alert, and 'some' may be happening in the inner of Control-M that can need to be solved.
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]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:09:42 GMT
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Are you sure that the message is "low database space"? I saw a similar message "low disk space" on 6.3.01 CONTROL-M Server (Linux host) without any fixpack.
BMC fixed it in later fixpacks.

Maybe you can try the follwowing:
1. Open CONTROL-M Configuration Manager
2. Under "Database", use "Check space..."
3. Look for size/free/used variables for your CTM databases.

Maybe you will must extend your database space: Database -> Extend database.
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]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:09:00 GMT
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Hi,

In the past we were getting those 'Low Database Space' messages also.
In our case we didn't have a space problem and the Oracle tables are set up to expand dynamicaly when they need.

After discussion with DBA team i disabled in the config.dat for Control-M/Server the following parameters:

# WD_CTMEXIT_2_INTERVAL 20
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_TIMEOUT 30
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_RUN_STATE Y
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_SUSPEND_STATE N
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_SCRIPT_FILE ctmdbspace
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_CMD_LINE -LIMIT 90
# WD_CTMEXIT_2_ERROR_MSG Low on database space

You can see also in the Control-M/Server Admin Guide, the parameter WD_CTMEXIT_NUMBER (if you want to disable the built-in Watchdog user exit like ctmdiskspace or ctmdbspace)
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]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:10:18 GMT
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Help with this please ...
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ctmfw jobs are DISAPPEARing

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:28 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:28 GMT
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on our AIX server sapdp53 I have noticed the following :

% pwd
/local/config/incontrol/cmaprd/ctm/locks
% cd ../pid
% ls -al
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 cmaprd controlm 4096 Mar 17 16:43 .
drwxr-xr-x 19 cmaprd controlm 4096 Mar 18 06:45 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 0 Mar 10 01:24 ag_6463530
-rw-r--r-- 1 cmaprd controlm 0 Mar 17 16:43 at_5259316
% shagent
root 6463530 - 0:09 ./cmaprd/ctm/exe/p_ctmag
root 5259316 - 5:29 ./cmaprd/ctm/exe/p_ctmat
% cd ../proclog
% ls -ltr AT*
-rw-r--r-- 1 cmaprd controlm 54830 Mar 17 01:27 AT_720944.log.0317
-rw-r--r-- 1 cmaprd controlm 53714 Mar 18 01:21 AT_720944.log.0318
-rw-r--r-- 1 cmaprd controlm 1777852 Mar 18 09:33 AT_5259316.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 cmaprd controlm 17148 Mar 18 09:44 AT_720944.log

As far as I know there should be only one AT log active !? That should be the one that corresponds to p_ctmat process 5259316.
So why are there 2 active : AT_5259316.log and AT_720944.log ?

am I right here ?
and could that be the cause why FW jobs are DISAPPEARing ?

a job log :

17/03/10 17:12:02 SL5208 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCE SERPECC QUANTITY 1 ALLOCATED

17/03/10 17:12:02 SL5105 SUBMITTED TO sapdp53

17/03/10 17:12:18 TR5101 STARTED AT 20100317171202 ON sapdp53

17/03/10 17:12:18 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing

17/03/10 17:12:38 TR5102 DISAPPEARED AT 20100317171237. RUNCNT 60

17/03/10 17:12:38 TR5134 ENDED NOTOK

17/03/10 17:12:38 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Analyzed

17/03/10 17:12:38 SL5214 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCES RELEASED

17/03/10 17:12:38 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Rerun

17/03/10 17:12:39 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Time Window

sapdp53 config:

Agent User Name : cmaprd
Agent Directory : /local/bin/incontrol/cmaprd/ctm
Agent Platform Architecture : AIX
Agent Version : 6.3.01.400
Agent Host Name : am1hc046
Logical Agent Name : sapdp53

rgds
Ruud van Ruler
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Help with FileWatcher...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:45:55 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:45:55 GMT
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dograv,
The mentionned error must be a typing error. When using your rule as is, we got a syntax error like:
ctmfw: command line 'ON_FILEWATCH c:\tmp\xyz.txt CREATE '(arg#=3). id=1.
Unknown keyword 'ELSE' in line 6 of the input file: C:\IOALIBS\ctmecs\batch\file_watcher\MSbatch\dograv.rul.

After having commented out the first END_ON, I get the same (?) as you, in that that ctmfw is still running. It looks like embedded ON_FILEWATCH are not supported.
The documentation mentions that ON_FILEWATCH specifies ... the actions to take .. What is an action? Can it be another ON_FILEWATCH? The doc does not explicitely include nor exclude the possibility.
Do you have other examples in your shop of embedded ON_FILEWATCH?
If no, there are good chance that they are not supported - check BMC.

If so, Im afraid you will need to split your ctmfw job into 2 jobs, one cheking <xyz>, the other checking <ABC>
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sybase to oracle

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:26:34 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:26:34 GMT
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Hi Philmalmaison,

if I well remember, it could be:

XTIME >= sysdate -31

Best Regards

Giuseppe Nappo
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Help with FileWatcher...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:34:50 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:34:50 GMT
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dograv,

Simply looking at the Example 1 supplied page 160 of the "CONTROL-M/Server for UNIX and Microsoft Windows Administrator Guide" version 6.3.0, it seems your first END_ON is spurious.

The sequence supplied in the example is:
ON_FILEWATCH..DO..ELSE..DO..END_ON
..while the one you supplied is:
ON_FILEWATCH..DO..END_ON..ELSE..DO..END_ON

I havent run any test based on your example but this might explain. Please advise.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Launch job that is not shell script

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:26:13 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:26:13 GMT
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kambiante,

I have no opportunity to test your case.
Did you set the "Bourne Shell Flags" to "n" using the ctmagcfg utility ?

If so, I cannot help you any further and, as mentionned previously, it seems that controlm does not siupport other shels than the 4 listed in the agent admin guide

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Is it possible to define a read-only user?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:55 GMT

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:55 GMT
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Yes,

You can do this using the Control-M/EM Security mechanism. If you work with the Full Security Level parameter set to N (default) on Control-M/Server the users not defined in Control-M/Server security will have their rights controlled at Control-M/EM level exclusively.

The implementation of the security level in a DataCenter is very different from one customer to another.
For this reason, I recommend reading the following manuals: Control-M/EM Manager and Control-M/Server Admin Guide.

The security mechanisms of Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server together ensure a high degree of security.
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Launch job that is not shell script

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:47:40 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:47:40 GMT
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Hi,

I dont understand you. I read the tab "Shell parameters" and the option "n" doesnt work.

Do you know other options?

Thanks.
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Is it possible to define a read-only user?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:45:59 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:45:59 GMT
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Thanks, that was very useful.

Now, I want to go one step beyond. Do you know if is possible to give a user permission to submit certain jobs?

I have some Unix & Win jobs that are part of a chain and I'm in charge of starting it. I want the Win operator to have a CTM-EM user only to submit, check or rerun the Win job not all the jobs in CTM-EM.

Hope you understand my point.
Thanks again.
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]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:20 GMT
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Hi,

Put your user in the predifined group named <BrowseGroup>
Another solution would be to create a <new group> with your own specific permissions, and then put the user in this new group.

- The user(s) that belong to that group logout of CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager GUI clients and CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Desktops.
- Recycle the Gui-Server to make the change take effect.

Once all are logged out, they can login again.
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Gateway crashed today

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:08 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:08 GMT
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Hi,

See parameter <SYSOUT_LIMIT_SIZE> in Control-M/Server Admin Guide.

Maximum SYSOUT size that can be viewed by the sysout command from CONTROL-M/Server and CONTROL-M/EM.
The value is set in Kilobytes. Default: 0 (unlimited)
If a SYSOUT file exceeds the value specified by the SYSOUT_LIMIT_SIZE configuration parameter, it cannot be viewed from CONTROL-M/Server or CONTROL-M/EM, and the following message is displayed:
SYSOUT FILE EXCEEDED LIMIT SIZE (CAN BE VIEWED FROM FILE SYSTEM)
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]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:09:01 GMT
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Hi,

Our gateway crashed today due to too large sysouts, when we asked it through the EM manager
Is there a guideline on how big it may be at max size ?

Tnx,

LordofAfford
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Help with FileWatcher...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:17:45 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:17:45 GMT
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Hi ,

Need help with a filewatcher job -

Scenario -

1. Filewatcher should check if <xyz> file is present at one location it should exit with NOT_OK Status and send a shout as well.
2. if <xyz> file is not present then it should check if <ABC> file is present, if it is available then it should start one script and based on the exit code provided by the underlying script it should take nessecary action.

This is my rules file -

ON_FILEWATCH /tmp/xyz.txt CREATE
THEN
DO_CMD ctmshout -MESSAGE "Filewatcher Failed"
DO_NOTOK 1
END_ON
ELSE
ON_FILEWATCH /tmp/abc.txt* CREATE
THEN
DO_CMD /tmp/test.ksh AAA
DO_OK
END_ON

The issue i am facing is that filewatcher is checking both the conditions and it does not exit even if the file xyz.txt is available.

Anything i am missing here or is there a better way to manage this scenario.

Regards,

Vijay Dogra
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Job lost connection with Unix process - how to recover qr

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:11:48 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:11:48 GMT
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Hi,

you can look this post
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We have a job showing executing but the unix process it ran was removed in error. We now have the job permanantly showing executing and can't kill it. It gives an error message process no longer exists for this orderno. Deleting gives an error message that it can't be deleted because of its current state. The main issue is recovering the quantititative resource that it has. so 1) how can we remove and how can we in this case generally recover back the qr. Is there a back end databse way to change the job state to failed for example. Or is there a utility way of recovering the qr. Can I delete the qr and reinstate it to recover the qr.
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Is there a way to Do NOTOK, only on the last rerun attempt

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:27 GMT

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:27 GMT
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Hi,

you can look this post and try it to customize for your situation
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]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:16:47 GMT
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sharonc,x

This is true. Unfortunately, controlm for distributed does not allow combination of several ON arguments.
Hence there is no possibility to select the desired situation (NOTOK and RERUNCOUNT) with basic Steps parameters.

Maybe you could try to DOShout to program the %%RUNCOUNT when NOTOK. The destination of the DOShout is a script which ckecks the
passed %%RUNCOUNT and issues a ctmshout if the value exceeds the specifie Maxrerun.

Unfortunately, the %%RUNCOUNT is not exactly the rerun count, which is not available as an AutoEdit variable.

Chhers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:44:28 GMT
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Thanks Nicolas for your reply.

I have tried RERUNNO in the on statement. It only captures the count of the RERUNNO - it doesn't know how to determine if the rerun was successful or not.
I guess I need a combination of the two.
If it's RERUNNO=3 AND it ended NOTOK, then Do Shout.
Because, if it's a RERUNNO=3 AND it ended OK, then I don't need a shout.

Anyway, I'll keep trying out different ways that I can think of.
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Is it possible to define a read-only user?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:26 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:26 GMT
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Hi, people!!!

I would like to define a CTM-EM user who can only view the progress of jobs and if it ends OK or not.

Also, I would like to this user to not be able to modify or execute any job.

I will be pleased if anyone knows how I can do it or where can I get documentation about this.

Thanks,
Eche
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Control-M for Databases

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:34:06 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:34:06 GMT
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Not for the moment.
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sybase to oracle

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:28 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:28 GMT
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does anybody know how can i translate the following sybase/SQL command to oracle ?

select XTIME,' | ',MESSAGE from EXCEPTION_ALERTS
where
XTIME >= dateadd (mi,-31,getdate())
and
COMPONENT_TYPE != 0
and
MESSAGE not like '%GCS%Condition=%'

thanks for any help

regards
philmalmaison
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Make 2 schedule tags problem

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:11 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:11 GMT
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Nicolas,

This is exactly what I was lookin for, tnx for the elaborate explanation.

Greetz,

LordOfAfford
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Is there a way to Do NOTOK, only on the last rerun attempt

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:45 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:45 GMT
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sharonc,

Yes depending on your controlm version,
In the PostProc tab of your job, starting from version 6.3.xx and upper, you can specify something else than COMPSTAT.
For example (refer the the �controlm parm & variable guide� for complete explanations), you can specify ON RERUNNO, which "Upon termination of a job, RERUNNO indicates the number of times the job has been submitted for execution due to DO RERUN".

I understand from my reading that it is up to you to set matching values between ON RERUNNO and Maximum Reruns of the Execution tab.
Control-m for ZOS is much clever since you can directly specify a status of REC0 which means "all the automatic reruns have been exhausted".
This requires a little bit of effort from BMC. Maybe in a coming fixpack or version

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Make 2 schedule tags problem

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:38 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:38 GMT
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LordOfAfford,

Let's consider daily JobA which triggers weekly JobB which triggers daily JobC, which is more or less you example (simpler). Put them all in a scheduling group, with 2 tags ("daily" - all days and "fridays" - once a week).

Under normal conditions (except on friday), your schedule will be broken. This case is typical for even ctmldnrs cannot help you to resolve the link between JobA and JobC. Many users use to make JobC dependant on JobB AND JobA, but this is not very elegant and still does not address all the problem: JobB is still missing.

In the "Execution" tab of Scheduling Group definition (might be somewhere else depending on the version) , you will find a check box named "Adjust condition", which you can set at either "Yes" or "No"
If you specify No, you fall in the case described above.
If you specify Yes, then the job definition of JobC will be modified at order time so JobC does nor depend on JobB (in fact the IN condition is removed from JobC definition during order).
This does not address the situation either, since JobC then does not depend on anything and might even start before JobA (if for example, there is a TIMEFROM on JobA).

In the config.dat configuration file of the control-m server, you can specify CTM_GROUP_ADJUST_DUMMY Y (refer to the "Configuration Parameter" section
of the controlm server admin guide).
In that case, when order takes place, and IF AND ONLY IF the order process encounters a Scheduling Group with Adjust Condition set to Yes (our example), then the definition of JobC is not affected, and still waits for a condition set by JobB.
JobB in turn, which shouldn�t be ordered (for today is Tuesday) will actually not be ordered AS A JOB. Instead, it will be orderd as a Dummy job, which is exactly what you're looking for.

One inconvenient of that is that the GUI doesn�t make any difference between the regular Dummy jobs which have been defined Dummy, and those jobs which only turn Dummy at order time. (I developed a simple trick to identify them immediately)
Another inconvenient is that the AJF may be filled with spurious dummy jobs every day. First, this may only concern those scheduling groups for which you specified Adjust Conditions Yes, second, I use to recommend to use that for all SG's. The advantage is that your AJF will have the same occupancy everyday, and you do not risk to explode your DB when the workload is higher, lets say by the end of year processing.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:12:38 GMT
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Can you please specify the topic you refer to ?

And a little more explanation on pot 1) and 2) is needed for me.
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Launch job that is not shell script

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:07:58 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:07:58 GMT
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kambiante,

Refer to "Specifying the shell type" in the "control-m administrator guide" (V6.4.xx) or "control-m agent for Unix and Microsoft Windows administrator guide", if you use V6.3.xx.
According to the information specified here, it looks like controlm expects YOU to specify either /bin/sh, ksh, csh or tcsh.
This is not what you specify in your example, so ctm should apply a default of /bin/sh ( I could not identify where from).

If you read a bit further, the table "Shell parameters" tells that you can adjust the behaviour of the shell. The "n" option seem to address
your request. Please note the restriction attached to this parm.

Tell us the results

Nicolas Mulot
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:35 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:35 GMT
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cobus1234

As written previously, since no one else on this forum seem to ever have experienced your problem, and since I do not have additional idea, the best at that stage is to open a case near BMC.

Sorry for being helpless

Nicolas Mulot
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Make 2 schedule tags problem

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:45:12 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:45:12 GMT
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LordOfAfford,

Why do you spend time and energy trying to implement what control-m can do automatically.

As stated in an other post on this forum, refer to:

1�) Adjust condition: which you specify in the Scheduling Group definition
2�) CTM_GROUP_ADJUST_DUMMY: which you specify in the config.dat of the control-m server.

When these 2 parms combine properly (specify Y in both), then your job will be ordered normally according to what you specified in Tag1, and when the conditions of Tag1 are not met (Tag2) your job will be ordered as Dummy.
You do not need to defined any Tag2

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Hi,

The question : Make 2 tags for a real job and a dummy job to make sure cycle is not broken.

Tag 1 : Schedule job on WORKDAYS calendar on 9th of the month and shift it to previous workday for real job
Can be done by adding <9 to the tag based on workdays calendar that excludes the known holidays

Tag 2 : Do the opposite of Tag 1, schedule on wordays exept the 9th and if the 9th was on saturday or sunday also exlude the friday before, because that is when tag 1 is running the dummy job

Now how do I define tag 2 ??????
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Launch job that is not shell script

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:22:08 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:22:08 GMT
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Sorry, I dont want modify the task type, I want to edit jcls from CM/Enterprise interface. When we click right button over job, I can choose the option edit jcl but if the job is COMMAND the option dont work.
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Force

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:12:31 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:12:31 GMT
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I can able to Ordering jobs in Control-M 6.3.01
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Is there a way to Do NOTOK, only on the last rerun attempt

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:10:29 GMT

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:10:29 GMT
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Hi,
Just wondering if anyone has come across this scenario.
I have a job that does an automatic rerun when it encounters an exit code of 3.
The job has a max rerun of 3.

Is it possible to do the following without adding new jobs:

On the last rerun, if it fails - do shout.
On the last rerun, if it is OK - do nothing.

Has anyone come across this scenario or have any ideas?

Thanks.
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Launch job that is not shell script

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:07:55 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:07:55 GMT
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Of course you can.

- Simply, hold your job.
- Doble-click to edit properties
- Click on general tab
- Check your 'Job Type' is OS.
- Type the new command in '*Command:' entry.
- Click on Save & Close button
- Free your job
- Rerun your job

This operation only work until the next new Day. To make changes for all day, you must edit ypour job using Desktop and re-save the table.
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]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:58:31 GMT
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Because CM/Enterprise can not modify a job with task type command.
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Force

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:05:49 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:05:49 GMT
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How is that done?
I have 6.3.01 and when I select more than one job for ordering, the order option is grayed out and not accessible.
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Launch job that is not shell script

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:54:57 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:54:57 GMT
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Why you can't change this from EM GUI ?.

Check your autorizathion profile. :wink:
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]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:47:09 GMT
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If the task type is command, I can not modify my job from CONTROLM/Enterprise, this is the problem.
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Function Groups for S_RFC Authorization Object

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:52 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:52 GMT
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We want to use explicit group names for the values instead of
(* asterisk) for authorization object S-RFC. Does anyone know the list of valid function groups?[size=18][/size]
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:56:20 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:56:20 GMT
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Hi Nicolas,

We run Control-M/Server and Control-M/EM, v6.1.03 and v6.3.01, on HP-UX and they are updated with the latest fixpacks.

But our Control-M/EM GUI, Desktop, ForeCast and Reporting facility is running on Windows XP. Only I can't find any fixpack for the Control-M/GUI, Desktop, ForeCast and / or Reporting facility. When I run the Control-M/EM-Fixpack.002 till Control-M/EM-Fixpack.006 I get the following message �There was no instances found that are valid for this Fix Pack. Setup will now abort.�

Regards,
Co van Berkel.
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Calcdate - based on calendar day

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:20:54 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:20:54 GMT
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Hi,

I would like to run a job with 2 autoedit variables : Day -1, Day -2. Both days should be based on calendar day. For instance Day-1 : monday, Day-2 : friday

%%PREV should be OK for Day-1

How is it possible for Day-2 ?

Many thanks,
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Control-M for Databases

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:32:15 GMT

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:32:15 GMT
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Does anyone know when this will be compatible with 64bit Microsoft servers?
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NFS

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:09 GMT

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:09 GMT
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Please help to copy proclog file to NFS in linux server
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emuser user database password

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:21:49 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:21:49 GMT
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hi all,
we installed controlm em 6.4
while loggin root_menu i gave the database dedicated server emuser and password, but still it says login failed
but i'm able to login with the same user id and password through oracle
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Audit - Add new user to access and use Control M

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:26 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:26 GMT
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when i add a new user to access and use Control M
Control M register this move to any log file?
If is true, how many time save this log file and where i can find this log file
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:49 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:49 GMT
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cobus1234,

The fact that your jobs execute in the proper order confirms that this is a display problem, only linked to EM and not to the server.
Those conditions which are not displayed as links should have a common characteristic. Please check either condition names or job environment.

Since your EM 630 seem newly installed, maybe you missed some overides which you used to specify in 6.1.03.

Check the settings in tools --> options --> links between 6.1.03 and 6.3.0.
I imagined that "display condition behind nodes" could have been an axplanation, but in that case, the branch menu is activated, and this would have affected all links.

Checking the BMC knowledge base, I found the following entry, which is included in fix pack 1 of EM 3.3.0:
"
CAR00035730 In the CONTROL-M/EM GUI and CONTROL-M/Desktop, incorrect links are displayed in the flow diagram when a job has more than one In condition or Out condition with the same name and date.
For example, if a job has the following In conditions, incorrect links for condition Cond1 ODAT appear:
(Cond1 ODAT And Cond2 ODAT ) Or (Cond1 ODAT And Cond3 ODAT)
"

If you dont find anything, I dont see any other explanation and , if no one else on this forum can help you, the best is to ask BMC.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Integrating Auto-Operator and Control-M Enterprise Manager

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:57:56 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:57:56 GMT
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We are new users of the Control-M for MVS, and Enterprise Manager. At the present time, we use a BMC product called Auto-Operator, to trap batch and/or system related abends on the Mainframe. Once an abend is encountered, it routes details of the abend to TelAlert, which then handles the notification piece. TelAlert is also used for escalation as well. Somehow, I need to trap a failure in Enterprise Manager and pass the failure message to Auto-Operator, so it follows the normal flow of notification and escalation. Does anyone have any ideas? If I can some how send a message to the System Log on MVS, I can use Auto-Operator to trap it.
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:49:44 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:49:44 GMT
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Hi Nicolas,

Thanks for your reactions..

There are no global conditions definitions in the tab of the gui.

And yes, all jobs did run in the correct order, even the jobs where no link line was displayed!
When displaying the properties of a job with IN and / or OUT conditions, and without a link line, all conditions where correct.
When using the �right-key� of the mouse, the option �Branch menus�, was grayed out by all jobs where the link lines where�d displayed!

I have still a v6.3.0 environment running with one datacenter. This datacenter is a migrated copy, using the BMC migration tool, of the production Server v6.1.3 environment. Where de new day process is stopped by renaming the �User Daily� name for all schedule tables, disabled all agents and renum all agent poort. In this datacenter whe did yesterday, by hand, a �order+hold� of all the schedule tables normal in the daily plan. And still not all link lines are displayed!

Monday I will test of a newday in this environment gives the same result. But before that I have to be sure that no jobs are starting to run on our production agents.

Co van Berkel
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Job Run Statistics Data...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:57 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:57 GMT
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Th complete the picture of options here:

Have a look at the statistical reporting of VISUALjob for Control-M:

http://www.aps-enterprise.com/VJCM-statistical-reporting.asp

Those reports can also be generated in batch, producing a ready to use excel sheet and automatically emailed to a recipient list.
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:03:46 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:03:46 GMT
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cobus1234,

Si it doesnt seem to be exactly the same problem I experienced. Still, and even if you dont USE global conditions, make sure there is no definition in the global condition tab in EM GUI.

I still think the problem is just a display problem: I understand you went back to 6.1.03 because this kind of bug is not acceptable by opertaors, but there are good chances that your production still ran OK and control-m server is not involved in the problem.

Have you checked that, despite the links where not displayed, the IN and OUT parameters of 2 linked jobs where informed properly? This should be performed either uner EM GUI or ctmpsm Zoom or both.
Have you observed that, despite the links where not displayed, the jobs executed in the proper order, or not?

Have you any possibility to reproduce the problem now you went back to 6.1.03?
Is your EM still in 6.3.0, and how many datacenters are connected to it ?

Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:05:30 GMT
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Hi nicolas_mulot,

We miss some link lines, not all and we don't use Global Conditions.

I did try the next step to perform a migration of the Control-M/Server v6.1.03 to a Control-M/Server v6.3.01 under Control-M/EM v6.3.01 and the same problem appeard there.

For this reason :cry: we did go back to the Control-M/Server and EM v6.1.03 environment.

Regards,
Co van Berkel
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]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:36:02 GMT
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cobus1234,

I checked on my 6.3.0 and the same problem appears.
If you are using global conditions, please forward the global conditions definition matrix

Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:17:50 GMT
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cobus1234,

Do you see no link at all or only some of them are missing?
Do you use or specify Global Condition definitions ?

Please reply, for your problem might relate to a bug I found and reported to BMC while upgrading straight from 6.1.03 to 6.4.0

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Control-M Calendars - XML Extract of all calendars /Jobs

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:11:06 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:11:06 GMT
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kijenketile,

The best is to use the EM export utilities.

First, tailor an xml arg file, lets' call it "export_all.arg", as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE TERMS SYSTEM "terms.dtd">
<TERMS>
<TERM>
<PARAM NAME="DATACENTER" OP="EQ" VALUE="MY_DATACENTER"/>
</TERM>
</TERMS>

Just change the datacenter name .

Then invoke the export utility as follows:

exportdefcal -u <emuser> -p <empass> -s<GUI_server> -arg export_all.arg -out export_all_CALS.out

The <emuser>, <empass>, <GUI_server> values are the same as the ones you use when logging to the GUI or Desktop. Just note that if it is the em admin account, no problem, but if is is a standard user account, it must be authorised "cli".

The very same syntax and .arg file may be used to run the exportdeftable utility (just change the .out filename), which will download all your scheduling tables, Scheduling Groups and job definitions in one single xml file.

If you wish to export selected data, you must tailor the .arg file by adding additional selection criteria, as documented in the "Control-m Utilities" manual.
If you do so, you will need 2 different .arg files since the selection criteria other than DATACENTER are not the same for exportdeftable and exportdefcal.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Execution time clarification

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:17 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
If you want to run a job not before 22:00 and run after the newday (depends on the resource Availablity). In the Time '2200' and until '>'. so It wont start before 2200 and it will run once the quantitative resource are available.

some times during the maintenance time, we used to do the same (that is until '>'). we stopped all the quantative resources. and after some time we release the resources, some of the jobs are Out of time window. so we put > in until filed so it will submit the job once the resources are available.

Thank you,
Senthil
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Using FTP in TWS Vs Control-M

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:36 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:36 GMT
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About problems - in general ...
In each application there are a problems. In CTM it is more easy to solve it.
And ... I do not know, if you have any experiences with IBM support :)). The BMC support is ... uncomparable (?? can not compare).

FTP - you need to find, if there is no such module for TWS. But I havent seen any in the time I was interested in TWS.

Security:
You need to edit security file, then compike them and restart something. Each time you define/edit new user. Nice, ye?

BUT:
The TWS has some logic, which would be nice to have in CTM. It is about Standard Agent and Fault Tolerant Agent. FTA can handle and manage the jobs without TWS server, and can also manage Standard Agents.
For example, if the network connection with server is down, the host running FTA can run jobs. It has o local copy of Symphonia (Mozart - i do not remember) file with jobs definitions and dependencies.
So your production streams can run even if central server goes down. :)

If some customer ask me, what scheduler to implement, I would go for CTM.

But about licencing - I was never interested in it. So I can not tell you :(. I'm just technical consultant, have no idea about prices. (and i don't want to :) )
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Job opportunity to me i a data center

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:15 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:15 GMT
==========================================================================================
As an operator, it would be enough to know how to use EM GUI for handling jobs.

Sometimes I think, that now very clasified people do the things .. :)

Sometimes on BMC support I need to solve an urgent problems and the person on BMC site has less knowledges as me :(.

Later time, i 'got a lesson' about 'how to declare a variable in Unix and that sleep command does not hibernate the AIX server'. :))) It is the best experience I had :).
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Launch job that is not shell script

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:29:34 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:29:34 GMT
==========================================================================================
Do not use a shell to run a single command. Simply, type your command in 'Command' (General tab) and Select 'Task Type' as 'Command' from selection list.
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Using FTP in TWS Vs Control-M

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:13 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:13 GMT
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Thank hipikll for your replies.

In conclusion:

- The front end of Control-M is more beatiful and ease to manage than tws. :D

- The main core of the Control-M for job definition is more ease and comprensive to arquitects than tws. :roll:

- The ftp utility from Control-M exist, and in TWS is a mistery. 8O

- Control-M have a tiny problems compared with the big problems from TWS. :o

and, if you manage licensing values ?, who is more 'cost friendly' vs productivity.
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Launch job that is not shell script

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:56 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:56 GMT
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make it a tasktype of "command" instead of "job" and as cmdline ./myjob
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Control-M Calendars - XML Extract of all calendars /Jobs

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:17:32 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:17:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
see manual. look for somethink like:
ctmexportcalendar
ctmexporttable

(i do not know exact name of utilities, and it is too late to open doc myself :) )
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What about TSM from IBM

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:23 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:23 GMT
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see my reply to your another post
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Using FTP in TWS Vs Control-M

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:02:13 GMT

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:02:13 GMT
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Hi,
i started with scheduling by TWS (i'm certified from it :-D ).
So I will write about 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 version of TWS.
To compare CTM and TWS is like compare Toyota car with bike :).
(sorry for my opinion).
1 - user rights ... no comments
2 - creating jobs and dependences ....
3 - problem solving ... ooooo, no, i was teaching this product on one workshop and it was a worst week in my 'lector' life - this product
4 - handling new day ...

I can not say, that It does not work, but I can say, that the same things you can in CTM create in shorter time, with less problems, with more 'readable' format for other users. And for end user the CTM is more understendable.
And also, if you saw CTM GUI and TWS gui - it is like Adriana Sklenarikova and George Bush :-D.

I havent been using TWS for 4 years, but that time, i havent any knowledge about FTP transfer in TWS.
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:43:18 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:43:18 GMT
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When this has happened to me I rebooted the server that Control-M is on and the conditions all came back but mine was missing all of them .
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Using FTP in TWS Vs Control-M

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:33 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:33 GMT
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Hi people, in this days, we have trying to understand TWS. I know that Control-M have an AFT modulo where you can define ftp services (like jobs). I don't understand how function this service in TWS. TWS have a front end to define jobs like ftp in Control-M ?

It easy to create aft job in TWS ? or back to the past and need to create a shell using ftp commands ?
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Launch job that is not shell script

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:24 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi I have a problem to launch controlm jobs.

I have this job with task type job:

#!/bin/env /opt/myshell.sh
echo ok

When I launch it, the controlm execute: /bin/sh -x myjob

I want that controlm execute: myjob (without /bin/sh)

Can someone help me?
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Post ODATE

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:54 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:54 GMT
==========================================================================================
I did find this:

POST_ODAT The job's Odate is earlier than the
CONTROL-M/Server working date for the relevant timezone. The
job will be deleted during the next run of the New Day procedure
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]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:58:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
Not sure what you are asking for? in what screen is this found?
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What is the use of shared control resource?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:41:53 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:41:53 GMT
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Thanks.
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Control-M Calendars - XML Extract of all calendars /Jobs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:48 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:48 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Is there a way to get an XML extract of all the calendars from a Control-M Datacenter. I would also be interested in knowing how to do the same for all the jobs within a datacenter.

I need to get an extract and send it out to a thirdparty vendor, but I am not keen on how to do it. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks.

Nyasani
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Job opportunity to me i a data center

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:19 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:19 GMT
==========================================================================================
I went to my interview and it went really well.
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Not all jobs conditions are displayed in the control-m enter

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:45 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,
We did put yesterday our PRODUCTION controlm server v6.1.03 into the controlm enterprise manager v6.3.01.600.
Now we have the following problem. The moment we started controlm em v6.3.01.600 and controlm server 6.1.03 all jobs in the active environment are displayed. But not all conditions "link lines" are displayed. All jobs did run ok and all condiditions worked ok only not all are displayed in the gui.
This morning at 06:45 the new day process has run ok but still we don't see all condition "link lines" in the EM gui.
Regards,
CvB
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TWS Web Site

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51:11 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51:11 GMT
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Find a link to TWS web site
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What about TSM from IBM

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:05 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:05 GMT
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Done !
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:30:37 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:30:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks guys! I appreciate the help!
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problem in rerun of a cyclic job

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:34:12 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:34:12 GMT
==========================================================================================
Your first run was 06:00:04 and your second run should have been 07:00:04, which was beyond the until time.

Never enter the until time at exactly the time of the last run. Always give ita few extra minutes, e.g. 0705.
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:32:18 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:32:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

you can see this post
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What about TSM from IBM

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:51 GMT

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:51 GMT
==========================================================================================
Can you please create a forum item for this competitor of Control-M BMC ?

I'm looking for user experiences with Tivoli Workload Scheduler from IBM.

I'm using both, Control-M Scheduler an TWS scheduler. And i want some opinions about effiency, performance, utilities, etc.
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problem in rerun of a cyclic job

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:19 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:19 GMT
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Verify EXECUTION tab, Rerun Information :

- Cyclic job must be checked
- Rerun every 00060 Minutes from jobs START must be defined
- Maximum Reruns must be null or at least 2.

After the first execution, check :

- ACTIVE tab, Next time Date and time must be in range of execution.
Rerun Counter must be 1

If the problem persist, dont fonget to send job definition parameters, log and sysout data available for the job, including WHY output.

:D
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:01 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:01 GMT
==========================================================================================
Find Activate Application Editor in EM GUI. Define your desired application (like world, acrobat, ...)
then define parameter to be opened by this application. (like $$JOBNAME$$.doc)
and the initial directory (where the file is located).

And then, right clicking on job, select activate application and it will open your document.
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Mass Deleting Out-Conditions

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:15 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:15 GMT
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ctmcontb -deletefrom "*" %%A %%B

%%A is defined as %%CALCDATE %%DATE -30
%%b is defined as %%CALCDATE %%DATE -2
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Enterprise Manager - Output Windows - Messages

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:58:16 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:58:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
I don't know what for is used this screen. There is no way to 'shout' a meesage or any kind of text here. May be a BMC developer forget to hide this screen.
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Low on Database Space

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:27 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:27 GMT
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It's a bug ?

I'm working with Control-M EM v6.3.01 for 2 years. Recently, a month ago, i apply the fixpack 400 and from that moment (not in the first 2 years), i have every day the message in the ECS console 'Low Database Space'. Mi Oracle DBA check for tablespaces and no more then 60% of used space appears. My System operator check filesystem and no more than 40% are in used. I try to manage this message as an issue to my local country support from bmc, and say me that run 'purgue_runinfo' as recommendation :

"The RUNINFO_HISTORY table contains run information used by CONTROL-M.

The purge_runinfo maintenance utility should be run periodically to maintain this table. The settings are site specific.
Product"

I have a job that run this instructions every Monday and no execution report is generated. But the message 'Low on database space' continue appearing in the ECS every day.

Any Idea what happend ?, is this a new bug ?. What happend if really no database space are reached ?
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problem in rerun of a cyclic job

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:55:30 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:55:30 GMT
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Hi All,

we have a cyclic job(start time: 0600 and end time 0705) with interval 60 minutes from start time. The main idea is to run the job once at 0600 and at 0700. But the job runs well first time and never submitted again at 0700.

Below is the log of the job.

10/03/10 05:02:36 UT5065 ORDERED JOB:28602; DAILY ANT, ODATE 20100310
10/03/10 05:02:38 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Time Window
10/03/10 06:00:04 SL5208 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCE A_ANT QUANTITY 1 ALLOCATED
10/03/10 06:00:04 SL5208 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCE G_GUA001_THEMIS_IN QUANTITY 1 ALLOCATED
10/03/10 06:00:04 SL5105 SUBMITTED TO p28serv
10/03/10 06:00:15 TR5101 STARTED AT 20100310060004 ON p28serv
10/03/10 06:00:15 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing
10/03/10 06:04:03 TR5100 ENDED AT 20100310060403. OSCOMPSTAT 0. RUNCNT 1
10/03/10 06:04:03 TR5133 ENDED OK
10/03/10 06:04:03 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Analyzed
10/03/10 06:04:03 SL5214 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCES RELEASED
10/03/10 06:04:03 SL5209 CONDITION IJ_GUA001_FL1TA001347A00 0310 ADDED
10/03/10 06:04:03 SL5763 FAILED TO DELETE CONDITION:EX_GUA001_THEMIS_IN_F101347F DATEREF:0310
10/03/10 06:04:03 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Rerun
10/03/10 06:04:03 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Time Window

Please let me know the reason.

Thanks,
Sharas.
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error while newday process

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:49:37 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:49:37 GMT
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Hi All,

We encontered a problem during new day today morning. Because of this new day was delayed by 1 hour. Below is the error found in proclog. Can anybody please let me know what is the error and what is the cause as well as remedy for such issues in future.

more CD.1208506.log
1105 04:00:24.49 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x18000011 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.51 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x800016 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.51 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x2c400013 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.51 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x1d00017 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.52 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x130001b errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.52 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x9a0001a errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.53 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x1ea0001c errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.54 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x800015 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.56 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x2500018 errno=22 Invalid argument
1105 04:00:24.56 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x80001e errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.24 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x18000011 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x800016 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x2c400013 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x1d00017 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x130001b errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x9a0001a errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x1ea0001c errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x800015 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x2500018 errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 04:00:24.25 CD: OS_sem_op:Failed in semop semaphore id 0x80001e errno=22 Invalid argument
1106 14:00:16.08 CD: GM_TIME_fmt_to_bin: mktime failed for 19011213210144

Thanks,
Sharas.
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Post ODATE

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:49 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:49 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Could any one explain about Post ODATE in Contorl-M.

Thanks in advance......
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Dynamic Filter

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:01 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:01 GMT
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Thanks Banshee06...
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Force

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:40:10 GMT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:40:10 GMT
==========================================================================================
Yes.We can force/order multiple jobs in Control M 6.3.01.
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:59 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:59 GMT
==========================================================================================
I do not remember how it was set up. All i know is that once set up I was able to open it in the GUI. Poking around I was looking at the application editor but was not sure how to use it. Can you provide details how to use it? Help is much appreciated!
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How to define steps tab accordingly

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:53:39 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:53:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
LordOfAfford,

Though boolean logic between ONs has always been available on Mainframe, it never was on distibuted. As far as I could experiment, it is not yet available in 6.4.

Im afraid the only solution to your problem is to repeat ONs, listing the different events you intend to process, i.e. you will need to specify 8 couples ON/DO Shout for all RC from 1 to 8, though the intended action is the same.

In the example you give, you will need a total of 9 Ons as follows:

on stmt * code COMPTAT EQ 1
DOSHOUT <SHOUT1>
on stmt * code COMPTAT EQ 2
DOSHOUT <SHOUT1>
on stmt * code COMPTAT EQ 3
DOSHOUT <SHOUT1>
.....
on stmt * code COMPTAT EQ 8
DOSHOUT <SHOUT1>
on stmt * code COMPTAT GT 8
DOSHOUT <SHOUT2>

There is no need to specify on stmt � code compsat eq 0 DOOK, since this is the default.
There is no more need to specify DONOTOK on the rest since it is implicit too.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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Execution time clarification

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:18 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
You have answered my question. The issue is whether a job scheduled to not start before 2200 will be able to still run after midnight without being forced.
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:24:09 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:24:09 GMT
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sorry it was for Global conditions ...
GCS_DIAG.19585.20100201.0:0309 04:17:33.140: GCS: CLNT_MGR::clean_old: Deleted all Conditions that where not changed for 86400 minutes

regards
philmalmaison
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:43 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:43 GMT
==========================================================================================
are you sure, that you saw opening doc in word as Documentation?
Wasn't it opened by Application (in GUI), where you can set to be opened with defined parameters (files to open).
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:18:54 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:18:54 GMT
==========================================================================================
for 364 days - if you have set the CTM parameter 'Ignore New Day condition' to yes (i do not know the exact name of this parameter).
If it set to NO, the condition will remain in 'AFJ' forever.
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Job Run Statistics Data...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:57:30 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:57:30 GMT
==========================================================================================
Suggested post was very helpful, after some tweaks to given SQL i was able to fetch the required data.

The issue with ctmruninf seems to be with the column width set for the output as i was able to get the desired data with your script.

Many thanks for your help. i guess BMC should do something about ctmruninf and ctmstats utilities.
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:25:56 GMT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:25:56 GMT
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Hi Philalmaison,
What do you mean by 86400 minutes. That's 60 days.
Surely you don't mean that this is the answer to the original question?
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Displaying Runbook Document in GUI

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:07:37 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:07:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Unix- I am trying to open a word document (right click Documentation) Runbook in the GUI.
I have tried but I am unable to get any thing other than a txt doc to open. I have seen it work on a windows box. I do not understand what I am doing wrong. It is the UNIX that isn't cooperating with a word formatted doc? I would appreciate some help with this.
Thanks!
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How to define steps tab accordingly

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:52:41 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:52:41 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

How can I define in the steps tab that if a job has :

compstat = 0 then its OK
compstat 1 to 8 then its shout 1 and exit with NOK
compstat > 8 then its shout 2 and exit with NOK

I'm working on EM version 6.3.01.

Tnx in advance
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Execution time clarification

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:08 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
Not sure I understand all of your questions but will try to explain what I think your asking. If a job is set to run at 22:00 and doesnt start in time because of resources then it will keep trying to run until 12:00 the next day when the newday starts again and if the job has not executed I think it will continue through the new day still waiting for that resource or if it is executing.
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Job opportunity to me i a data center

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:21 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:21 GMT
==========================================================================================
You can always look into BMC software web site :

http://www.bmc.com/products/offering/control-m.html
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Execution time clarification

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:51:28 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:51:28 GMT
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I understand that if you put 2200 it will run at 22:00 after the ODATE was set at 12noon e.g. 10 hours later. The question is, what is the window it is allowed to run when you put 2200. Is it that it can only run between 2200 and 2400. As you get nearer to 2400 that window seems to get smaller e.g, if you put 2359 does that mean it has only one minute to run in. e.g if for some reason it doesn't run exactly on time because of quantitative resources restrictions if it is just one minute late does that mean it can't run at all until 2200 the next day which then forces a manual edit of the job or a manual force to get it to run earlier.

Also what happens to that ODATE instance if it doesn't run when it should. Will it run for that ODATE automatically at 12noon (not for the new ODATE).
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Job Run Statistics Data...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:12:20 GMT

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:12:20 GMT
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Hi,

You can look this post
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]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:46:42 GMT
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We have a requirement to generate report oj job-run stats with start time/end-time. This is required to asses and verify time taken by a job for completion.

In my enviornment (EM) we have standard 2 days archived network enabled so Reporting Facility -> Active Jobs does not provide these details beyond 2 days.
I have tried using ctmruninf/ctmstats utilities, however ctmruninf utility truncates job names only to ten characters and the output does not provide right information.

So if there any other way to extract this information directly from the database, may be using any SQL Statement directly on CMR_RUNINF table ?

Regards,

Vijay Dogra
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Job opportunity to me i a data center

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:45:54 GMT

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:45:54 GMT
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I work as a helpdesk for one of the fortune 500 company on the overnight shift. They have an opening for a data center operator and my director put the word for me for the job. I basically speak with the operator in a daily basic, so they all know me and they all like me. I was told that I was the favor for the job. One of the operator told me that they major application is control-m GUI, PEM and Alarm-point and he asked to try to research about it. Because I don't want to go to the interview clueless I did some research and I basically know the basic of control-m. I was looking around at amazon and I was unable to find any books about it. Can anybody tell me which book to buy. My interview is going to be next Wednesday. Thanks
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Know how many jobs executions for a day

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:47:02 GMT

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:47:02 GMT
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Hi,
if u r using control-m/EM.
give Ctrl+F-- In the find filter.
fill the following fields.
Job name:- *
Mem Name:-*

Odate:- (which odate u want to know) ex:- 100306
Status:- select Exceuting only.

click on find.

Then u will get all jobs executing for the odate.

Thanks,
Ram. :)
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Ready made startup script for ControlM agent Version 6.1.03

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:09:14 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:09:14 GMT
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Thanks so much. That would explain alot.
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Oracle Table - purge job

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:45:50 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:45:50 GMT
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there's not one table for AJF job definition, you can't delete them like that.
For the Ended OK jobs, the new day procedure is deleting them, for the jobs that had not run or ended not ok, you must do a script to delete them (hold/delete) using ctmpsm just before the new day procedure.

regards
philmalmaison
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TR5141 EMAIL FAILED...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:39:27 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:39:27 GMT
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is your server having the SMTP server rights to do that ?
regards
philmalmaison
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:14:55 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:14:55 GMT
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86400 minutes

regards
philmalmaison
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Jobs in state Executing

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:24:12 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:24:12 GMT
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Hi,
Have you checked the communication between agent and the Control-m server?
Is it happening only with one agent?or with some others?
Is it cluster installation of the agent?
Have you patched the agent?Under which OS agent is installed?
It might be some networking issues,as the agent can not send the feedback to the server back when the job has been finished, or might be that scripts which you are starting are not properly written...
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ctmjsa

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:10:41 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:10:41 GMT
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That's right to an extent - the ctmjsa utility collects statistics information and works out the average runtimes of jobs. Without it, you will still get the statistics from the last twenty jobs but you won't get the average run time and cpu time.
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Force

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:01:17 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:01:17 GMT
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You would be right about that. The option to force multiple jobs came in with 6.3.01.
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:15 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:15 GMT
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Conditions are created by jobs and required by jobs, but the condition itself is not related to any job. So the removal of the job will not affect the condition.

A static condition will stay in the AJF forever unless it is deleted.

A non-static condition will stay in the AJF for a one year (one year minus a day to be exact). However most installations have a regular scheduled run of ctmcontb, a Control-M utility which can be used to delete old conditions. It is common to use this utility to delete all non-static conditions over a certain age.
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What is the use of shared control resource?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:55:57 GMT

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:55:57 GMT
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A shared resource is meaningless unless you have one job defined that requires a resource exclusively.
Basically, when two jobs share a resource (say, S1 and S2), they can both run at the same time. But a third job which requires that resource exclusively (say E1) cannot run at the same time as either of these. So if either S1 or S2 are running, then E1 canot run. And if E1 is running, neither S1 or S2 can run.
Hope this helps.
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]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:39:11 GMT
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We never use it with shared resources we use Excllusive so we can limit only one job running against that resource at a time.
Maybe someone else has used shared maybe for Load balancing?
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For how many days a static condition stays available in AJF

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:21:58 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:21:58 GMT
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Hi,

For how many days a static condition stays in Active Job File? For example a job "A" is running with maxwait 6. This job is posting a static condition "C" after successful completion. After successful completion, the job will be deleted from AJF on the next day. But for how many days that static condition "C" will be available in AJF?
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What is the use of shared control resource?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:05:50 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:05:50 GMT
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Hi,

What's the use of a shared resource? In what situation can we use this?

I know that if two jobs have same control resource and the resource is shared, then they can use it at the same time and can run in parallel. But we can also do this without the resource. So what are the other use of shared resource?
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File Watcher with multiple daily wild card files

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:53:14 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:53:14 GMT
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If you want to keep one file always then you can follow the below process.
Make 3 cyclic jobs.
Job A- create file in a particular folder
Job B- file watcher job. This will wait for job A to complete
Job C- This job will move the file for processing. This will be triggered by file watcher job.
You can give one out condition from job C to A, so that after one file transfer job A will run and create next file.
Or you can give sufficient time interval to Job A so that during that time job C will move the latest file for processing.
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]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:41:01 GMT
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If there are multiple files with same name, then any one will be processed randomly.
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Know how many jobs executions for a day

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:29:01 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:29:01 GMT
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[quote="davidtuti"]Hi,

I would like to kwow how could I kwow how many executions I have in a day.

Many thanks and sorry for my english![/quote]

I am not sure if this is the same thing you want but at the bottom right of the scheduler there is a number of jobs to be run during this cycle of the scheduler.
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Force

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:53:51 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:53:51 GMT
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[quote="Gopikkd"]Thanks Walty for the information.

Could u please tell me, How to force more than one job.
For Example, i need to force 4 jobs under crm_commission scheduling table with same odate. Can i use Ctrl key while selecting the jobs?

Waiting for your reply....[/quote]

I have Control-M version 6.2 and it allows you to only force 1 job at a time. Unless you want to force the whole scheduling table which is not something I would do. :roll:
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Dynamic Filter

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:48:05 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:48:05 GMT
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[quote="Gopikkd"]Hi,

What is Dynamic Filter?

What is the use of Dynamic Filter option in Control-M/EM 6.3?

Thanks in advance....[/quote]

The Dynamic Filter allows you to select the information you want to see: For example if you only want to see the nodes that are called Oracle1
it will show only those when you put Oracle1 in Node id: and click on OK
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Execution time clarification

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:27:19 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:27:19 GMT
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Our new day is also at 12:00 or noon.
If I have a job start at 22:00 then it will run at 10:00 pm that night
if you put 00:05 then it will run after midnight.
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ctmjsa

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:19 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:19 GMT
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Ok...after reading a little more on this utility, maybe it shouldn't provide any data in a sysout. The ctmjsa utility records the data into a summary table in the CM Server database (which is how the "statistical" data is then available to use when we use the "Statistics" option when we righ-click on a job).

Is this correct?
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]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:45:11 GMT
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I recently took over a Control-M Admin position, so I have been researching some of the ctm maintenance jobs that we have running each night.

One job, ctmjsa, doesn't appear to be doing anything. The command line is.../opt/controlm/ctm/exe_HP-UX-11/ctmjsa "*"

That is the only data that is placed into the sysout for that job (the command line info).

We are running server v6.1.
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CONTROLM/CM and Peoplesoft tools 8.5

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:14:03 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:14:03 GMT
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Hi

We've did it :D
We have install controlM/CM for peoplesoft 6.1.02.300 and it works well with peoplesoft tools 8.50
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PGP Template in Configuration Manager

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:16 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:16 GMT
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Thanks philmalmaison

That is what i missed on installaion.

Chet.
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Execution time clarification

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:49:44 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:49:44 GMT
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I thought that only happened if you put > in the time to field.
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]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:24:08 GMT
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it will run at 12noon with a new ODAT

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:55:14 GMT
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Our New day procedure runs at 12noon. If I put not before 2200 on the job executing tab
then does that mean it can run any time between 2200 and 2400 or does thatmean any time between 2200 and next start of day e.g before 12 noon the next day.
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Control Resource - who gets it first

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:37:31 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:37:31 GMT
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Control-M internally handles jobs LIFO.

where did you get this information?

regards
philmalmaison
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PGP Template in Configuration Manager

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:17:02 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:17:02 GMT
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you must install the CCM plugins on both server and client, wich are provide with AFT.
All is in installation documentation.

regards
philmalmaison
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Report Facility - Error with Time Frames.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:43:04 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:43:04 GMT
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I'm getting a weird issue when creating a 'Time Frame' in the report wizard.

CTRLM ver: 6.4.1.200

:D I'm using a default Workload Distribution Report. It saves and runs fine when select 'last 100 days' for example.
:? If i select 2 dates using the "from date" "to date" I can't save the report template.

It give the following error: "Failed to save report definition"

More Info details:
Error Message: Failed to set report's SQL query
COM Error Info:
Error Code = 80047e52
Error Message = IDispatch error #31826
Source = Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer
Description = Failed to open a rowset.
Details: ADO Error Code: 0x80040e07
Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Description: The conversion of a char data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range datetime value.
SQL State: 22007
Native Error: 242

I'm a bit thrown by this. I'll try and check for issues around datetime in the OS and SQL but I am just stumbling in the dark, i have little clue how CTM is using SQL.
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Ready made startup script for ControlM agent Version 6.1.03

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:10:30 GMT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:10:30 GMT
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in 6.3 version , you cant find out ready made start-up and stop script. bmc comes with script from 6.2 versions onwards.
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PGP Template in Configuration Manager

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:44:09 GMT

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:44:09 GMT
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i have installed new control-m AFT 6.4.01 on my pc when i go to the configuration manager and right click on CM (FILE_TRANS) i don't see PGP Template Management option. could someone help? please look at CONTORL-M/CM Advance File Transfer Administrtor Guide i am following steps from this doc.

my email is cmistry@stsgi.com

thanks
Chet.
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Adding a suffix to existing In and Out conditions

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:36:27 GMT

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:36:27 GMT
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Hi,
The following is the details of the saved 'Find and Update' preset which will add "-stg" to the end of all in and out conditions on your desktop. You should be able to copy this and past it into an xml document. Then place it on your client desktop where the saved presets are stored and then load it in the Find and Update button. If you have trouble doing this, contact me and I can email you a screen print of the solution.

<xml><FAUPreset><Find><GroupType>AND</GroupType><Expression><Type>Root</Type><FieldID>F_Unknown</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>uninitialized</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue></UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue></UpdateToValue><SubExpressions><Expression><Type>Find</Type><FieldID>F_Name</FieldID><FindOperator>like</FindOperator><FindValue>*</FindValue><UpdateOperator>uninitialized</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue></UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue></UpdateToValue><SubExpressions></Expression></SubExpressions></Expression></Find><Update><GroupType>OR</GroupType><Expression><Type>Root</Type><FieldID>F_Unknown</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>uninitialized</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue></UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue></UpdateToValue><SubExpressions><Expression><Type>Find any</Type><FieldID>F_InCondition</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>uninitialized</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue></UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue></UpdateToValue><SubExpressions><Expression><Type>Update</Type><FieldID>F_InCondition_name</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>replace expression</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue>(.*)</UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue>\1-stg</UpdateToValue><SubExpressions></Expression></SubExpressions></Expression><Expression><Type>Find any</Type><FieldID>F_OutCondition</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>uninitialized</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue></UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue></UpdateToValue><SubExpressions><Expression><Type>Update</Type><FieldID>F_OutCondition_name</FieldID><FindOperator>uninitialized</FindOperator><FindValue></FindValue><UpdateOperator>replace expression</UpdateOperator><UpdateFromValue>(.*)</UpdateFromValue><UpdateToValue>\1-stg</UpdateToValue><SubExpressions></Expression></SubExpressions></Expression></SubExpressions></Expression></Update></FAUPreset>
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Jobs in state Executing

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:20:45 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:20:45 GMT
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Hi,

This is what we do, hope it helps

How can I remove a job that is no longer executing but still shows as yellow or white in CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager?

Additional Problem or Contact Information
There are certain cases where a job stays on yellow status and it does not get removed from the AJF during new day. The solution is to manually change the status from within SQL.

There are instructions below for Sybase, MS-SQL Server, and Oracle. Pay close attention to the appropriate section to ensure that you use the correct commands. If your Control-M/Server is mirrored, you will need to be sure to pay close attention to the mirror instructions below.

Resolution
Step 1:
Right click on the JOB and choose Hold option. This is a very important step and should not be skipped. Right click on the the Properties option and then click on the Active tab and look for the field called ORDERID and write it down. This OrderID Number is a base 36 number.

Step 2:
If you are using a UNIX based Control-M Server, telnet to the server and login as the Control-M user and if you are using a Windows system, open a command prompt by clicking on start, then click run. In the open field, type cmd and press enter.

Step 3:
At the command prompt, type "p_36 <orderid_number>" where the order id_number is the orderid number you wrote down in step one above. This output of this utility is in base 10. Write down this order number returned to you. You'll need it in the next steps.

Step 4:
For Sybase & MS-SQL Server:
At the command prompt, type the command "sql" and press enter. You should see a "1>" prompt after this command. If not, try typing: "isql -U userid -P password". If you are still unable to see the "1>" prompt, contact your system administrator to determine the state of the Control-M database and/or the user password.

For Oracle:
At the command prompt, type the command "sql" and press enter. You should see a "SQL>" prompt after this command. If not, try typing: "sqlplus userid/password". If you are still unable to see the "SQL>" prompt, contact your system administrator to determine the state of the Control-M database and/or the user password.

Step 5:
Verify that the job we are changing is the correct one.

For Sybase & MS-SQL Server:
select JOBNAME, MEMNAME from CMR_AJF where ORDERNO = <orderid>
go

For Oracle:
select JOBNAME, MEMNAME from CMR_AJF where ORDERNO = <orderid>;

Review the information returned and make sure that the jobname/memname correspond to the correct job. Note that it is not a failure if one of the fields is empty. It simply means there is no memname or jobname in the database.

Step 6:
For Sybase & MS-SQL Server:

At the "1>" prompt, type the following:

update CMR_AJF set STATE = '5', OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO=<orderid>
go
exit

For Oracle:

At the "SQL>" prompt, type the following:

update CMR_AJF set STATE = '5', OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO = <orderid>;
commit;
exit

Log out of the command prompt by typing exit.

Step 7:
If you are using a mirrored Control-M/Server, you will need to execute the commands below so that the mirror will remain in sync.

For Sybase & MS-SQL Server and Oracle:
At the command prompt, type the command "MIRROR_SQL" and press enter. You should see a "1>" prompt or an SQL> prompt after this command.

update CMR_AJF set STATE = '5', OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO = <orderid>
go
exit

For Oracle:

At the "SQL>" prompt, type the following:

update CMR_AJF set STATE = '5', OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO = <orderid>;
commit;
exit

Log out of the command prompt by typing exit.

Step 8:
Now you should free the job by right clicking on the job and choose Free. This will cause an update to be sent from the database to the SL (selector) process running on the Control-M/Server. This action will cause the job status to update.

Step 9:
The job(s) in question should turn red shortly.
If you want to delete the job immediately, right click on the job(s), choose Hold then click delete
The job(s) will be removed on the next new day event.
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Ready made startup script for ControlM agent Version 6.1.03

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:20:42 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:20:42 GMT
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all that kind of script (start-ag/shut-ag) are located in ~/ctm/exe or ~/ctm/scripts

regards
philmalmaison
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Jobs in state Executing

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:00 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:00 GMT
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Hi

Did you try to hold thoses jobs and after delete it ?

Regards.

Vevouille
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CONTROLM/CM and Peoplesoft tools 8.5

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:18 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:18 GMT
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Bad news.. it doesn't work.
BMC confirm that a new release should be available in a few month...
Just wait and see :cry:
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One system, multiple agents

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:50:20 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:50:20 GMT
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Another approach was a request being made to me, to run the same jobflow on the same host. Conventions within prerequisite conditions, quantitative and control resources are using the first qualifier of the hostname.
We defined an alias (on UNIX) to the hostname, and installed a second Control-M agent with the alias name, and were able to duplicate the flow with small adaptions to the mentioned prerequisite conditions, quantitative and control resources.
This works fine.
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Jobs in state Executing

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:25:45 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:25:45 GMT
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Hi all,

I have many jobs in the Enterprise Manager (version 6.3) that are in state Executing for a long time (someone from a month ago).

I tried to kill them but doesn't let me, even using the "perl" that forces the jobs will be NOTOK. Nor updating the status of jobs in the table crm_ajf of the server.

I've also tried to disable the agent where these jobs are running but the problem persists.

I can not think of another way to kill them and free up resources on the server.

Moreover, the agent running on this server I've left sttoped temporally, because every time I boot it, it starts too many ctmag (I have found over 5000 processes ctmag).

Thank you very much for your help

Best Regards,
Cristina.
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Know how many jobs executions for a day

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:14:32 GMT

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:14:32 GMT
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Hi,

Look from the Reporting Facility the 'Extreme Peaks Usage' and 'Workload Distribution' reports.
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]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:57:41 GMT
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I gather the information by running a report from the Control-M Reporting Center. We are running 6.03.01.

I use an Active Jobs Report template. On the "Data Source" tab I select the "Load report data..." from the "Latest Archived Network".

On the "Filters" tab I use a Rerun Counter > 0. This eliminates jobs that did not run. I not use = 1 because most of our jobs are cyclic and run many times a day.

In the "Fields" tab I use Job Name, Control-M Name, and Rerun Counter.

I run the report and then export it to Excel. I use Excel to sum the total jobs executions per Control-M Name (we have multiple).
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TR5141 EMAIL FAILED...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:52:49 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:52:49 GMT
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Hi,

We have control-M 6.4(A) and have internal FTP job(AFT v 6.4) that transfers files from remote host(B) to host(C).The job is successful(Ended Ok) but am not receiving Email notification.

Error: TR5141 xxx@domain.com FAILED.

Strange thing is we have similar kind of jobs running on other hosts that generates right Email notification!

Flow: control-M server(A) has AFT installed on the agent and is acting as client that does site(server B) to site (server C) File transfer.

Referred below URL and made sure All SMTP settings are correct but still unable to get the Email notification.

Please advice

http://www.scheduler-usage.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=863
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File Watcher with multiple daily wild card files

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:38 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:38 GMT
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We have some files that arrive more than once a day with a date time in the name when they arrive. To find them we can use a wildcard with date set by ODATE. What we want to do is for that day process the earliest first and then move it etc. so that the next run for that same day still using ODATE picks up the next one and so on. Can we do that with File Watcher. We use a file broker so the moment it is seen to be there it can be processed. We don't need to monitor growth but we do need to poll for them arriving etc. Most of the time there will be one there as we are polling but what would happen if there are two.

Regards
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Ready made startup script for ControlM agent Version 6.1.03

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:20 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:20 GMT
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Can someone please tell me where the ready made startup script for agent install version 6.1.03 is located? I need my Unix admin to have it restart atomatically. I am stuck with this old version until I upgrade...i have no docs that give me that information. Help!

Thx in advance
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CONTROLM/CM and Peoplesoft tools 8.5

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:25:31 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:25:31 GMT
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Thank you for uour answer gglau.

I use psapi.jar from the BMC install package and copy from peoplesoft tools 8.50 the psjoa.jar in the cm/PS8/java/8.50 directory.
The psjoa.jar is compiled withe the JRE6, i was in JRE1.4 .....
I deploy the JRE6 package and change JAVA_PATH.
It seems to be good, i must check all my jobs to see if there is no regression on previous versions.

Vevouille.
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AS400 file watcher -start - stop - start again

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:37 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:37 GMT
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Use a job with command ctmfw having 15 minutes timeout, and make job cyclic to repeat every 15 minutes from start
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Control Resource - who gets it first

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:18 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:18 GMT
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Control-M internally handles jobs LIFO. Everything being equal, a job with higher order ID will win over job with lower order ID.
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CONTROLM/CM and Peoplesoft tools 8.5

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:41:10 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:41:10 GMT
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The file psapi.jar is within the distribution. The file is common to all versions of PeopleTools. Always use the file in the fix pack that is installed.
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]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:42:45 GMT
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Hi

I have CTM version 6.2.0.1 and i'd like to install controlM/CM for peoplesoft.
Peoplesoft Tools are in 8.50 version and i don't find psapi.jar for this version.

Where can i find psapi.jar file for PT 8.50 ?

On BMC website on my EPD this version is unavailable.

Thanks.

Vevouille.
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Know how many jobs executions for a day

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:56:53 GMT

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:56:53 GMT
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can you put that in SQL statements plz ?
No idea now where to look
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Can't add Remote Host in 6.4 CCM after FP upgrade

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:03:47 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:03:47 GMT
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The EM was FP3 and currently the EM clients on xp are were upgraded to FP3 as well. But in this case we are talking about the servers running FP3 and in the past we haven�t had any issues with lets say our servers being FP3 and EM and clients FP2. But also we could add and remove other remote hosts without issue to the server in question.

My educated guess with what seemed to happen was during this specific upgrade. The server lost the remote host in the CMR_NODEID table. But left data in the other tables above. Then when you tried to add the missing remote host back, it was rejected by the DB since orphaned records existed. I don�t have any explanation as to why applying a FP caused it to drop the remote host.

But you might be right; the host was working fine and running jobs. But the person that added the host originally was running the base EM client with no fix pack. And at that point in time the EM was FP2.

Time line looked like
- EM/CCM fp2
- EM client base install added remote host ember
- Jobs were running fine on Ember
- CTM Servers upgraded to fp3
- EM/CCM was upgraded to fp3
- EM clients were upgraded to fp3
- Server above was rolled back to base, Server had fp3 re-applied
- Ember disappeared from agent list
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SOMEBODY KNOW about APS MANAGER Console ?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:08:32 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:08:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

APS MANAGER Console is the best solution actually.

You can see the same informations (log, sysout, status, date, etc ...)
as Control-M EM GUI directly through a Web Console.

My experience with 2 EM servers (10000, and 18000 jobs by day) is very
successful, with good performance.

APS is very simple to install and does not require large resources (WK3, 2 CPU, 2GO)

Regards
==========================================================================================

Control Resource

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:50:55 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:50:55 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks brownbag...
==========================================================================================

Can't add Remote Host in 6.4 CCM after FP upgrade

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:54:48 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:54:48 GMT
==========================================================================================
i think maybe you did'nt install the necessary plugins of your fixpack on both server and client EM , if you fix an agent with CCM you can have same pb.

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Know how many jobs executions for a day

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:51:31 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:51:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
get the A%_%JOB from the sysobjects table from Control-M/EM database,
then for each table of the day per datacenters,
select count(orderid)
select sum(rerun)
add them to now how much run you've got per datacenter

regards
philmalmaison
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Control Resource - who gets it first

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:49:05 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:49:05 GMT
==========================================================================================
because you're not using Control-M priority, so Control-M server, is using a FIFO system, the older orderid's are taken first if they can be submit.

regards
philmalmaison
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how can we connect database to control m

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:46:25 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:46:25 GMT
==========================================================================================
so extract your xml data in flat files and use ctm utilities to load them in controlm database.

for utilities (there is more than one solution), look at Control-M Server Administration Guide / utiliteis chapiter.

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:31:03 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Thanks for the reply,

We are using OLTP schema in ora10g.

I will explain you the scenario:

For scheduling we are using control m to this client has asking us following approach..

-Develop a new UI to capture the scheduling information and store data in Oracle database.

-Develop custom drivers to invoke Business Objects reports through Control-M

So maintaining the scheduling information through UI
and Scheduling information in data base

Now after storing all scheduling info in database table. I am not sure how can we integrate control m with oracle db to fetch scheduling data????
(As per my understanding control m takes xml file in which all scheduling info is stored but we dont want to use xml file)

The only thing is we need to store scheduling info in database instead of xml file and use control m to to fetch this info to schedule reports...

hope you understand query..

Thanks.
==========================================================================================

Can't add Remote Host in 6.4 CCM after FP upgrade

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:06:59 GMT

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:06:59 GMT
==========================================================================================
I had an issue over the last couple of days where after applying fix pack 3 to our server. One of the remote hosts disappeared from our agent list in CCM. When we tried to add the remote host you got the message.

"Failed to save remote host.
Failed to add Remote Host ember, rc=2"
Error CTM6899 HOSTMAP_PLUGIN

We could add and remove other hosts, but this above host (ember in the above) you could not see in the remote agent list nor could you add it again.

Solution we used:

Connect to the CTM Server DB, ran the following checks
[code:1]select * from CMS_MACHINE_MAP where TARGET_MACHINE like '%ember%';
select * from CMS_SSH_DETAILS where TARGET_MACHINE like '%ember%';
select * from CMS_RJX_NAMES where TARGET_MACHINE like '%ember%';[/code:1]

In all of the above cases Ember still had DB entries. We deletd the above entries from those three tables, made sure to commit them. Then we were able to add ember once again in CCM and get the jobs running.
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Control Resource - who gets it first

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:25:36 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:25:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
I'm trying to find out what the priority is for a group of jobs that all want a certain Control Resource.

Example....There are 30 jobs from odat 2/24 that still need to grap a particular resource and 60 jobs for odat 2/25 just met all other conditions to run and are also now waiting for the same resource. Why don't the jobs from the previous odat have priority over the jobs from the current odat?

We are running Control-M\EM v6.2
==========================================================================================

AS400 file watcher -start - stop - start again

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:00:05 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:00:05 GMT
==========================================================================================
Is it possible to have an AS400 file watcher run for 15 minutes, stop, and the start again.
==========================================================================================

Know how many jobs executions for a day

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:36:02 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:36:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I would like to kwow how could I kwow how many executions I have in a day.

Many thanks and sorry for my english!
==========================================================================================

Exportdeftable

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:46:36 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:46:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
Server name is misspelled.

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Job ordered, executed OK but DUMMY

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:43:22 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:43:22 GMT
==========================================================================================
this is the ajust cond of the scheduling group parameter
as you select it all cond for jobs not in the planning are replace by a dummy job to continue with the scheduling group, having different calendars TAG option for the jobs in the group.

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Mass Deleting Out-Conditions

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:33:32 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:33:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
use
operation remove for removing out condition with the pannel find and update (out condition)
==========================================================================================

Can 64-bit Control-M 6.3 agent execute 32-bit apps

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:12:33 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:12:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
log ans sysout please

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

how can we connect database to control m

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:14 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:14 GMT
==========================================================================================
wich schema did you record in your oracle 10g db ? a control-m one ?
what is exactly in your db and with wich data organisation ?

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Je doit r�aliser un audit control-m ... aide demand�e

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:31 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
Try in english
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how to get shout for un available agents

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:03:41 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:03:41 GMT
==========================================================================================
you can use Control-M CTMuserEXIT of the Config.dat to do that

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:29:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
in our setup .its not posting shout to Alert window .........that why i am finding the way to confugure it if needed
==========================================================================================

Mass Deleting Out-Conditions

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:47:38 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:47:38 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,

Control-M 6.3.01.500

I recently had to delete hundreds of defined conditions so I used the "click on link" between jobs and deleted both In and Out-Conditions. This worked fine.

For removing the cleanup conditions e.g. "JobA_TO_JobB ODAT -" I decided that I could do it with Find and Update (what was Mass Update on 6.1).
However it doesn't appear to work properly. I even tried it in the below example stating the condition name explicitly and it still doesn't work properly. What it actually does is delete every Out-Condition below the one you selected inclusive.

Job Example - so we want to delete JobC_TO_JobB

OK now to delete condition

Results in this

All the Out-Conditions below and inclusive of what I asked for have been removed.

Is this a bug or have I missed something? If it's a bug I'll report it to BMC.

The In-Conditions Find & Update seems to work fine.

TIA

Steve Hall
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Adding a suffix to existing In and Out conditions

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:21 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:21 GMT
==========================================================================================
I'm not familiar with 6.4 , but in 6.3 you can run a find/update for 'In Conditions' and 'Out Conditions'; you could use this for example to run an update "find like * update *-test. Repeat for both In and Out conditions.

Ross
==========================================================================================

how to get shout for un available agents

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:11:34 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:11:34 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Giuseppe,

Ok thx, I'll do that!

Just thought that it could exist a kinder way of doing this without having cyclic jobs running on the agents :(

Best Regards,
fileal
==========================================================================================

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:15:49 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Fileal2,

in my knowledge it is not possible in this way but you can make the following:

- create a cyclic Job runnig on CTM SERVER making command ctmping
- configure "steps" sheet like "on NOTOK do mail"

Best Regards

Giuseppe Nappo
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CONTROL-M Enterprise Manager - Oracle Table

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:46:33 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:46:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Npruszek,

on Control-M EM GUI do the follow:

- select all job you want to delete
- right click -> hold
- right click -> delete

Best Regards

Giuseppe Nappo
==========================================================================================

how to get shout for un available agents

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:37:46 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:37:46 GMT
==========================================================================================
Following this issue,
do you know if it is possible for Control-M to send this notification via email?

Thx in advance
==========================================================================================

how can we connect database to control m

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:11:37 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:11:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,
I am using control-m to scheduling business objects report.

I am very new to control m . As per my knowledge we can give scheduling info to control-m in xml file..

Query:

I have stored all scheduling info in ora10g db and now we need to invoke this info with control m to schedule reports.

how can we connect database to control m??
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Future Scheduling estimates.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:53:52 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:53:52 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks a lot!

I had a go with this, it's a great little CMD and does do what you promised. :D

The Schedule Table variable is a bit restrictive for me, my developers are also using *A LOT* of tables so it becomes quite labour intensive. My basic requirement is to figure out how many jobs will be ordered in on a future date. The output from the command is really verbose, perhaps too verbose for me. A flat figure would be better.

But still, i am a lot better off for using this CMD but I won't be making a habit of using it for daily forecasting.
==========================================================================================

Oracle Table - purge job

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:03:46 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:03:46 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

On CONTROL-M Enterprise Manager GUI 6.2.01, i've have a lot of job executed or not...OK, NOT OK...
I'd like to delete all jobs.

Do you know oracle table to purge these jobs (user=ctmem62)?

Thanks
==========================================================================================

Job ordered, executed OK but DUMMY

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:53:50 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:53:50 GMT
==========================================================================================
thanks you

i force all job to ODAT, and it'ok
==========================================================================================

CONTROL-M Enterprise Manager - Oracle Table

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:52:51 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:52:51 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

On CONTROL-M Enterprise Manager GUI 6.2.01, i've have a lot of job executed or not...OK, NOT OK...
I'd like to delete all jobs.

Do you know oracle table to purge these jobs (user=ctmem62)?

Thanks
==========================================================================================

Create a new table without scheduling table manager

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:21:05 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:21:05 GMT
==========================================================================================
NOSIA,

The template I sent you is actually to be used by deftable utility, after having been tailored by sed or any other edit. Personally, I work under windows and found a ssed utility on the web, which accepts the very same syntax as sed.

I don�t understand how you could have problems with firewall:
1�) if you work in the Unix server where your EM is installed, under the EM unix account, there cannot be firewall problems, since you are running in the EM environment.
2�) if you work from windows, you must use a machine where the EM clients (GUI, Desktop, cli) are installed: namely, a machine from where you use the desktop.

As stated in an other topic of the forum, you have to make sure you use the proper connection attributes to run your deftable. If you use the same GUI to address several GUI servers (lets say PROD and TEST), the last connection overrides the config.xml.
If for example, you last log on using:
User emtest
Pwd: passwordtest
GUI: GUI_TEST

And you then attempt to deftable on PROD using
deftable �u emprod �p passwordprod �s GUI_PROD �src xxxxx
The connection will fail. To overcome the problem, I use to define as many config.xml as different EM, for axample configTEST.xml and configPROD.xml, then copy the relevant file to config.xml as part of the industrial process.

Basically, you should use your ctmexdef output to:
1�) set a list of exported scheduling tables
2�) tailor one deftable src.xml by merging the template I provided with every scheduling table name found in 1�) above
3�) set up the config.xml
4�) run deftable
5�) run cli �BY_FORCE �TABLE_DOWNLOAD blabla

All of the the above can be fully industrialised.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
==========================================================================================

Control Resource

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:08:11 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:08:11 GMT
==========================================================================================
They are to control the ability of jobs to run at the same time as others.
The simplest use is where two jobs both have the same control resource defined, with the 'Exclusive' box checked. This means that they cannot run at the same time.

If a job has the same resource as another, but neither have the 'Exclusive' box checked, then they can 'share' the resource and run at the same time. But a job which requires the resource exclusively cannot run at the same time as these jobs.

The priority and 'critical' field also relate to these resources, but this is a more complex matter.
==========================================================================================

Reg Fix pack 3 installation for Control-M Enterprise manager

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:03:53 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:03:53 GMT
==========================================================================================
So took allot of messing around but finally got it.

So my guess is EM Manager Client with no FP doesn't check authorizations properly. So I was able to add remote hosts with base client install. Once I patched my client to FP3 the option to add remote hosts grayed out. Since I had a working EM in pre-prod I compated the actions_auth table in the EMs.

The EM that wasn't allowing me to add Remote Hosts need the following instert statement into the EM.

[code:1]Insert into ACTIONS_AUTH
(DESTINATION, ACTION, CATEGORY, AUTH_LEVEL, AUDIT_OPERATION, AUDIT_FIELDS, ACTION_TYPE, ADDITIONAL_INFO)
Values
('CTM_Agent', 'Authorize_remote_host_request', 'OPER', 'UPDATE', 'AUTHORIZE REMOTE HOST',
NULL, NULL, NULL);
COMMIT;[/code:1]

Then logged into the EM, bounced CMS and logged back into CCM. Now all is good.
==========================================================================================

Can 64-bit Control-M 6.3 agent execute 32-bit apps

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:21:22 GMT

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:21:22 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have an issue where I cannot successfully run a 32-bit .exe file. The file starts to execute but then errors occur.

Here are the environemnt details:
OS is 64-bit Windows Server
Hardware is 64-bit
Agent is Control-M 6.3 (64 bit)
The application I am attempint to execute is 32-bit.

Can this version of the 6.3 agent run 32-bit applications with no issues?
==========================================================================================

Identifying job relationship

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:30:23 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:30:23 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,
I tried to identify jobs waiting for a long running one. I issued

ctmpsm -CHILD orderid

The result is something like this:

Output:
Orderid=bu1
Tasktype = ALL
--------------------------------------------------------
JOBNAME ORDERNO CONDNAME DATE
--------------------------------------------------------
orel_orel fig 000000bu7 CM_LIS_was_int_netw_stop_ 0224
orn7_valtas s 000000bu2 CM_LIS_was_int_netw_stop_ 0224

Result: Success.

I used preformatted text to illustrate that almost everything is truncated: the jobname, the condname and the date as well. Only the order number is usable, the others require further queries.

What do you think: is it due to a setup option/error, or working as designed? Is there a way to get the whole strings in one step? CTM version is 6.4.

Best regards,
Vince
==========================================================================================

Adding Priority to 1600 jobs

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:40:01 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:40:01 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I have 1600 jobs in one table and one group and I have 11 different priorities to be set for these 1600 jobs. I have these priorities mentioned in a spreadsheet. I have prepared a VB script to directly get it updated to the database but for some reason it doesn't seem to work.

Please find the script below :
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine "**************************Control-M JobName Update Script********************"

'Getting Input

'Credentials for DataBase

Wscript.StdOut.Write "Please Enter your UserName : "

strUsername =Wscript.Stdin.readLine

Set objPassword = CreateObject("ScriptPW.Password")

WScript.StdOut.Write "Please enter your password:"

strPassword = objPassword.GetPassword()

Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine ""

'Database Data

Wscript.StdOut.Write "Please Enter the DB_HostName : "

dbHostName = wscript.stdin.readline

Wscript.StdOut.Write "Please Enter The DB Name:"

dbName = wscript.stdin.readline

Wscript.StdOut.Write "Please Enter DB Port number"

dbPort = wscript.stdin.readline

' Control M Related Details

wscript.stdout.writeline ""

Wscript.stdOut.Write "Please Enter The Scheduling Table Name :"

schedTableName = Wscript.Stdin.ReadLine

Wscript.stdOut.Write "Please Enter The Input File Name :"

inputFileName = Wscript.Stdin.ReadLine

wscript.stdout.writeline " Updating Jobs Freeze for a Moment"

'*************** Oracle Connection *********************

Dim strCon: strCon = "DRIVER={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};SERVER="& dbHostName &";User Id=" & strUsername &";Password=" & strPassword & ";"

Dim oCon: Set oCon = WScript.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

Dim oRs: Set oRs = WScript.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

'******Manipulatin Excel************************

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open(inputFileName)

intRow = 2

Do Until objExcel.Cells(intRow,1).Value = ""

JobName = objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value

value1 = objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value

UpdateJob

intRow = intRow + 1

Loop

objExcel.Quit

'*********Function to update PARAM ****************

Function UpdateJob()

oCon.Open strCon

query = "INSERT INTO SVCTMEM1.DEF_SETVAR DS
(TABLE_ID, JOB_ID, ORDER_, NAME, VALUE, GLOBAL_IND, ISN_) DS where
(select DJ.table_id,DJ.jobid from SVCTMEM1.DEF_JOB where JOB_NAME=�&jobName&�) 1, '%%PARM1', '"&value&"', NULL, 1
INNER JOIN SVCTMEM1.DEF_TABLES DT
ON DT.TABLE_ID = DJ.TABLE_ID
WHERE
DJ.APPLICATION = 'ADW'
AND (DT.SCHED_TABLE = '"&schedTableName&"')
AND DJ.JOB_ID NOT IN (357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 387, 446, 447)"

oCon.Execute(query)

oCon.Close

End Function

This script is to update a set of OLD JOB NAME, OLD MEMNAME with NEW JOB NAME AND NEW MEMNAME which is in a spreadsheet.

Now I want it to update the priority of jobs through the same process.

Thanks
Himanshu
==========================================================================================

Adding a suffix to existing In and Out conditions

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:36:06 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:36:06 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Could anybody help me in adding a suffix to all my In conditions and Out conditions with -stg. I am using Control M 6.4 and I tried my best using the Find and Update option but I wasn't able to do.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks
==========================================================================================

Future Scheduling estimates.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:29:56 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:29:56 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

If you don't have implemented <forecast> you can use the <ctmrpln> utility.
The ctmrpln utility creates a report that lists selected jobs in selected Scheduling tables, and indicates when the jobs are scheduled to run.
It enables you to test the effect of different calendars on job scheduling.
The montly report can give you an objective vue about your scheduling :

ctmrpln mj y <your_scheduling_table> "*" 201002

And you see all scheduled jobs in <your_scheduling_table> for february 2010.
==========================================================================================

Exportdeftable

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:29:30 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:29:30 GMT
==========================================================================================
NOSIA,

You must use desktop for create a new table with the same name. There is no automated process for this.

I have imported all the tables from the desktop.

Thanks
Venkat
==========================================================================================

!!!! URGENT - GUI server not starting

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:06:10 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:06:10 GMT
==========================================================================================
Not sure it fits your error but...

I had a number of ongoing problems starting the GUI Server after the ORBConfigure.vbs tool was used to assign static ports to the different servers. Static ports need needed for cross-firewall comms.

As the services started up they fought over the IP ports. When GUI Server tried to grab it's assigned port it found another service has already taken it and it failed.

I set the CTM Services to start in order by adding Microsoft service dependencies, of course you achieve the same affect by manually restarting in the following order but you won't want to do that each time the server reboots.

Normal order but the dependency delays allow the services to start with plenty of time before the next kicks off:

TAO NT Naming Service
Control-M Configuration Server
Control-M/Enterprise Manager Configuration Agent Properties.

Set the dependencies up in reverse order.
==========================================================================================

Urgent: Is there any way to know who forced out a job.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:55:47 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:55:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
As Ph wrote, it was forced by ctmpsm.

you can run unix 'last' command to know, who was in the time of force loged on the machine. But it is just informational, as you can not know, what the user did.
But, if you are root, you can look in the bash_history file of the user (if he uses it) ;).
==========================================================================================

Future Scheduling estimates.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:47 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Guys,

If we need to estimate how many jobs are likely to be schedule in the future, tomorrow or next week for example, do I have to use Forecast?

Or is this feature available in Control-M reports 'out-of-the-box'?

Audit are all over me like a cheap suit. Historical reports using the WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION template may not be enough to keep them happy. :(
==========================================================================================

Create a new table without scheduling table manager

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:26:41 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:26:41 GMT
==========================================================================================
thanks for replies,

I used ctmexdef because i have errors with exportdeftable.

but i will retry with the informations from your replies.

Thanks
==========================================================================================

After restart GUI and GAS server not starting. !!!!

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:08:50 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:08:50 GMT
==========================================================================================
recycle the GSR

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Urgent: Is there any way to know who forced out a job.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:06:08 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:06:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
as you have code |00000| it's an external routine that have Force the table/jobs probably a script using ctmpsm command line.

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:34:29 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Hipkill,

I tried by ctmlog but it did not get the id which forced out the jobs.

Below is the log for one particular job. It does not show the account information which forced out the job.

|0223|0930|IND001_FL1TA002599A00 |2gr2p|CS|5065|ORDERED JOB:28640; DAILY FORCED, ODATE 20100223 |
|0223|0930|gphl210 |00000|CS|5212|JOB IND001_FL1TA002599A00, TABLE IND001_FL1TA002599A FORCED |
|0223|0930|IND001_FL1TA002599A-D |2gr2q|CS|5065|ORDERED JOB:28641; DAILY FORCED, ODATE 20100223 |
|0223|0930|gphl210 |00000|CS|5212|JOB IND001_FL1TA002599A-D, TABLE IND001_FL1TA002599A FORCED |
|0223|0930|IND001_FL1TA002599A-F |2gr2r|CS|5065|ORDERED JOB:28642; DAILY FORCED, ODATE 20100223 |
|0223|0930|gphl210 |00000|CS|5212|JOB IND001_FL1TA002599A-F, TABLE IND001_FL1TA002599A FORCED |
==========================================================================================

Not possible to run Scheduling Groups multiple times a day

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:40:01 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:40:01 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,

To give a final update to this once more, we couldnt set the time precisely to all the groups at the same time with the @HHMMSS variable.

We finally found and succesfully implemented another solution, we made use of the %%APPLIC variable. The %%APPLIC Variable sets the application in which the scheduling groups run. We set it in the script to a time-variable to identify it uniquely:

[code:1]#!/bin/sh
TIME=`date '+%H%M%S'`
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-START -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-FMA-PSA -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-OTC-PSA -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-RE-PSA -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-RTP-PSA -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-PTW-PSA -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-MDAH -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-ACR -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-FMA-TD -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-OTC-TD -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-RE-TD -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-RTP-TD -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-PTW-TD -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-MD-Txt -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-GENERAL -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME
ctmorder -schedtab SERP-BIR3-FINISH-1 -jobname "*" -force Y -odate ODAT -autoedit %%APPLIC SERP-BIR3-$TIME[/code:1]

Another benefit was that due to the Application variable setting we now we see every run in a different grouping as well.
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Control Resource

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:52:21 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:52:21 GMT
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Hi,
why does a job have control condition on resource tab(right side)?
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After restart GUI and GAS server not starting. !!!!

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:57:53 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:57:53 GMT
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After restart GUI and GAS server not starting.

Please HELP!!!

Error:

GSR startup (pid 1118288)
Loading messages file failed!
Logger unable to initialize - Server going down!

The process has exited with value: 1
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!!!! URGENT - GUI server not starting

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:44:00 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:44:00 GMT
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After restart GUI and GAS server not starting.

Please HELP!!!

Error:

GSR startup (pid 1118288)
Loading messages file failed!
Logger unable to initialize - Server going down!

The process has exited with value: 1
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Integration of CTM and SIM

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:10:37 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:10:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
i have done all the steps which r provided in BIM user guide for integration but still events are not reaching to SIM

Please provide the assistance
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Reg Fix pack 3 installation for Control-M Enterprise manager

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:19:17 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:19:17 GMT
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It may be. Documentation on remote hosts isn't great at times, depending on what you want to do.
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]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:41:28 GMT
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Fixed the roll back issue.

Installed FP 2 and 3, but still not able to add remote hosts. Very odd, I guess ticket time.
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]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:42:52 GMT
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Yea my roll back blew up in my face though, so now I'm trying solve that.

EM is FP2 (EM went base to FP2)
Svr is FP3 (Svr went base to FP3)
CCM is FP3 (Svr went base to FP3)

GUI CTM Desktop is FP2

-------------
So I'm trying to roll back the Svr and CCM to base and apply FP2 and FP3.

The CCM agent that is working fine on the good EM, was done like
EM is FP2 (EM went base to FP2)
Svr is FP3 (Svr went base to FP2, FP3)
CCM is FP3 (Svr went base to FP2, FP3)

So I haven't applied the EM FP3 yet. I need to sort out the Svr/CCM issue first. Which is now stuck at FP3 and wont roll back.
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How to generate the Report on end of day automatically

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:38:41 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:38:41 GMT
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If you have CONTROL-M/Agent 6.4.01, you have an even better option. The agent comes with a batch reporting form which you can import into your Desktop. This makes it easier to run a batch report without using emreportcli. All you need is to create the template and run it as a job from here.
Then if you send your report to a mapped drive or url, you can access it from the job using the Activate Applications Editor functionality.
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Reg Fix pack 3 installation for Control-M Enterprise manager

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:22:45 GMT

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:22:45 GMT
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It would make sense that you can't add remote hosts using CCM with Fix Pack 2 after installing EM with Fix Pack 3. All desktop clients should be patched to the same level as the EM server. If not, you are bound to get unexpected results.
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:51:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have found the same issue recently and came here to see if I was the only one.

We run two 6.4 EMs, one works fine and has no issues. We installed

EM -> FP 2 -> FP 3
- All options work fine

EM -> FP 3
- Can't add remote hosts, if your using CCM FP2 (desktop)
- Can add remote hosts if your using CCM base

Its odd, I'm going to roll back FP3 and redo it in order (2,3). See if that fixes the issue on the second EM.
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Create a new table without scheduling table manager

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:24:01 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:24:01 GMT
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NOSIA,

I dont really understand how you didnt succeed in exporting the definitions form EM.

Anyway, you can define a dummy sched table using the following template:

[ after previewing this post, I realize that it doesnt pass the editor - this is why I send it to you by private mail]

You can adapt the template by sed-ing "TBLTBLTBL' into your actual scheduling table name, then using the result as input to deftable utility.

Please note that if yout table already exists in EM, you may need to specify the "/o" flag when calling deftable.
There is no utility which will allow you to get rid of the EM table. If you prefer to delete it in an industrial way, the only method is SQL.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:32:19 GMT
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How did you import jobs?

It can be, that you imported them to CTM and EM is not synchronized yet.
It would be enought to do download on EM.
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Urgent: Is there any way to know who forced out a job.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:29:43 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:29:43 GMT
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ctmlog list [datefrom] [timefrom] [dateto] [timeto] | grep [jobname]
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:43:41 GMT
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Hi Sharas,

If would like to know too.
You can see a job forcing another one and keep track of it with conditions between them but not who forced a job onto the AJF apparantly it only says DAILY FORCED.

Greetz
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Create a new table without scheduling table manager

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:32:40 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:32:40 GMT
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Hi,

I�m using the �ctmexdef� utility to export a large set of Jobs definition from CTM ( I was unable to do that from EM !)

After that, I want to use a �sed" to change values on them before to execute the generated script into CTM ( I was unable to do that to EM !)

My problem is to have nothing stored in EM after this operation.

I need to create a new table in scheduling table and download it in order to have a copy in EM.

But I need to automate this operation with a command Line in a script.

Thanks,

NOSIA
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how to get shout for un available agents

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:30:17 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:30:17 GMT
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Hi Shoyebkhan,

when an agent status change from available to unavailable, CONTROL-M Server sent the following regular (yellow) alert:

STATUS OF AGENT PLATFORM xxxAGNAMExxx CHANGED TO UNAVAILABLE

Best regards

Giuseppe Nappo
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Urgent: Is there any way to know who forced out a job.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:51:14 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:51:14 GMT
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Hi All,

Is there any way to know who forced out a job or a table?

I do not see this information in log of the job.

Is this information logged ?

Thanks,
Sharas.
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Identifying Disaster Recovery and/or BCP critical jobs

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:52:46 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:52:46 GMT
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We were looking at the Description field, because it is a searchable field.
Now I have a few more things to look at to see what the best practice would be.

Thanks for the input.
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copy sysout failing on remote host

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:27:50 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:27:50 GMT
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Sure thing.. totally forgot that! :S

Thx!
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Enterprise Manager - Output Windows - Messages

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:12:33 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:12:33 GMT
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Does anyone know if it is possible to use the above to write a message that all users can see when they log into EM?

By clicking View, Output Windows, Messages. A messages box appears at the top of the screen, but there is no obvious way of entering anything in the box.

Perhaps it is a shout destination?!?

thanks as always
Deano
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Housekeeping old tables in the EM640 database

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:08:52 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:08:52 GMT
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[quote="philmalmaison"]are you talking about AJF in EM ?
because if you're speaking about definition tables , it is a very strange question.
regards
philmalmaison[/quote]

No, if you look at the list of tables under 'em640' (assuming that you have the default name), you can see entries for each date and also each server. For example dbo.A081215007_ADO. These, I believe are the EM equivalent of the CMR_* tables on the server side.

Now I have looked at these old tables and the only entries I can see, appear to be event related - dbo.A081215007.AEVT includes

EVT_NO EVT_TIME EVT_TYPE
1 2008-12-15 07:00:21.000 X
2 2008-12-16 07:00:21.000 X

All other fields are NULL, so there is nothing which might tie in with a job failure....

So, these entries are no longer needed, as they are historical.

I would like to know if there is a clean way of purging these tables.

regards
Deano
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How to generate the Report on end of day automatically

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:34:02 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:34:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Samarth_Vyom,

I have done this...I have used the the Enterpirse Manager CLI command...

e.g.

emreportcli -u xxxxxx -p xxxxxx -s EM_Server_name -arg sample_args.xml

In the sample_args.xml it will have you xml to run your pre-defined report created out of the BMC Report Facility. it is quiet simple and can run thru batch.

Thanks Brendon
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:31:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Samarth_Vyom,

I have done this...I have used the the Enterpirse Manager CLI command...

e.g.

emreportcli -u xxxxxx -p xxxxxx -s EM_Server_name -arg sample_args.xml

In the sample_args.xml it will have you xml to run your pre-defined report created out of the BMC Report Facility. it is quiet simple and can run thru batch.

Thanks Brendon
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:51:37 GMT
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Hi All,
i want to generate the report of daily executed jobs at the end of a day.
How can i do this?
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how to get shout for un available agents

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:25:21 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:25:21 GMT
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Hi -

Can someone please guide me how to get shout messages for down agents in alert window.

100A!B
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FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:44:21 GMT

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:44:21 GMT
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all jobs that submitted by this user failed.
already try to give permission to user-id for execute but still this job keep failing down.
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]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:43:01 GMT
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Multiple jobs fail or ALL jobs fail? All jobs are using the same linux account?
Did you tried to execute a simple command from Control-M, like an echo? Also try to execute a simple script.

You should also try to execute the job from linux command and see if it works OK:
Log on as root, run the script using su:
su - username -c "<path>/script.sh"

Also check your scripts to see if shell is included:
#!/bin/sh or #!/bin/ksh

regards
martin
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AT_3649778.log is increasing gradually and impacting server

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:21 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:21 GMT
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Hi,

I thought I would update this thread as I had a very similar problem, and could not find the answer. But I think i have figured it out.

There were some 'dissapeared' extracted jobs after a SAP app instance went down, these failed when we rebooted and the agent was restarted. However, Control-M still has entries in the <agent>\CM\STATUS\ directory and <agent>\CM\PROCID for these jobs and attempts to track their status over and over in SAP. This generates the ctmat log at an alarming rate.

I have removed these files and restarted the agent, and now the problem has gone away. Hopefully this is solved, but does anyone know if this could have toehr side-effects or leave table entries that I need to clean up on the Server?
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Identifying Disaster Recovery and/or BCP critical jobs

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:38:43 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:38:43 GMT
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Use Quantitative Resource, one for each RTO level, e.g. RTO-1, RTO-2, ... For each RTO, define a QR with maximum of 9999 (or an appropriately large value of your choice). For each job, assign the appropriate QR consuming 1 unit.

During DR, decrease the maximum value to 0 for each RTO level that should not have jobs executed.

If you are using 6.3 and above, QR is one of search criteria in Filter and Find.
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Housekeeping old tables in the EM640 database

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:30 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:30 GMT
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are you talking about AJF in EM ?
because if you're speaking about definition tables , it is a very strange question.
regards
philmalmaison
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Identifying Disaster Recovery and/or BCP critical jobs

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:11:45 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:11:45 GMT
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probably you can use the DESCRIPTION fields in job parameters.

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:07:49 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:07:49 GMT
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what is the content of your $SYBASE (do a echo $SYBASE)
do you have something more reliable in ~/sybase/ASE*/data/error.log ?

regards
philmalmaison
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FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:58:59 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:58:59 GMT
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Looks like your Unix System administrotors control which user-ids may be allowed to execute scripts from Control-M.
Check with your Unix administrators
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:29:56 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:29:56 GMT
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We have tried all possible thing..rebooting the host/unmount/mount the FS but all through its giving SYBASE H/W error..

Below is the latest error from CTM_MENU==>Check all

The context allocation routine failed when it tried to load localization files!!
One or more following problems may caused the failure

Your sybase home directory is /opt/controlm/620/server/sybase. Check the environment variable SYBASE if it is not the one you want!
Cannot access file /opt/controlm/620/server/sybase/config/objectid.dat

SQL Server is not running.

The context allocation routine failed when it tried to load localization files!!
One or more following problems may caused the failure

Your sybase home directory is /opt/controlm/620/server/sybase. Check the environment variable SYBASE if it is not the one you want!
Cannot access file /opt/controlm/620/server/sybase/config/objectid.dat

CONTROL-M is not running.

-----------------------------
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Identifying Disaster Recovery and/or BCP critical jobs

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:52:33 GMT

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:52:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Omahaab,

Have you looked at BIM (Batch Impact Manager), if you identify one batch job at the end of a suite - BIM will then track every Predecessor job that it requires to complete successfully...thus it identifies the critical path from one job. The BIM Product then Identifies each job in the GUI with a "Star type icon" on the job itself....also you can report on the jobs and put in SLA Completion times and monitor if you are going to attain that SLA time for an application or suite of jobs.

Thanks Brendon
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]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:18:05 GMT
==========================================================================================
Looking for suggestions for identifying critical batch jobs in Control-M
without using the critical box on the execution tab,
we want to use this box only for current batch that is identified as critical.
We have a requirement of jobs being classified in 3 categories:
Recovery Time Objective(RTO) 1-3 Days
RTO of 4-7 Days
RTO of 8-30 Days

Is there an simple way to flag a field to be able to be able to identify and/or update a mass group of jobs based on a Recovery Time Objective(RTO)?
Based on our business requirements the jobs are to be executed in a Disaster Recovery situation based on the RTO.
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Converting Cron Jobs to CONTROL-M

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:14:53 GMT

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:14:53 GMT
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Thanks for the reply. i Know in 6.4 you can simply export the cron and directly open in the Desktop and make the nessecary changes.

I am using 6.3.01, there is a conversion utility available but i guess that's for ols versions.
The issue in hand is to save the effort to start from scratch, get the basic skeleton of cron defined as jobs in control-m and start making changes/enhancements to the schedules.
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Issue Reg. SAP-BW Jobs

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:16:32 GMT

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:16:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

The re-run and re-submit can be actioned only from EM. From Desktop u can only schedule them. You can not take any actions from there.
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Output from OS Job Def command

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:28:24 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:28:24 GMT
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As I understand ..

What user is your command running under?
Do you have 'logon as user', 'run user login script' checked?

I would suggest, that agent does not uses the same environment as the user, which you are manualy running command.
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]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:03:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
We have a date format issue with our produciton server. In our stage enviroment we run a os command fromthe job def and we get example
20100219

in our stage we get
Fri 02/19/2010

Does anyone know where the date format is set up, this is in a windows enviroment. We have checked all server settings

BMC support isnt any help 2 days and still no result
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Housekeeping old tables in the EM640 database

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:49:40 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:49:40 GMT
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try it and let us know.

(make a db backup first)
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Intercept job submissions in Agent as400

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:41:01 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:41:01 GMT
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I have solved the same as you. The solution was not as clear, as the utility, we had to had bugs (i do not know, if they correct it).

You need to use special utility of as400 agent and set the filter for jobs that are executed.
Look in to my posts here, i have asked and answered the questions about 'job tracking' on as400.

But it was 3 years ago, i do not remember and now my favourite as400 is out of Control-M manage :(.
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Jobs on Mainframe (AS/400) from CONTROL-M UNIX EM/CTM

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:32:27 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:32:27 GMT
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List my posts here, I was playing a lot with as400 agent :).
I hope, i posted my knowledges here.
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Problems with GCS

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:20 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:20 GMT
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ORA-00001: unique constraint .... violated
This error is issued if a user tries to insert an already existing value into a column defined unique.

I would look in:
select * from GCS_DSTS.
what it returns, as the db error occures when updating this table.
It seems, that it tries to set 0 as GCS_ISN_ and the same value is already set in table.
Both GCS_ISN_ and GCS_DEST are primary key.

It can be DB issue.

Maybe, if it is a test DB, make a backup and truncate the table :(
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copy sysout failing on remote host

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:12:42 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:12:42 GMT
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Try this test:
as postproc, run command hostname.

It is interesting, on which host the postproc is executed if using remote host.

Isn't it on the agent? (on windows machine from where you run remote job)

;)
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Job ordered, executed OK but DUMMY

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:09:55 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:09:55 GMT
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I can not exactly remember, but:
your job is ordered as DUMMY, because this job is not scheduled to run on the ODATE day. There is a parameter which say something like:
Order JOBS as dummy when:
the job is not scheduled on ODATE
AND
the job outcondition is required by other job, which is ordered on ODATE.

Please, find it somewhere in documentation
"dummy jobs", "order dummy" ... looking for such strings

I do not want to do it myself, but I would like to refresh my memory :).

thank you
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AFT - Resource temporarily unavailable

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:03:51 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:03:51 GMT
==========================================================================================
During the time of transfer, were your nodes (from you are copying and the targed host) available?
It seems like agent was temporary down. ... or?
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Quantitative Resources

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:41:25 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:41:25 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Can we use this quantitative resource on schedule group level.
Example: if any job is running in group1 schedule group2 jobs should wait to completed group1 job and vice versa :?:

Thanks in advance
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Converting Cron Jobs to CONTROL-M

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:22 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:22 GMT
==========================================================================================
Dograv,

Of course someone has that.

It is not so easy due to the possibility to schedule commands at non regular intervals (10h00,12H00, 13H00, 16H00), which is not easily done with controlm without defining multiple occurrences of the same job.

Another issue is the absolute time used by CRON which conflicts with controlm newday time. Need to trick using CONFCAL NoConfcal and shift to order jobs in advance etc..

Regarding the cycle issue, the best is to implement version 6.4.0 which provides such non regular cycle possibility, and seems to have been designed to integrate CRON. I even heard of a standard BMC provided cron to ctm but havent seen it yet.

Parsing a CRON table to produce a deftable xml is not such a big deal, but reaquires some kind of organisation to define functional standards and naming standards, which of course have to be defined from scratch.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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Job ordered, executed OK but DUMMY

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:25:12 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:25:12 GMT
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npruszek,

Do your job belong to Group Scheduling Tables ?
If yes, check the "Adjust condition" check box in the "Execution" tag of the Scheduling group definition.

Then, check the existence of "CTM_GROUP_ADJUST_DUMMY Y" in the control-m server config.dat parm file.

Then run a forecast against the concerned Scheduling table: montly report is the most readable, which is run under controlm server account, like this:

ctmrpln mj y <your> "*" 201002

.. for february 2010.

If you dont see your job ordered for the expected date, it is a normal Scheduling group behaviour, which has probably set up by someone else in your shop.

Please advise
Nicolas_Mulot
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ctmpsm utility lists memnames upto only 17 characters

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:12:42 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:12:42 GMT
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... or try ...

ctmpsm -LISTALL ALLFIELDS_FULL

have a nice weekend,
Vince
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AFT - Resource temporarily unavailable

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:36:17 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:36:17 GMT
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We're having an aleatory issue with AFT transfers. Transfers are cancelling sometimes and job's log shows that the job disappeared.

Agent and server are on the same host. AFT transfers are made to other servers.
Platform: HP-UX B.11.23 U ia64 (cluster)
Agent version: 6.3.01.300
AFT version: 6.3.01.000
Server version: 6.3.01.401

The job cancels and job's log shows:
17/02/10 08:00:16 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing
==>17/02/10 08:31:57 TR5102 DISAPPEARED AT 20100217083157. RUNCNT 1
17/02/10 08:31:57 TR5134 ENDED NOTOK
17/02/10 08:31:57 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Analyzed
17/02/10 08:31:57 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Post processed

AFT log with Diagnostic Level ON shows aleatory error "Resource temporarily unavailable":
0217 11:22:47:404 Transferred: 0 Elapsed: 0sec Percent: 0 status: In Progress
==>0217 11:22:51:374 Resource temporarily unavailable
==>0217 11:22:53:204 Resource temporarily unavailable
==>0217 11:22:55:934 Resource temporarily unavailable
==>0217 11:22:56:844 Resource temporarily unavailable
==>0217 11:22:56:914 Resource temporarily unavailable
0217 11:22:57:084 Transferred: 2232320 Elapsed: 10sec Percent: 0 status: In Progress
0217 11:23:05:484 Transferred: 4509696 Elapsed: 18sec Percent: 1 status: In Progress
==>0217 11:23:13:554 Resource temporarily unavailable
0217 11:23:15:014 Transferred: 7380992 Elapsed: 28sec Percent: 1 status: In Progress

AT log shows:
>>> Start dump buffer 1 [0]
>>> End dump buffer 1
>>> Start dump buffer 0 [97]
==>0217 09:23:16:11 AT:AG_watch_check_status - return DISAPPEARED from CM for file 19gqf_0003.dsect
>>> End dump buffer 0
>>> Start dump buffer 1 [0]
>>> End dump buffer 1
>>> Start dump buffer 0 [97]
==>0217 10:51:23:73 AT:AG_watch_check_status - return DISAPPEARED from CM for file 19gqf_0004.dsect
>>> End dump buffer 0

Any clue?
Thanks in advance.

martin.
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Housekeeping old tables in the EM640 database

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:17:30 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:17:30 GMT
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Hi All,

I have noticed that we have tables going back to March 2009 in the EM database and can only find entries in these for events. None of the entries are linked to an ORDER_ID, so I imagine that I can delete these tables.

Is there a 'nice' way of doing this, or do I have to delete from within SQL?

regards
Deano
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copy sysout failing on remote host

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:57:38 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:57:38 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,

Control-M 6.4 for Windows here..

We have a Linux remote host that fails to execute the postproc instruction of copying the sysout to a specified folder.. it returns this error:

FAILED Cannot copyysout of order 003z5 run 00001 to /home/controlm/sysouts/TTCPAMZT_DS1_sysout.txt. Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

The owner of the job has permissions to write to this folder so I don't understand what can be wrong.. anyone care to help?

Thx in advance..
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Problems with GCS

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:53:38 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:53:38 GMT
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[quote="philmalmaison"]ecs ctl -U -P -C GCS -all -cmd life_check

%ctmem63> ecs ctl -U -P -C GCS -all -cmd life_check
GCS on ctmtest2 is alive!
Message returned: "OK"
%ctmem63>

regards
philmalmaison[/quote]

Thanks very much!

Other question, according to the logs that I indicate, what is the problem that you see?

Best Regards.
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Exportdeftable

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:33:56 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:33:56 GMT
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Hi,

I Had the same problem with the exportdeftable.

But your solution must to use the desktop for create a new table with the same name.

I need to automate this creation on the new system.
I need Your help

regards
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AFTP Passwords

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:32:33 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:32:33 GMT
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aft account is just a name the users and passwords are concerning the host users using this AFT account.
even if you can not have it, ask to change it, and use CCM AFT to setup your AFT concerned account.

regards
philmalmaison
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Problems with GCS

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:26:54 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:26:54 GMT
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ecs ctl -U -P -C GCS -all -cmd life_check

%ctmem63> ecs ctl -U -P -C GCS -all -cmd life_check
GCS on ctmtest2 is alive!
Message returned: "OK"
%ctmem63>

regards
philmalmaison
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Job ordered, executed OK but DUMMY

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:55:29 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:55:29 GMT
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Hi, I've a problem with scheduled job.
I've job with user daily ordered at 12:00 (MB1200), not on demand.
On scheduling table manager,
When i order job to ODAT... job are ordered, status OK but dummy
When i force job to ODAT... job are ordered but well submitted. It's good
Next, the job on demand are always forced and it work (ordered and submitted on server)

Why job are dummied? It's because of FORCE or ORDER?
Could i order or force job with userdaily MB1200 (at 12:00) or DMND (job on demand)?

Thanks.
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Converting Cron Jobs to CONTROL-M

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:50:03 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:50:03 GMT
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Hi,

Does anyone have the CRON to control-m utility. any other workaround to convert cron jobs to control-m.?

Regards,

Vijay Dogra
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AFTP Passwords

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:43:08 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:43:08 GMT
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Is there a way to see the passwords you gave in the Account Manager ?
We lost a password and would like to retrieve it but the passwords are encrypted in the file and are asterixes on the Account Manager view.
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FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:18:10 GMT

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:18:10 GMT
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not so sure what this job doing since it's was submitted by user.
using control-m agent version 6.3.

any idea?
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Jobs on Mainframe (AS/400) from CONTROL-M UNIX EM/CTM

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:13:18 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:13:18 GMT
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I'll assume here that you know your way around an AS400 or have someone there with you who does, so i wont go into the details of the JOBD and stuff you need for the job itself.

You need two things :

- install the Agent on the AS400
- import the Application Form for the AS400 in the desktop to create your jobs with
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Looking for a tool that manages my agents

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:09:53 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:09:53 GMT
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I dont remember with the older versions, but with version 6.4 of the Configuration Manager GUI you can see all your agents the OS version and the agent version, including which fix pack or patches are applied[/img]
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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:09:32 GMT
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I dont remember with the older versions, but with version 6.4 of the Configuration Manager GUI you can see all your agents the OS version and the agent version, including which fix pack or patches are applied[/img]
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Intercept job submissions in Agent as400

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:46:35 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:46:35 GMT
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Hi

I have a regular job batch scheduled daily, but this job running 5 jobs
submitted internally (by submjob), how do I intercept these 5 jobs and ended ControlM me indicate whether good or bad.

greetings

Antonio
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Problems with GCS

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:33:29 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:33:29 GMT
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Sorry, but the command gives the following error message:

emusr1>ecs ctl -U emuser -P empass -C GCS -all
Missing mandatory argument(s): { Command, Command string or -reg switch }

Can you give me an example or comment that is what I need.

Thanks.
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:10:37 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:10:37 GMT
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did you try to stop the database (mv the core if it's one) and restart the database (checking that no process runing on controlm server user) ?

regards
philmalmaison
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FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:06:05 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:06:05 GMT
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what are doing thoses jobs ?
wich version of controlm server / system

regards
philmalmaison
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Problems with GCS

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:03:43 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:03:43 GMT
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For GCS: ecs ctl -U -P -C GCS {-M <Computer> | -all}
{-reg | -cmd stop | -cmd life_check | -cmd change_log | -cmdstr "<Command>"} [-timeout <Response>] [-diagon]

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M/Server Unknown state.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:55:57 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:55:57 GMT
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you don't have to restart control-m servers in anyway if your controlm em is down.

but at the restart of your em having a look on process concerning em component to be kill before starting again.

after that you eventually have to stop/start the configuration agent on your control-m server.

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:55:42 GMT
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Hello everyone.

Yesterday my /EM server had an unexpected restart due to a hardware error :confused: but once it was back online my two Control-M/Server where stuck in a unknown state for around 45mins - 1.5hours.

All other components started fine. Network was confirmed to be available.
I didn't spot anything nasty in the logs.

After 30 minutes I restarted one of the /Servers and a few minutes later the /Server became available. :D

The second /Server isn't a server I can reboot so we waited another 30minutes and eventually it came available by itself without direct intervention. 8O I was restarting services on /EM but I don't think anything could have really forced the /Server to reconnect so I assume something on the /Server re-established the connection?

Does anyone know why /Servers might behave like this?
[list] 1) Why they didn't immediately reconnect once /EM was back online?
2) Does the /Server re-establish it's connection to the /EM automatically every so often, hence the wait?
[/list:u]

I can't reboot /Server which are executing jobs so if we know they can re-connection after a couple of hours then we shouldn't be so worried.

Any advice on /Server connection behaviour would be greatly appreciated.
/BreakFix
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Looking for a tool that manages my agents

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:50:08 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:50:08 GMT
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Hi,

Not sure about your requirement but you can use below steps for the complete reports on your agents:-

1) You can use ctm_agstat utility to check full list of agent in your Control-M using command as :-

ctm_agstat -LIST *

2) You can run query against table CMS_NODID in Control-M Server database this table contain following columns you can select the one which you need :-

CMS_NODID

NODEID VARCHAR (50) (Primary Key) (Agent names present in Control-M Server)
PK APPLTYPE VARCHAR (10) (Primary Key) (Application Type(OS,SAP,PS etc))
APPLVER VARCHAR (10) (Version of Control-M Agent)
CMVER VARCHAR (10) (Version of Control-M Server)

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:44:28 GMT
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If you have millions of windows of servers, you may want to consider using an "agentless" model in which you can can install an agent on only one windows host and then use WMI to remotely run processes on other windows hosts.

We use a similar process and leverage the excellent "psexec" utility to run remote commands. Save us the trouble of having to worry about any Windows ctlm agents.

Some downsides are that is requires hosts to be on the same domain and to use a an account wit sufficient admin priviliges. So it may not work in your situation.

HTH
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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:05:41 GMT
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Managed by 1 Control-M Server Datacenter

That query gives me nothing ?
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Login Dialog Box / CORBA Service Confusion.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:44:34 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:44:34 GMT
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The Normal user experience is what I hope to go back to once I overcome the existing change in behaviour. I understand that the CORBA service details for the last connection are retained by the clients. The problem remains I can select both Prod and Test systems via the Test Environment CORBA service and none via the Production CORBA service. Weird.

However during a separate failure I did have a look at the orbconfigure.vbs config and found that that the Production 'Name Server' configuration to point at the Test system. This might explain why Production appears in the Test drop-down list and I'll duly strangle whoever changed it.

This is almost certainly the problem however when I changed Production server to point at itself it didn't immediately seem to fix it so I left the setting as it was in order to resolve the 'other' production issue.

Does anyone ever change or centralise the CORBA service across environments? Maybe i need to look at that documentation.
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Problems with GCS

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:09:26 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:09:26 GMT
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We have had a problem with GCS module, that went down.

Checking logs there are some errors, that we don't know how to interpret:

Can you tell us how can we verify the state of GCS in order to avoid future problems?

more GCS_DIAG.6428.20100212.0:

0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: GCS : <DebugModule> set to 1
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM::read_val : parameter <comm_userid> set to GCSERV
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <port_num> set to 10000
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <srvrs_poll_int> set to 60
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_retry_int> set to 180
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_max_retry> set to 5
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_done_wait> set to 120
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_unsent_wait> set to 36000
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <ecs_dbg_lvl> set to 0
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <bulk_send_max> set to 100
0212 04:08:58.426: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <bulk_send_int> set to 60
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <upd_comm_int> set to 60
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <cond_diag> set to 3
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <db_diag> set to 2
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <int_diag> set to 2
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <msg_diag> set to 1
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <clean_old_int> set to 86400
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_dsts_loop_int> set to 30
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gc_handle_multiple> set to 1
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <set_gc_multiple_handling> set to 1
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <gcs_log_size> set to 25000
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <max_gcs_logs> set to 5
0212 04:08:58.427: GCS: PRC_ENV::CONFIG_PARAM_INT::read_val : parameter <bcp_for_gcs> set to 1
[12@04:08:59.638:] ===> INFO: DB version: 10.2.0.4.0
[12@04:08:59.639:] ===> INFO: DB major release: 10.
0212 04:08:59.730: GCS: PRC_ENV::init: Locale '' has been set for language 'use_account_locale'.

[04:08:59.759:]ipr_tcp_open_connect_i, connect() error 239 for channel 21
[04:08:59.760:]ipr_tcp_open_connect_i(): fail opening comm channel to acato2p/57127
INFO cms xalerts host/port are: acato2p/50844
0212 04:08:59.867: GCS: PRC_ENV::init: cms xalerts host/port are: acato2p/50844

0212 04:08:59.867: GCS: PRC_ENV::init: xalerts sending enabled for gcs

0212 04:08:59.991: GCS: CLNT_MGR::clean_old: Deleted all Conditions that where not changed for 86400 minutes
0212 04:08:59.995: GCS: TCP::open: hostname (acato2p) port (56338)
0212 04:09:00.516: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.63165
0212 04:09:00.967: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.49324
0212 04:09:01.820: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.63186
0212 04:09:02.171: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.57403
0212 04:09:02.688: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.57279
0212 04:09:03.146: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.63168
0212 04:09:03.690: GCS: ESY srvs done. psid:acato2p.63163
GC_TBL_msg_get: [12@04:09:03.760:] ===> ERROR: Read from GCS_MSGS has failed!
0212 04:09:03.760: GCS: GCS_MSG::ON_DSK::read_msg_buf: GC_TBL_msg_get() failed. Key:, MSGS__ISN_:0.
0212 04:09:03.760: GCS: GCS_MSG::get_sid_from_dsk: ERROR while reading msg id:0.
0212 04:09:03.760: GCS: UTIL::gen_srvc_for_dst: id:0,sid:^A,dst:<GCS_DST>,cnd:Null,srvc:00000000.
0212 04:09:03.760: GCS: PRC_ENV::send_waiting_msgs: failed on <GCS_DST>.
GC_TBL_msg_get: [12@04:09:03.812:] ===> ERROR: Read from GCS_MSGS has failed!
0212 04:09:03.813: GCS: GCS_MSG::ON_DSK::read_msg_buf: GC_TBL_msg_get() failed. Key:, MSGS__ISN_:0.
0212 04:09:03.813: GCS: GCS_MSG::get_sid_from_dsk: ERROR while reading msg id:0.
0212 04:09:03.813: GCS: UTIL::gen_srvc_for_dst: id:0,sid:O,dst:<GCS_DST>,cnd:Null,srvc:00000000.
0212 04:09:03.813: GCS: PRC_ENV::send_waiting_msgs: failed on <GCS_DST>.
0212 04:09:04.221: GCS: GCS_NULL_SRVC::handle_sid: Request 'T' not supported.
0212 04:09:04.221: GCS: GCS_NULL_SRVC::handle_read_ok: handle_request() failed.
0212 04:09:04.221: GCS: GCS_NULL_SRVC::handle_read_ok: get char_str from callback_data failed.
0212 04:09:04.221: GCS: GCS_NULL_SRVC::invoke_callback: error or invalid state (1)
[12@07:08:38.148:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@07:08:38.153:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:07:08:38.154:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
07:08:38','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 3505 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 07:08:38.162: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 07:08:38.162: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033c994 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3505, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
[12@07:20:42.652:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@07:20:42.659:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@07:20:42.659:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@07:20:42.692:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@07:20:42.692:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@07:20:42.692:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@07:20:42.692:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@07:20:42.692:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:07:20:42.692:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
07:20:42','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 3533 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 07:20:42.693: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 07:20:42.694: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033cbfc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3533, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@07:20:42.720:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:07:20:42.720:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
07:20:42','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 3533 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 07:20:42.721: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 07:20:42.726: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033cbfc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3533, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
0212 08:06:46.909: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40381fd0.
0212 08:06:46.920: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382990.
0212 08:08:27.600: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:400c39b8.
0212 08:13:58.378: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d668.
0212 08:13:58.385: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382a20.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382a80.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382e40.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382090.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40381e80.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382390.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4dbd8.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:403829c0.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382cc0.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a3c8.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382120.
0212 08:13:58.386: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39828.
0212 08:13:58.387: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382ba0.
0212 08:13:58.387: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39918.
0212 08:13:58.387: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a7e8.
0212 08:13:58.387: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39d98.
0212 08:14:06.034: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382b10.
0212 08:14:06.034: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382510.
0212 08:14:06.034: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382840.
0212 08:14:06.035: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a308.
0212 08:14:06.035: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d9c8.
0212 08:14:06.035: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d578.
0212 08:14:06.035: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c1b130.
0212 08:14:06.036: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40381e50.
0212 08:14:06.036: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c395b8.
0212 08:14:06.036: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a1b8.
GC_TBL_msg_get: [12@08:14:06.090:] ===> ERROR: Read from GCS_MSGS has failed!
0212 08:14:06.090: GCS: GCS_MSG::ON_DSK::read_msg_buf: GC_TBL_msg_get() failed. Key:, MSGS__ISN_:0.
0212 08:14:06.090: GCS: GCS_MSG::get_sid_from_dsk: ERROR while reading msg id:0.
0212 08:14:06.090: GCS: UTIL::gen_srvc_for_dst: id:0,sid:@,dst:<GCS_DST>,cnd:Null,srvc:00000000.
0212 08:14:06.090: GCS: PRC_ENV::send_waiting_msgs: failed on <GCS_DST>.
0212 08:14:07.400: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.400: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c58714 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3718, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.426: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.426: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c58dac GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3719, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.430: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.431: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c58fc4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3721, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.437: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.437: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c591dc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3722, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.445: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.445: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c593f4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3723, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.451: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.452: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c5960c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3724, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.514: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.514: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c59824 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3725, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.520: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.521: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c59a3c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3727, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.583: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.586: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c59c54 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3728, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:07.656: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:07.658: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c59e6c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3729, DSTS_STAT:0AH.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d818.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d698.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382c90.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d938.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c1b670.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382540.
0212 08:14:20.334: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382d20.
0212 08:14:20.335: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39b88.
0212 08:14:20.335: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39f78.
0212 08:14:20.839: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.841: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033cbfc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3715, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.846: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.846: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4034759c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3716, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.851: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.852: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:403479cc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3717, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.857: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.858: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c39184 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3726, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.873: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.874: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c3e974 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3730, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.878: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.879: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c3939c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3728, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.887: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.888: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c3eb8c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3731, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.894: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.894: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c3efbc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3732, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:14:20.903: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:14:20.903: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c47804 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3740, DSTS_STAT:011.
0212 08:28:23.973: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c399d8.
0212 08:28:23.983: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382990.
0212 08:28:23.983: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4e478.
0212 08:28:23.983: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4e598.
0212 08:28:23.983: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54358.
0212 08:28:23.984: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54508.
0212 08:28:23.984: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54658.
0212 08:28:23.984: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54778.
0212 08:28:23.984: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54898.
0212 08:28:23.986: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c549b8.
0212 08:28:23.986: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54ad8.
0212 08:28:23.986: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54bf8.
0212 08:28:23.986: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54d18.
0212 08:28:23.986: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54298.
0212 08:28:23.987: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c544a8.
0212 08:28:23.987: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:400c39b8.
0212 08:28:23.987: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382870.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a3f8.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:403829f0.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4db78.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54c28.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382b40.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4e1a8.
0212 08:28:23.988: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4d6c8.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c1b5e0.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39b58.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c39b28.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c4dd28.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382960.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c54ef8.
0212 08:28:23.989: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c3a128.
0212 08:28:23.990: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40c1b7c0.
0212 08:28:23.990: GCS: GCS_CLNT::set_stat: deleting clbk info of in_clbk_obj:40382120.
0212 08:28:32.495: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.495: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c6a95c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3756, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.506: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.507: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c6c96c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3757, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.512: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.513: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c6cb84 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3758, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.517: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.518: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c6cd9c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3759, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.522: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.523: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c6cfb4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3761, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.528: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.528: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c79bc4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3762, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.533: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.534: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c79ddc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3763, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.538: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.538: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c7e46c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3764, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.543: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.544: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c7e684 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3765, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.549: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.550: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c7e89c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3766, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.556: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.557: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9f56c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3767, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.561: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.562: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9f784 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3768, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.566: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.567: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9f99c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3769, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.572: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.572: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9fbb4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3770, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.577: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.578: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9fdcc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3771, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.583: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.584: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40c9ffe4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3774, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.591: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.592: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca01fc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3777, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.596: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.597: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca0414 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3778, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.603: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.603: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca0844 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3784, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.655: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.657: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca0a5c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3785, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.734: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.734: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca0c74 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3786, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.810: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.811: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca0e8c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3787, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.817: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.818: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca10a4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3788, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:32.940: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:32.941: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca12bc GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3789, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.019: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.020: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca14d4 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3790, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.025: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.026: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca16ec GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3791, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.088: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.089: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca1904 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3792, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.221: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.222: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca1b1c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3793, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.299: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.299: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca1d34 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3794, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.305: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.305: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca1f4c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3795, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.369: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.369: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca2164 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3796, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
0212 08:28:33.500: GCS: upd_entry: dal_read failed.
0212 08:28:33.501: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:40ca237c GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3797, DSTS_STAT:0AE.
[12@08:49:37.629:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@08:49:37.635:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@08:49:37.635:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@08:49:37.635:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@08:49:37.635:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@08:49:37.636:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@08:49:37.636:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@08:49:37.636:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:08:49:37.636:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
08:49:37','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 3881 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 08:49:37.637: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 08:49:37.637: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033c994 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3881, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
[12@08:49:37.654:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@08:49:37.654:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@08:49:37.664:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:08:49:37.664:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
08:49:37','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 3881 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 08:49:37.665: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 08:49:37.666: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033c994 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:3881, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
[12@12:08:58.008:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 5.
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: [SERVERERROR] ORA-00001: unique constraint (EMUSER.UK_GCS_DSTS_0) violated
.
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: .
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: .
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 1.
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: 0.
[12@12:08:58.021:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[CON:1;Rel:7;Time:12:08:58.022:] ERROR SQL> UPDATE GCS_DSTS SET GCS_ISN_ = 0, DEST = '0TS', STAT = 0, UPD_TIME = TO_DATE('2010/02/12
12:08:57','YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS'), TRY_NO = 0, GCS_ID = '00' WHERE t15.GCS_ISN_
= 4360 AND t15.DEST = '0TS'
0212 12:08:58.023: GCS: upd_entry: ERROR in dal_update (rc:-1).
0212 12:08:58.023: GCS: GCS_DST::ON_DSK::update:4033ce64 GC_TBL_dst_upd() failed. Key:, DSTS_DEST:4360, DSTS_STAT:0TS.
0212 15:08:52.662: GCS: get_dml_fn_from_fld_id: unknown FLD_ID:1281315372.

0212 15:08:52.674: GCS: get_dml_fn_from_fld_id: unknown FLD_ID:1281315372.

Thanks in advance & regards,
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FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:47:36 GMT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:47:36 GMT
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Hi All.

I'm new in using BMC and ctrl-l/em.
Multiple job on same application failed with below status.
All this job is running on linux server.

[quote]OSCOMPSTAT -2. RUNCNT 45
JOB FAILED TO EXECUTE DUE TO USER ENVIRONMENT

SYSOUT - 00045
Failed to submit job.
Found empty sysout file.
Possible cause of problem:
1. Job submission abort due to error in user profile.
2. Job submission abort due to error is Autoedit variables.[/quote]

does anyone have an idea what should i do to prevent this? is there anything to do with user profile that run the job?

Thanks you in advance.. :D
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Command line parameters

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:27:40 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:27:40 GMT
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Thanks. Just what I needed
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]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:52:05 GMT
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Hi,

Difference between %%$ODATE and %%ODATE is:-

%%$ODATE gives value in yyyymmdd format and %%ODATE in yymmdd format. you can check information on this in "Job Parameter and Reference Variable" Chapter 15.

You can use %%$NEXT in command line of your job as it will give next scheduling date for the job in yyyymmdd format. But this Autoedit varianble work only for job which runs daily as it is calculating the day value using Scheduling dates of the jobs.

Adding a value 1 to Odate is good, as it will work for both the jobs, daily, weekly or monthly.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Deleted conditions.

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:31 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:31 GMT
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i dont think so because any year sp�cification in a cond

look at this bmc software end year technical bulletin :
Technical Bulletin December 15, 2009 BMC Software
Performing daily maintenance tasks for
deletion of old conditions
Ensure that the maintenance job that you use to delete old conditions from the active
environment does not contain hard-coded dates such as these:
%%A = %%CALCDATE %%DATE -X
ctmcontb -deletefrom "*" 0101 %%A

NOTE
Because condition dates do not include a specific year designation, the preceding definitions
will delete all conditions in the active environment for n days after the new year.
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Looking for a tool that manages my agents

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35:42 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35:42 GMT
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your agents running on hundreds of servers are managed by how many controlm server ?

select * from CMS_NODID
2> go
NODEID APPLTYPE APPLVER
CMVER
-------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
----------
ctmtest2 OS 6.3.01
6.3.01

(1 row affected)
1>

regards
philmalmaison
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Login Dialog Box / CORBA Service Confusion.

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:29:33 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:29:33 GMT
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this is the normal way because last corba environement is write down to the client.
regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:04:40 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:04:40 GMT
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Suru81,

May be you are right as its a hardware issue or Sybase server issue, but I faced the same issue before while installing Control-M 6.4 Server with MSSQL Server as backend on Windows, when we tried writing the table in Control-M EM after installation, it works fine, but when we tried to upload the same it didn't worked because Server was unable to communicate with EM Database and its OWN database, when we check port settings, they were not correctly set and some firewall settings were also causing issue in communication.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Command line parameters

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:59:54 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:59:54 GMT
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We have a table that now runs just after New day procedure at midday. using ODATE as a common command line parameter for Linux command lines for each job . %%$ODATE is the cmd_line parameter (btw I have nowhere found anything that documents it should be %%$ODATE rather than %%ODATE!).

I want to move it efectively to run 2 hours earlier to run at 10am which is before new day procedure. I presume this means that in fact for a given ODATE it will run 22hrs later and therfore be processing the next days data and I would need to change ODATE to ODATE+1. Can I put %%$NEXT as the command line parameter or do I have to create a set variable that is %%$CALCDATE %%$ODATE+1 or can I set a global variable that is the same rather than having to put a set in each of the job definitions etc
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Login Dialog Box / CORBA Service Confusion.

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:43:47 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:43:47 GMT
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Hi Gurus! :oops:

Last week my Control-M Production and Test environments start behaving very strangely;

CTRL-M Systems and clients are all: 6.4.01.200 running on Windows 2003.
I used Configuration Manager for this example but the same happens for Desktop and Config Manager GUI.

:) Our experience so far tells us the following steps are normal:
1) Start one of the tools, I used Configuration Manager as an example.
2) From the login dialog box you can enter ID and Password if the Server shows the correct Enterprise Manager server/environment you wish to administrate.
3) If we wish to login to another environment (Test) we click Advanced.
4) Enter Host Name and Port for the Test server Enterprise Manager server and Apply Settings.
5) The Server name will changed and you login to the environment using a UserID and Password.

This is normal for us. If we want Test environment, we specify the Test /EM server. Switch to Production /EM server if logging into production - no brainer I hope.

:cry: Now the following happens:
1) Entering the Production Host name into the Advanced tab on the Login Dialog box and click Applying Settings. We get the "CORBA initialization Failed" error but please read on.

Using TCPView I can see the Port 13075 establish against the Production Host as we would expect to see which doesn't how any signs of a failure, server uncontactable etc. But the next test is the strange part.

2) If we enter the Test system Host name into the Login Dialog box it works as expected, again TCPView shows established connection to Test environment CORBA ports 13075. Nothing strange so far.

However the drop-down Server select box on the Login dialog box has both of the Production and Test server names available :? We are then able to login to Production or Test servers without problem.

I am extremely puzzled. We've not made any change to the configuration. To our knowledge the setup has never allowed the Server drop-down box to popular with more then one server name at a time. Each time we want to change environment we change the Host server name accordingly and then login. The environment are entirely independent and the CORBA servers.

Furthermore how is Production authenticating via Test. :cry:

Has anyone got any pointers?

/BreakFix
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New Control Resource

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:20:11 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:20:11 GMT
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its seems that controlm resources is stuck, how do we resolve this? i have defined resources as you said in previous, now job is in blue.

do we any utility to relase the resources from where it is stuck?
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Variable in Control-M

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:03:54 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:03:54 GMT
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Thank you. I was after the number of the week in the year but I guess I can use the same principle.
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:54:34 GMT

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:54:34 GMT
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Nope this isn't the issue..Issue is that sybase database is actually not getting started ---Database '%.*s' cannot be opened. An earlier attempt at recovery marked it 'suspect'. Check the SQL Server errorlog for information as to the cause. due to H/W error
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KSL for set variables

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:32:29 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:32:29 GMT
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I need to generate a report of variables defined to a job in my zOS environment. Does anyone have a KSL to do this or something similiar?
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:27:15 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:27:15 GMT
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Tracker process at agent (AT) reports job status back to Control-M server as soon as job is completed. Tracker process at server (TR) also polls all agents for job status. Since polling by TR occurs less frequently (I think default is every 15 minutes), it takes longer time for job status to be reflected back to server (and EM) therefore subsequent job post-processing will be delayed.

Make sure processes p_ctmag and p_ctmat are running at the agent using command ag_diag_comm (notice the few lines at the tail end).
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:50:20 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:50:20 GMT
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Hi suru81,

Try checking the port settings for Control-M Server as this error usually comes when the ports are not set accordingly, also check ports used by Control-M is in use by any other application or not.

You can check Port settings for Control-M in Parameter Customization menu in ctm_menu on Control-M Server, thanks.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Deleted conditions.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:18:44 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:18:44 GMT
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Thanks to all.
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Control-M Server is not getting Started!!

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:19:31 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:19:31 GMT
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After checking Start ALl via ctm_menu SQL Server is showing as running

CONTROL-M Manager Menu
-----------------------------

Select one of the following options:

1 - Check All

2 - Start All
3 - Start Database
4 - Start CONTROL-M/Server

5 - Stop All
6 - Stop Database
7 - Stop CONTROL-M/Server

q - Quit

Enter option number ---> []:1

-----------------------------

SQL Server is running.

CONTROL-M is not running.

-----------------------------

But Control-M server is not getting started as getting below error Database 'ctrlm620' cannot be opened. An earlier attempt at recovery marked it 'suspect'. Check the SQL Server errorlog for information as to the cause.�
Error: 926, Severity: 14, State: 1

Below is the error log :

00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.56 server During undo the timestamp to be assigned to a page is less than the current page timestamp. Page = 1305, object
id = 96000342, page timestamp = (0000 097a4e14), new page timestamp = (0000 097a4ad1).
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.56 server Error: 12546, Severity: 18, State: 1
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.56 server During undo the timestamp to be assigned to a page is less than the current page timestamp. Page = 1305, object
id = 96000342, page timestamp = (0000 097a4e14), new page timestamp = (0000 097a4ad1).
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.57 server Error: 12313, Severity: 21, State: 1
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.57 server Internal error: Insert into page id 1305 of index id 3 of table 'CMR_AJF' (id = 96000342) in database 'ctrlm620
' tried to replace undeleted RID (1089,6) at slot 12 and ridposn 3. Try dropping and recreating the index.
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.58 server Error: 3414, Severity: 21, State: 1
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.58 server Database 'ctrlm620' (dbid 4): Recovery failed. Check the SQL Server errorlog for further information as to the
cause.
00:00000:00001:2010/02/15 16:04:26.58 server Recovery has restored the value of 'local async prefetch limit' for '32K' pool in 'default data cache' from '80
' to 'DEFAULT'.

Please suggest
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Deleted conditions.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:37:30 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:37:30 GMT
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futre25,

Most of the sites I know use a daily job which executes the following command:

ctmcontb -DELETEFROM "*" %%DF %%DT
Where %%DF and %%DT are "from" and "to" dates in the format YYMM.

You can use for example this command from a OS prompt like:
ctmcontb -DELETEFROM "*" 0801 1216 to delete all conds older than 2 months.

As a general rule, every job should delete the IN conditions it needs, so you shouldnt have the problem.

If you forget a condition, there is no other risk than filling up the ctm database.
Any condition older than 1 year is autoamtically erased by the nex day procedure, unless you specify a specific parameter "Ignore New Day Conditions" via either ctmsys or ctm_menu.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:34:29 GMT
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CTMCONTB -deletefrom "*" mmdd mmdd

Deletes every condition between date 1 (mmdd) and date 2 (mmdd)

e.g. :
CTMCONTB -deletefrom "*" 0126 0205
Deleting * from 0126 to 0205
CONDITION: GC_PXS01001-PDB03004 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PAX01134-PAX01135 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PDB01364-PDB01365-pax01171 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PDB01433-34-PDB01845 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PDB10067-68-PDB10823 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PDM14018-PDM14019 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PMP02067-PMP02068 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PMU06001-PMU06003 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PMU07666-PMU06001 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PSP02346-PSP02347 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
CONDITION: PSV01015-PSV01005 ,DATE: 0205 deleted
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Variable in Control-M

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:29:04 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:29:04 GMT
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Joerg,

Do you mean the number of the week in the month ?
If so, there is no standard autodeit variable and you need to define a libmemsym which assigns the week number as follows:

%%WEEKNO_01=1
%%WEEKNO_02=1
..
%%WEEKNO_07=1
%%WEEKNO_08=2
..
%%WEEKNO_14=2
%%WEEKNO_15=3
..
%%WEEKNO_28=4
%%WEEKNO_29=5
%%WEEKNO_30=5
%%WEEKNO_31=5

This table is store in a file (E.G. /home/aevars/WEEKNO.sym), which is referred to in your job in the %%SET tag as follows:

%%LIBMEMSYM /home/aevars/WEEKNO.sym

Then, in your command, and using your example, specify the following:

KL-%%MONTH._%%WEEKNO_%%ODAY.._D%%$ODATE..gz

.. which today resolves as: KL-02_3_D20100216.gz

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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Looking for a tool that manages my agents

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:28:51 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:28:51 GMT
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not really what i'm lookin for that reply

I ment how can I manage my agents running on hundreds of servers in 1 central place and see the versions info of what the agent is on.
I need to know if they are on 6.1.03, 6.2.01 or 6.3.01 ?

Also do mass updates from lets say version 6.2.01 fixpacked to 6.3.01 fixpacked agents.
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Variable in Control-M

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:05:23 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:05:23 GMT
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I am fairly new to Control M and need to create a variable which resolves the working week.

i.e.

KL-%%MONTH._W07_D%%$ODATE..gz

The W07 needs to get automatically resolved.
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Deleted conditions.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:39 GMT

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:39 GMT
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There any command to delete conditions over 2 months ago.
What happens is that I have very old conditions have not been erased.

Thank you very much everybody.
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:41:59 GMT

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:41:59 GMT
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Parameter "Job children inside job object" is only for windows platform.
To check agent processes status you can use ag_diag_comm
You should also check control-m server name resolution at agent's host.

regards.

martin
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ctmpsm utility lists memnames upto only 17 characters

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:51 GMT

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:51 GMT
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in wich version ?
ctmtest2-ctmmi01 [20] ctmpsm -LISTALL MEMNAME

ORDERID JOBNAME TYPE ODATE STATE STATUS MEMNAME
-------- ----------------- ---- -------- -------- ------ -----------
000001ve CTM-DAILY-MAIN JOB 20100215 Wait Tim admctmpreday
000001vf CTM-DAILY-SCAN JOB 20100215 Submitte OK admctmresscan
000001vg TEST-MAIN JOB 20100215 Wait Con admctmresscanadmctmresscan
ctmtest2-ctmmi01 [21]

regards
philmalmaison
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Looking for a tool that manages my agents

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:09 GMT

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
you can now that selecting NODEID from CMS_NODID from the Control-M server
but for mass update, depending about what to change...

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:34:01 GMT
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Hi,

Is there a tool available that manages the agents so i can see the versions that I am running on Windows ?
I'm also looking for a way to update them in mass rollout scenario's ?

We are using a Windows Clustered environment where not all things are done within the standard Control-M Configuration Managment tool provided.

Greetz
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Control-M 6.4.01 and SIM integration

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:10:03 GMT

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:10:03 GMT
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Dear,

This is to inform u that BMCImpactCellID parameter is set automatically in version 6.4.03
We can see this parameter in CCM when we apply fix pack 3.

Thanks
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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:59:38 GMT

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:59:38 GMT
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Maurizog,
You are entitled to disagree, but think about what you are suggesting - to create a condition that reflects something that isn't true. In relation to maintenance it can be confusing.
And what happens if another job is dependent on the first job succeeding - if you've created an -OK condition on failure how can you do that unless you have a good set of strict standards, as I have suggested. There are other ways to do it but they are even more confusing.
Remember - any method that follows set standards is better and makes your system easier to maintain, especially for the person that comes into the job after you.
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Force

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:34:02 GMT

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:34:02 GMT
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Gopikkd,

Yes, you can make this action
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]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:24:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks Walty for the information.

Could u please tell me, How to force more than one job.
For Example, i need to force 4 jobs under crm_commission scheduling table with same odate. Can i use Ctrl key while selecting the jobs?

Waiting for your reply....
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Dynamic Filter

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:16:51 GMT

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:16:51 GMT
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Thanks philmalmaison...
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Dynamic Filter

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:11:56 GMT

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:11:56 GMT
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Hi,

What is Dynamic Filter?

What is the use of Dynamic Filter option in Control-M/EM 6.3?

Thanks in advance....
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:37:47 GMT

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:37:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
All,

Thaks for the replies..

baralem---Had set the windows agents to "Job children inside job object" and set its value to N--yet to test the results.--where can I set this for Linux agents?

LordOfAfford--the folder is always empty -I checked in few intervals if it being filles.

gglau--can you Please explain where can I find these settings and also how can this impact batch jobs?

Thanks
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Coding Shout

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:25:45 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:25:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thank you, I thought so, I just wanted to make sure that this user was using it incorrectlyu.
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ctmpsm utility lists memnames upto only 17 characters

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:36:51 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:36:51 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I am using ctmpsm utility and doing grep pn it with a pattern. But, it is not filtering the specified pattern as ctmpsm utility prints memnames only up to 17 characters where as memname is actually more than 17 characters.

does anybody have idea?
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Coding Shout

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:45:59 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:45:59 GMT
==========================================================================================
[quote]LATESUB time � The message is sent if the job is not submitted by the specified time, where time is in the format hhmm[/quote]

The format has never been changed.
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:40:28 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:40:28 GMT
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Make sure tracker process is running at the agent.
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system date change during an executing job

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:38:57 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:38:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
Have you tried the command to change system interactively that it does not wait for user input to complete?
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AFT Job - Windows to Mainframe with Variables

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:29:27 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:29:27 GMT
==========================================================================================
I am a simple guy, and simple is elegant.

Each AFT job can take 5 distinct file names/patterns. Using 3 AFT jobs can handle 12 files, with 2 entries left for later expansion.

Plain and simple, no script, no condition, no cyclic, no exclusive resource, no ...
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Reruning a job from inside another job

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:20:41 GMT

OEBS concurrent request scheduling using CTM much slower

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:52:08 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:52:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

The cause of the delay is that the OEBS module tries to verify every time before scheduling a request that the user with the responsibility has the rights to schedule this specific request. And the query performed takes too much time.

A workaround i used in this situation is to schedule the request through a shell script using CONCSUB.

BR
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Reruning a job from inside another job

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:20:52 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:20:52 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Is it possible to rerun a failed job from another job or command line?

Regards,
Hugo
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:04:37 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:04:37 GMT
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change TCP/IP Timeout and Tracker Polling Interval to the default values : 120

regards
philmalmaison
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system date change during an executing job

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:47 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:47 GMT
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you're oblige to have a specific controlm server to do that, and play with ctmudlst utility to setup userdaily ODAT... that allow you to load userdaily system even if ODAT is in the past or in the futur.

regards
philmalmaison
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Dynamic Filter

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:55:01 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:55:01 GMT
==========================================================================================
it's to dynamically filter your data in GUI, you can use it just before load AJF in GUI, and parameter the odat/datacenter/application/group as you want, to not load all data in GUI.

regards
philmalmaison
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how can be database mirroring rebuit after it is damaged?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:48:14 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:48:14 GMT
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stop the controlm server and controlm config agent (1 - 8 /9 du menu ctm_menu) just keep database online.
do similary action on failover.

on the primary on ctm_menu (option 4), initialize mirroring (option 2 of mirroring menu), follow the instructions , not forget to have database sa and owner passwords...

after that do a check mirroring (option 1 of mirroring menu), it should be enabled.

do a ctmpsm -LISTALL on both side to compare databases jobs information of failover server.

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:32:11 GMT
==========================================================================================
how can be database mirroring rebuilt after it is damaged?

can anybody explain a bit clearly?
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:10:24 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:10:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Go look in your installation folder for Control-M Server and look for the following folder installdrive:\CONTROL-M Server\Ctm_server\Status
If this is filled up with a few thousand files then there is your problem.
Delete all files older then 2 days, because the system only uses those ones of today. We actually scheduled a job for deleting all files older then 2 days under this folder so we don't run into that problem anymore.

Greetz
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]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:08:56 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi niras.
If agent is on windows, try the following:

1. Run the ctmwincfg utility
2. Chose option "Job children inside job object" and set its value to N
3. Restart the CONTROL-M/Agent after saving to make the changes take effect.

You can see problem description at BMC site, SolutionID SLN000000192921.

regards
martin
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Control-M BW jobs does not update correctly in Control-M

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:55:21 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:55:21 GMT
==========================================================================================
I spoke to BMC on Monday about similar issues, they are aware there is still a delay (which will be addressed in the next release) as you describe but I don't think it should be quite so servere. We usually see a delay of 1-3 minutes and this usually only affects our Mass Parallel and BW jobs. We are running 6.3.0.1.500 also.

I would raise it with BMC and see what they say, but also have your BASIS team check in SAP to see if there are any delays on their side.

Ross
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Dynamic Filter

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:43:42 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:43:42 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

What is Dynamic Filter?

What is the use of Dynamic Filter Option in Control-M/EM 6.3?

Thanks in advance...
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system date change during an executing job

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:47:52 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:47:52 GMT
==========================================================================================
(je pense qu'en fran�ais ce sera plus simple)

le probl�me n'est pas de remettre le job dans un �tat favorable a continuer la chaine mais entre dans un processus d'industrialisation d'installation applicative qui n�cessitent d'�tre � la date du jour sur des serveurs ou la TRA ont eux besoin de faire des simulation avec une date serveur dans le futur ou le pass�.

==================

the problem is not to put the job in a state favorable to continue the chain but enters a process of industrialization installation application that need to be at the time of day on servers or TRA need to have them make simulation with a time server in the future or the past.
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:49:07 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:49:07 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi phil,

i have windows agent 6.2 with FP2 and value of these parameters are 600,60 and 60 respectively. i think utility time out is required for control-m agent utilities that run back to server. no issue with this. However 14 and 15 can be mix but in which manner thats no idea. If you can give some idea its welcome.
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Control-M server and EM componets connection drops!!!

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:07:35 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:07:35 GMT
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SOLVED:

on my windows 2008 server where control-M is running,I added a higher IP address as my another IP than the existing IP.

i.e say my default IP is xx.xx.x.53

didnot work-----when I added xx.xx.x.50

WORKED--------when I added xx.xx.x.60
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All batch my jobs running for longgggggg time

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:01:37 GMT

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:01:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi All,

I have lot of batch jobs that stays in executing stage for long time.

Functionally,I can see the result of the job in few seconds but the job in Enterprise manager GUI sits in Executing stage on an average of about 8 minutes for almost all the batch jobs.The ENDED OK conditional jobs are delayed due to this .

Nature of batch jobs:

Run Database load and extract jobs
Run .exe's
Run FTP script etc..

we are using control-M 6.4
Please adivice..
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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:32:26 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:32:26 GMT
==========================================================================================
I fell that a better approach is to look for specific values in COMPSTAT. The majority of our jobs are coded to end NOTOK if anything other han zero is detected. However, we do have some jobs setup that take different actions based upon various values.

We also learned an interesting lesson a couple of months ago. COMPSTAT sometimes has a value that was set by the OS of the agent machine rather than the script that it was supposed to execute. I don't remember the exact details of what happened. I happened to show the value of COMPSTAT from one job to a UNIX administrator and he recognized the code immediatly.
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:19:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
I dont agree brownbag,
many different condition is not a better way to do.
In this case the job end NOTOK, so its RED and the following flow proceed: is clear that the red jobis ended wrong.
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how can I make daily and monthly jobs interdependent

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:05:05 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:05:05 GMT
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[quote]daily jobs (scheduled) and monthly jobs (scheduled again) be interdependent to each other. These jobs use the same code and I do not want to run daily job when its monthly counterpart is running and vise versa.[/quote]
I understand the question as a schedule problem:
the same job and code. One than run all days and the other only once a month. When there is one there isnt the other.
If this is the question you can work on the schedule panel excluding the month job day from the schedule of the daily job.
Or I've miss-understanding ?
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Coding Shout

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:41:09 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:41:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
I don't have a copy of that version of the product i only have 6.1.11
and it states:
LATESUB time � The message is sent if the job is not
submitted by the specified time, where time is in the format
hhmm or an *. If * is specified, the CONTROL-M monitor
uses the calculated DUE IN time of the job, as displayed in
the Zoom screen, to determine if the job was not submitted
on time.

Showing that time is actually the HH:MM. Any addtional help would be greatfull. If it has changed where 6.4 allows the verb TIME in the parm, please indicate that. Or point me to where I can get a copy of 6.4.

THank you.
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New Control Resource

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:15:17 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:15:17 GMT
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Thank You! I thought I had to define it first, then add it to the Control Resources of the job.

Your suggestion worked and my jobs are running as planned.

Thanks Again!
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:10:35 GMT
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ajomarquez,

The control resource are managed differently from the quantitative.

The quantitative resources are predefined with a maximum available quantity, and the jobs pick up their required amount in the pool as long as they are submitted, until no sufficent quantity is available for a new job to be submitted (blue)

The control resources are just dynamically allocated according to the specification in the job (S or E) as part of the job submission process. If a job requires a CTL resource which is already defined in the CTL resource table, then is might turn blue.

A resource might be defined either thru a previous job submission, either by a specific definition (what you did). In that case, both of your jobs are in conflict with the CTL you just defined.

To fix your pb, just delete the resource you defined (RBA=0).
You will immediately see a new line, with a RBA set to the orderid of the jb of yours which is running. The other one will stay blue until the first one finishes.

As a global rule, NEVER define CTL resource

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:54:58 GMT
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Yes. After I adde the control resource to the 2 jobs, neither one would run. They both went 'blue'.
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:53:36 GMT
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ajomarquez,

Should we understand the following:

1�) "I have added a new control resource, to ensure that 2 particular jobs do no run at the same time."
2�) "I edited the two jobs in the ajf to add the new control resource (exclusive), etc.."

Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:41:05 GMT
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I have added a new control resource, to ensure that 2 particular jobs do no run at the same time. I edited the two jobs in the ajf to add the new control resource (exclusive), but when the time paramaters of these jobs is met...they go blue and will not execute.

We are using v6.2 of EM. Is there something else I need to do before this control resource will work?
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End times on cyclical jobs not showing

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:00:10 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:00:10 GMT
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no
is it a from end or a from start cyclic jobs ?
and how many time it take ?

regards
philmalmaison
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system date change during an executing job

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:58:38 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:58:38 GMT
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hy,
do the following:
right the orderid somewhere, ansd then on controlm server do a p_36 <order_id>, it should give you the exact orderno concerned by the problem, then you can manually modify the CMR_AJF table of your controlm server by using the following sql command :
update CMR_AJF set STATE = '5', OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO = <orderno>

finish by doing a hold/free of the job ,it should then go NOK

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M BW jobs does not update correctly in Control-M

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:51:18 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:51:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
i think it's more a SAP queues AS managment problem, are you sure that SAP environment is define to do that ? submitting many jobs ?

you're problem doesn't look to be on Control-M side

regards
philmalmaison
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Coding Shout

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:50:45 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:50:45 GMT
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Version 6.4, CONTROL-M Parameters Guide, page 288
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Sysout error message table

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:46:17 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:46:17 GMT
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Control-M does not deal with the content of sysout. You need specific coding in individual job definition and/or script/executable to detect/interpret any errors within the sysout.
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:45:31 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:45:31 GMT
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sapteus2-controlm [1] su - ctmagent
Password:
sapteus2% ctmagcfg

Agent Configuration Utility

1) Agent-to-Server Port Number . . . : [7007]
2) Server-to-Agent Port Number . . . : [7996]
For items 3 and 4 do not use IP address
3) Primary CONTROL-M/Server Host . . : [sapteus2]
4) Authorized CONTROL-M/Server Hosts : [sapteus2]
5) Diagnostic Level. . . . . . . . . : [0]
6) Comm Trace. . . . . .(0-OFF|1-ON) : [0]
7) Advanced parameters

s) Save and Restart CONTROL-M/Agent Services
q) Quit

Please enter your choice:7

Agent Configuration Utility - advanced menu

1) Days To Retain Log Files. . . . . : [7]
2) Daily Log File Enabled. . . (Y|N): [Y]
3) Tracker Event Port. . . . . . . . : [7997]
4) Logical Agent Name. . . . . . . . : [sapteus2]
5) Persistent Connection . . . . . . : [N]
6) Allow Comm Init. . . . . . . . . : [Y]
7) Foreign Language Support. . . . . : []
8) Locale (LATIN-1 mode only) . . .. : []
9) Protocol Version. . . . . . . . . : [07]
10) AutoEdit Inline. . . . . . . (Y|N): [N]
11) Listen to Network Interface . . . : [*ANY]
12) CTMS Address Mode . . . . . (IP|) : []
13) Timeout for Agent utilities . . . : [120]
14) TCP/IP Timeout. . . . . . . . . . : [120]
15) Tracker Polling Interval. . . . . : [120]

r) Return to main menu

Please enter your choice:

13/14/15 parameters can be ajust, but the best way is to be in tha last fixpack server and agent do you ?

regards
philmalmaison
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Sysout error message table

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:02:51 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:02:51 GMT
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actually we need to get error message from sysout
like" sql execution failed"
this message is thrown out by the program which controlm executes
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Coding Shout

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:05:14 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:05:14 GMT
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I have looked at the manual, the manaul doesn't show the word TIME as a keyword that should be used, but I have seen the coding with and without the word TIME. I'm trying to find out if others are using the WORD time in the coding of the SHOUT.
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AFT Job - Windows to Mainframe with Variables

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:53:10 GMT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:53:10 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I just joined the forum and I'll explain what we do

Actually its 2 jobs who run cyclic with interval 0 and a filewatch trigger

You make a trigger that puts a startcondition for the first job.
The first job you run a command line to set 2 variables, one for the windows file name and 1 for the MVS name as it should become.
This can be done by launching a cmd/bat/vbs file to do the necessary naming.
Then you put a condition to the second job when this ends succesfully and when not succesfully you define DO STOP CYCLIC. The start condition should be erased so the jobs shuts down

The second job (AFT) starts from the in condition of the first job and there you define the variables in the source (folder\%%variable1) and destination (%%variable2) you created earlier.
Make the file transfer and put the start condition to the first job again and remove the in condition from the first job.
Then you put a condition to the first job when this ends succesfully and when not succesfully you define DO STOP CYCLIC.

Like this you have the 2 jobs looping cyclic untill the last file is processed and then job 1 has to shut down based on no input anymore. This is accomplished by the cmd/bat/vbs file exiting whit another code then when successfully and giving a DO OK ont that as well.

Make sure the 2 jobs have the same exclusive resource so they don't run together.

Schematic :

Filewatch trigger puts in condition -> in condition job 1 activated -> job 1 variables filled trough cmd/bat/vbs file handling (exit code 0, in condition job 2 activated), error (exit code 1 DO STOP CYCLIC job 1), no input files anymore (exit code x remove start condition job 1) -> start condition job 2 activated -> File Transfer based on variable names provided like %%variablex -> transfer complete (exit code 0), error (exit code x DO STOP CYCLIC job 2) -> in condition job 1 activated, in condition job 2 removed and the loop is complete

Exclusive resource in both jobs
Cyclic interval 0 in both jobs
Filewatch trigger to start job 1
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how can I make daily and monthly jobs interdependent

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:01:40 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:01:40 GMT
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I agree with midland13 that exclusive control resource can do the trick. It is the simplest way to guarantee multiple jobs not executing together. This is a Control-M feature therefore independent of agent platform.
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Coding Shout

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:55:29 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:55:29 GMT
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RTFM
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:23 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:23 GMT
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Hello,

I had exactly similar issue with my Control-M agent which is on Windows box. We have 12 cylical jobs that are triggering for evry 15 minutes. Every time i was getting the simialr alert that you have receving.

I have modified the submit time for 6 jobs (delayed by 30 sec) and it resolved my issues. Hopefully this will resolve your issue as well :D . If posibble please try to change the submit time for your jobs.

I guess this issue is because of high traffic between server and Agent, Since all the jobs are trying to update the staus back to Control-M server.

Thanks
Venkat
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Coding Shout

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:19:15 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:19:15 GMT
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When Coding a shout - LATESUB is the correct coding

LATESUB TIME HH:MM

or

LATESUB HH::MM

I've seen both codings and want to know what coding is actually correct.
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how can I make daily and monthly jobs interdependent

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:21:48 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:21:48 GMT
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You could use a quantitative resource on both the daily and the monthly job.
Tools>Quantitative Resources - create a resource and then add it to both
jobs on the resources tab. For example in the future you add a quarterly run in the future you can add the resource to that job, too.
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Control-M BW jobs does not update correctly in Control-M

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:52:42 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:52:42 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I thinks it's better to check with BMC about this issue.
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system date change during an executing job

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:59 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:59 GMT
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hi,

We have to change system date with a job but it hangs in executing.

It seems to make trouble with control-m Agent when we execute this script.

i've search through this forum and google and i've found nothing about...

Do you have some explanations or some tricks to fix this ?

Best regards.
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Archived ViewPoint

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:17:16 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:17:16 GMT
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Hi,

You can also use ctmsys utility in Control-M 6.2 Server for changing Archive dates for Logs and Sysouts.

Control-M Svr > ctmsys > Option 2 > Option 6 and 7.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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End times on cyclical jobs not showing

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:08:25 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:08:25 GMT
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Has anyone else out there experienced your end times not showing in the active tab on cyclical jobs in version 6.4?
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:41:09 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:41:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi All,

Can nay one help on this? i am still facing the problem continously and have tested different no. of jobs to check when this problem start.
The worst part is that BMC is still not bale to provide any solution for this problem.

Whenever large chunk of jobs starts TR mark the agent unavailable and it changes to available after some time and again same continues. No idea what is causing this?
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Archived ViewPoint

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:21:11 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:21:11 GMT
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Hi Cheli.
Increase MaxOldDay and MaxOldTotal using Configuration Manager => Tools => Control-m/EM System Parameters.

- Use the MaxOldDay parameter to set the number of days that old downloads (Archived Nets) are kept in the CONTROL-M/EM database.
- Use the MaxOldTotal parameter to set the number of old downloads that can be stored in the CONTROL-M/EM database.

After modifying MaxOldDay and MaxOldTotal you must restart all gateway components.

regards
Martin.
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Control-M BW jobs does not update correctly in Control-M

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:04:26 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:04:26 GMT
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Hi Walty,

Will need to look on how to get around on that. But I am not sure if this gives a hint of the issue, checking through dumps ther are TIME_OUT and comunication issues.

02:58:31 DIA 000 110 B_CONTROLM AB 0 Run-time error "TIME_OUT" occurred
02:58:32 DIA 000 110 B_CONTROLM AB 1 > Short dump "100209 025831 sapdpb4_PB4_04 B_CONTROLM " created

19:11:16 DIA 020 110 B_CONTROLM R4 9 Communication error, CPIC return code 020, SAP return code 223
19:11:16 DIA 020 110 B_CONTROLM R5 A > Conversation ID: 29556527
19:11:16 DIA 020 110 B_CONTROLM R6 4 > CPI-C function: CMSEND(SAP)

CPIC return codes (not SAP-specific)
CM_PRODUCT_SPECIFIC_ERROR 20

Gateway error codes
NI_READ_FAILED 223 Network read error

A CPIC function has failed. The conversation ID and CPIC function are
specified in the system log entries. Use the conversion ID to find more
detailed information about the error in the system log for the SAP
gateway.
Meaning of the SAP return codes:
1) Gateway errors:
221,,Error in CPIC-SS
222,,Storage bottleneck
223,,Network read error
224,,Network write error
225,,Invalid request
226,,No connection yet

There are also too many Control-m backgropund users we see via AL08/SM04. I am not sure if this contributes to investigating this.

Regards,
Jennah
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Archived ViewPoint

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:58:28 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:58:28 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all, Can somebody please tell me how to increase number of Archived ViewPoint. Currently I can only see last two days Archived Viewpoint. Thanks in advance.
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Control-M BW jobs does not update correctly in Control-M

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:58:27 GMT

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:58:27 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

http://webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/prodallversions.jsp?seqid=7407

you must have a valid user & password to access this url
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:41:54 GMT
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Hi Walty,

Can you give me the direct URL for that? This is my first time navigating through the site I' m sorry for that.

Regards,
Jennah
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:17:54 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Actualy version for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP is 6.3.01 Fix Pack 2

On BMC site see release Notes:

10-Sep-2009 Describes new features, corrected problems and installation of fix pack 2 for CONTROL-M/CM for SAP version 6.3.01 (PARMC.6.3.01.200).

You find this : Corrected problems
...
....
CAR00038804 Job completion time is longer after you have installed CONTROL-M/CMfor SAP 6.3.01 Fix Pack 1.
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:48:13 GMT
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Hello Walty,

Is this a known issue? Yes we are actually in that version 6.3.01.500. I am not sure how to get the FP version.
Have you encountered such issue? Can you point me to a reference site or document detailing that?

Thanks,
Jennah
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:30:37 GMT
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Hi,

If you use CONTROL-M/CM for SAP 6.3.01 with FP1 a performance degradation is noticed like:

- Jobs that are usually running a few seconds within SAP are taking now several minutes to update.
- Due to the time delay for system responses and long running times, jobs can't be completed with the available resources.

This problem does not happen with CONTROL-M/CM for SAP 6.3.01 without FP1
Recomandation: Apply FP2 or higher
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:12 GMT
==========================================================================================
Another bits of info:

Job log in SAP BW:

09.02.2010 11:17:59 Job started S 00 516
09.02.2010 11:17:59 Step 001 started (program RSPROCESS, variant &0000000142742, user ID ALEREMOTE) S 00 550

09.02.2010 11:18:00 Start process TRIGGER P_D_T_RE_PREOBJECT_212_START in run 4GRBMJKXEG8RYN519DU3NG8XU of chain P_D_M_RE_PREOBJECT_212 S RSPC 156

09.02.2010 11:18:00 Event RSPROCESS with parameter 4FH34YKSH9QTHS0A4YNVRIZ4E successfully triggered S RSMPC 90

09.02.2010 11:18:00 Job finished S 00 517

Job log ion Control-M:
Date Time Code Job Name Job Id ----- Message -----

09/02/10 09:00:41 UT5065 ORDERED JOB:435517; DAILY FORCED, ODATE 20100209
09/02/10 09:00:50 UT5402 FREED BY USER ctrlmprd
09/02/10 10:10:32 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Wait Condition
09/02/10 11:17:58 SL5208 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCE SERPBI QUANTITY 1 ALLOCATED
09/02/10 11:17:58 SL5105 SUBMITTED TO sapdpb4
09/02/10 11:18:10 TR5101 STARTED AT 20100209111758 ON sapdpb4
09/02/10 11:18:10 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing
09/02/10 11:32:14 TR5100 ENDED AT 20100209113214. OSCOMPSTAT 0. RUNCNT 1
09/02/10 11:32:14 TR5133 ENDED OK
09/02/10 11:32:14 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Analyzed
09/02/10 11:32:14 SL5214 QUANTITATIVE RESOURCES RELEASED
09/02/10 11:32:14 SL5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Post processed

It is obvious that the job started 11:17 both sides but ended in SAP at 11:18 while recognized by Control-M at 11:32

09/02/10 11:17:58 SL5105 SUBMITTED TO sapdpb4
09/02/10 11:18:10 TR5101 STARTED AT 20100209111758 ON sapdpb4
09/02/10 11:18:10 TR5120 JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing
09/02/10 11:32:14 TR5100 ENDED AT 20100209113214. OSCOMPSTAT 0. RUNCNT 1
09/02/10 11:32:14 TR5133 ENDED OK
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]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:17:01 GMT
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Hi Everyone,

We have this Control-M implementation for our process chains and infopackages and we have been running it for three days now. In the first run when everyting have been setup, we noticed that the process chains and infopackages complete in time in SAP BW backend system but has about 20 minutes to 4 hours delay update in the corresponding Control-M job. This is of course NOT ACCEPTABLE. :-(

We have a lot of tables dependent on the completion of another table or another group of job and just because there was a delay in Control-M everything becomes a mess. All dependent job gets delayed and it is horrible. The triggering of job via Control-M to SAP BW is OK no issues as the dates and time logs match but the end time is not! SAP completes for example in 1 minute but Control-M recognizes it at around 10 minutes or more. Why is this so? Would you have any idea? :-( They are running in Production now and we just went live so this is really embarrasing.

Regards,
jennah
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Job Run Count Report

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:35:52 GMT

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:35:52 GMT
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dc_namecode () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${dcname}
set nocount on
select DATA_CENTER from COMM
where
CODE = "${code}"
go
EOF
echo >> ${dcname}

}

ord_count () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${ord_count}
}

rerun_count () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${rerun_count}

}

purge_counts () {
if [ -s "$HOME/stats/countEM*" ]
then
find $HOME/stats/countEM* -mtime +6 -exec rm {} \;
fi
}

#
# Main
#
verif_config ;
purge_counts ;
total_run=0
h_trait=`date +'%H:%M:%S'`
liste_tables_jobs | while read line
do
echo "line : ${line}"
date_comm=`echo ${line} | awk '{ print substr($0, 2, 6)}'`
if [ "X${date_comm}" == "X${journee}" ]
then
code=`echo ${line} | awk '{ print substr($0, 8, 3)}'`
dcnamedate=`dc_namecode`
ord_counter=`ord_count`
rerun_counter=`rerun_count`
total_counter=`expr ${ord_counter} + ${rerun_counter}`
echo "date:${date_comm} code:${code} dc_name:${dcnamedate} orderid(ended):${ord_counter}\
nbre rerun:${rerun_counter} total run du DC: ${total_counter}" >> ${compte_de_jobs}
total_run=`expr ${total_run} + ${total_counter}`
fi
done
echo >> ${compte_de_jobs}
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How to User Log-In report.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:31:29 GMT

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:31:29 GMT
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SreeMahi,

You can setup the audit facility as documented in the Control-m/EM Admin Guide for 6.3.0 or Control-m Admin gGide for 6.4.0.

Basically, set up the EM system parameter "UserAuditOn" to 1, then adjust the UserAuditContext parameter according to your requirement.
Stop/restart your GUI Server once this is done.

From that point on, any login and action performed by any of you users against the control-m/EM online environment will be recorded in detail in the AUDIT_ACTIVITIES table of the EM database.

You can then make your own requests against that table. Though Im not very fond of the standard reporting facility, the manual mentions standard reports as being available thru the EM reporting Facility.

Is seems there is no automatic cleanup for audit records, which you have to delete using the erase_audit_data utility.

Good luck
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:07 GMT
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Hi,

How can we get User Log-in report.

My requirement is to get all the user's data with their last log-in report.

Please help to find out this.

Thanks in Advance
Mahi
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Not possible to run Scheduling Groups multiple times a day

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:58:33 GMT

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:58:33 GMT
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Hi all,

Thanks very much for your reply, it has helped us a lot.

Indeed, I managed to set up succesfully the deletions of the conditions.
Now, in the Enterprise Manager we still see an overlap in the conditions lines, but indeed Control M is waiting until the condition gets once again an 'Ended-Ok'.

Also, I tested the @HHMMSS and that gives indeed the timing of the order.
We are writing a script so we can add this unique identifier once we trigger all groups at the same time

Thanks again!!

Pieter
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]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:50:58 GMT
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That's why I am the proponent for using the naming convention JobA-TO-JobB as condition name over the simpler JobA-ENDED (or JobA-OK which I think is not a good choice at all). In my opinion, the benefit of independent conditions with IN and OUT jobnames outweigh the cost of higher maintenance. I am sure this can be a separate topic open for additional debates.
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Je doit r�aliser un audit control-m ... aide demand�e

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:14:14 GMT

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:14:14 GMT
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Bonjour,

Je suis actuellement en mission et je doit r�aliser un audit sur l'utilisation de l'outils pour mon client. J'ai une exp�rience de 5 ans sur control-m at je connais relativement bien l'outils.

Je n'ai actuellement jamais r�alis� d'audit, donc je me retrouve actuellement un peu perdu.

Normalement cet audit ne doit pas aller tr�s loin d'apr�s les maigres informations que j'ai pour le moment mais j'aimerai trouver des informations pour pr�parer cet audit que je doit mener courant de semaine prochaine (1 jour pour la premi�re phase) et mois prochain (1jour 2nde phase).

Le but serait de voir si mon client utilise "bien" l'outils.

merci par avance.
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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:49:14 GMT

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:49:14 GMT
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BE VERY CAREFUL how you do this.
- It is not a good practice never to just do an OK when a job fails so that you can run the next job.
- It is also not a good pratice to create a condition that makes it look like the job has succeeded (such as JOBA-OK when JOBA fails).

The above methods can affect other jobs that may depend on your job (or other jobs that you may add later that depend on your job).

It is better to have a standard where you create a condition JOBA-OK where JOBA succeeds and JOBA-NOTOK (or similar) when JOBA fails.

Then you can make a dependencies work how you need in the in-conditions of any subsequent jobs:
- Job dependent on JOBA-OK - runs when JOBA completes successfully.
- Job dependent on JOBA-NOTOK - runs when JOBA fails.
- Job dependent on JOBA-OK or JOBA-NOTOK - run when JOBA completes (whether successful or not).
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SOMEBODY KNOW about APS MANAGER Console ?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:22:36 GMT

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:22:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi

It's not true.
French resealler is JVL France
To all other countries you can join APS Enterprise on their site
Aps-ENTERprise.com

Regards
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Jobs on Mainframe (AS/400) from CONTROL-M UNIX EM/CTM

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:17:16 GMT

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:17:16 GMT
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Use the Control-M Agent for iSeries (AS400)
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]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:52 GMT
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AS/400 is not a mainframe.
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Not possible to run Scheduling Groups multiple times a day

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:52:39 GMT

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:52:39 GMT
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I think everyone is making this too difficult. The think gglau was close to the answer.

In our company nearly all of our jobs are cyclic. With cyclic jobs you need to be careful to cleanup conditions. "In" conditions need to be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed. This is simple if the in condition is only used by one job. That job uses the "In" condition deletes it in the "Out" conditions.

If the "In" condition is used by multiple independent jobs then it can require some creative solutions. I won't go into the detail explaining how I have done it unless someone needs me to.
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]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:24:25 GMT
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Nicolas,

Thank you for these informations very useful !
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]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:40:15 GMT
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Walty,

I didnt know P_36 worked both ways, but Im sure of what I say concerning ctmpsm.

Most of the controlm utilities which are orderid driven, such as ctmpsm, ctmkilljob and others - obvioulsly P_36 too - , normally use the orderid in alphanumeric format, like 019it.
Still, they accept the ORDERNO in decimal format, as found in the server database, provided is is enclosed in double quotes and preceeded by as asterisk.

In our case:
ctmpsm -updateajf 019it rerun

.. will have the same effect as:
ctmpsm -updateajf "*58997" rerun

Since we access the ordernos from the ajf, we must use the second format to generate the proper command.

To obtain the proper format, the request should look like:

select 'ctmpsm -updateajf"*' || ltrim(to_char(ORDERNO)) || '" rerun'
for Oracle format or
select 'ctmpsm -updateajf"*'+ltrim(str(ORDERNO)) || '" rerun'
for MS/SQL

Nicolas Mulot
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Error : Found son record without father record

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:46:06 GMT

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:46:06 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi ,

I got the error as mentioned in the subject, while tring to load a table from database to desktop.

The operation got failed. Any clues on what gone wrong??

Thanks,
Karthick.
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Not possible to run Scheduling Groups multiple times a day

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:01:03 GMT

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:01:03 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Good advices, but i add this comment about :
[list]ctmpsm -updateajf "*<orderno>" rerun[/list:u]
The ctmpsm utility use the <orderid> not the <orderno>

ctmpsm -UPDATEAJF <orderid> <HOLD|FREE|DELETE|UNDELETE|RERUN|CONFIRM|FORCEOK|STATISTICS|CONDADDIN <cond> <date> <AND|OR>|CONDADDOUT <cond> <date> <+|->|CONDDELIN <cond>|CONDDELOUT <cond>

To convert orderno to orderid use the <p_36> utility

orderno to orderid : p_36 "*<orderno>"
orderid to orderno : p_36 <orderid>
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]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:00 GMT
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PeeWee,

I understand when you write "trigger" you mean "order".

Is the production requirement to order twice your application or to run it twice ?

If you have to order them several times, I dont seen any easy way to achieve that.
Gglau's suggestions are the good ones. It is always highly recommended to have all jobs and SGs suppressing the conditons they require as IN parameter.
I tried to implement some kind of solution using an order user exit 101, just to observe that the multiple occurrence fields, like IN and OUT where
not passed to the exit, so forget it.

If you HAVE to re-order you SGs, forget that post

If you can address your production requirements by rerunning your SGs, then you can do it using a method which was more or less explained in a recent topic on
that forum.

Basically, the idea is to be able to identify all the jobs involved in your application.
If for example, the common Id is the APPLIC name, then, all your objetcs will match the following:

select ORDERNO from CMR_AJF where APPLIC'your_applic' and ODATE='today'

.. and all your jobs will match the following:

select ORDERNO from CMR_AJF where APPLIC='your_applic' and ODATE='today' and TASKTYPE !='G'

Using such a request, you can build a sequence of commands like this:

ctmpsm -updateajf "*<orderno>" rerun.

Another request, based on the same criteria can identify those conditons used by any of your jobs and set by at least one of your jobs

select CONDNAME, ODATE
from CMR_CON_J
where ROWTYPE='I' -- IN conditions
and ORDERNO in ( -- used by
select ORDERNO from CMR_AJF where APPLIC='your_applic' -- the jobs of your_applic
)
and CONDNAME in ( -- and
select CONDNAME from CMR_CON_J where ROWTYPE in ('O','D') and OP='+' -- added thru OUT + or DOCOND +
and ORDERNO in ( -- by job(s)
select ORDERNO from CMR_AJF where APPLIC='your_applic' -- of your_application
)
)
This request can be used to build a list of ctmcontb -delete

Include both requests in a script, send output of both requests to 2 scripts (delete_conds_in_appli.bat, rerun_jobs_in_appli.bat) and call them dynamically.

The global script can be part of your appli, and triggered by a manual condition, or rerun by the operator etc..
The conditions must be deleted before the jobs are rerun.

Finally, consider the CTM_GROUP_RECHECK parameter in the controlm server config.dat, so the jobs in dependant SG are rerun in the proper sequence.

All of the above adress the controlm database in query only mode (no direct update) and relies on standard utilities (ctmpsm, ctmcontb)

Forget about rerunning the new day proc. It will not address your need and is highly NOT recommended.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:37:07 GMT
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I can think of two solutions:

1) Jobs and Scheduling Groups should delete their own IN conditions when they are completed. When the jobs/groups are ordered again (or simply rerun), conditions will not be pre-existing. This is a best practice any way.

2) Add @HHMMSS to the end of each IN and OUT conditions. @HHMMSS will be translated to the time stamp when the jobs are ordered. With that, you have to make sure all jobs/scheduling groups linking together are ordered within the same command so that they take the exact same time stamp.
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]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:54:00 GMT
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Hi all,

I have a schedule with 12 different Scheduling Groups with dependencies between them.

When I want to trigger them again a second time on the same day, the conditions overlap eachother as the schedule has run already once the same day and the name of the condition field is the same.

With the jobs we can prevent this by adding conditions with an auto-edit variable %%GROUP_ORDID. (Although this is then only possible within the same Scheduling Group).

For the conditions of the Group Scheduling field however we are not so lucky and I cant find a suitable variable.

We tried to create a suitable User-Defined Variable, but it turns out that variables that are User-Defined can not be user in Conditions.

Surely we cant be the first one that tries to do this?
Does anyone have an idea how to go around this?

Is it maybe possible to re-start the New Daily User Procedure so we dont have to worry about these settings....

Thanks very much,

Pieter
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Statistics on EM

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:04:59 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:04:59 GMT
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look at the controlm server parameter maybe it is set to STATISTICS N
otherwise do you do the stats cleanup during the new day procedure or not ?
if not, what are the parameters of the config.dat
ex :
STATISTICS_CLEANUP_IN_NEWDAY N
RUNINF_PURGE_LIMIT 10

regards
philmalmaison
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SOMEBODY KNOW about APS MANAGER Console ?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:44 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:44 GMT
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you must call INOVELIA (Franck Yot) it's sells by them for APS, and they should give you a trial version and help you to install it.

regards
philmalmaison
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Semaphore management

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:56:41 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:56:41 GMT
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did you pass the initial checkreq ?
where you ok with preinstall oracle sacnning this kind of problem beetween installation?

isn't it an ulimit problem on your controlm user

anyway you have to adjust ulimit parameters and /etc/system if solaris

regards
philmalmaison
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Alerts fall GCS

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:52:32 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:52:32 GMT
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Hy,
you're probably in 6.3, from this version alerts concerning Controlm/EM components are displayed in the Controlm Configuration Manager menu as xalerts tools.
All alerts concerning Controlm/eM infra. are in the CCM xalaerts.

regards
Philmalmaison
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]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:56:24 GMT
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Hi,

How can I monitor in the alerts of the Control-M the fall of GCS service.
When the service GCS falls, I see not alert of the fall.

Thanks to all.
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Semaphore management

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:02:49 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:02:49 GMT
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I have the exact same issue, also on 6.3.1, Solaris 10, Oracle, etc and an open case with BMC on the topic. No firm resolution yet.

We have noticed that the number of semaphores used by the ctlm role seems to grow by 1 per day. The semaphore appears to be created by the CA process. clean_semaphores will resolve this.

There is a default limit of 120 semaphores per user [ or "project" to use a Solaris term] so you will start receiving error messages at that point. This limit can be increased by the system administrator if you are looking for a short term work-around. Doesn't help you much I know ...

Perhaps others have had a similar experience ?
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auditing

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:54:11 GMT

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:54:11 GMT
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Which of the big four auditing (accounting) firms is the best to work for and why? I am currently in high school and am aspiring to be an accountant. I am looking to get a CA (Chartered Accounting) bursary from one of the big four auditing firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG). I am looking for aspects such as enjoyment at working there and salary comparison.
__________________________________
market samurai ~ marketsamurai ~ marketsamurai.com
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SOMEBODY KNOW about APS MANAGER Console ?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:20:38 GMT

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:20:38 GMT
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Hi

I'm looking for a web client to access to all jobs status from Enterprise Manager.

I already tested CTM Webaccess unsuccessfully.

Anybody knew about APS Manager Console.
It seems what I need, but there is somebody having expriences on it ?

Thanks
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Control-M 6.4.01 and SIM integration

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:24:58 GMT

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:24:58 GMT
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Hi,

I think there is confusion between these 2 products

- BMC Impact Manager
- BMC Batch Impact Manager

For BMC Impact Manager if you are on unix OS look on your :
<install_dir>/Impact/server/etc with the name <mcell.dir>
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Statistics on EM

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:07 GMT

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:07 GMT
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Hi
We are using control-M/EM 6.4 version, our problem is that we don't view statistics from one of two (the second in list) ControlM server.

Statistics are generated on ControlM server, and we can see with ctmruninf, but on EM are stopped on 2009/12/10

We don't have any error message.
it seems that the statistics file on server not append on statistics file on EM

Ideas?
thanks and regards
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Jobs on Mainframe (AS/400) from CONTROL-M UNIX EM/CTM

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:40 GMT

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:40 GMT
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Hi All,

What do all i need to run my jobs on a Mainframe System like (AS/400) from my EM/CTM running on UNIX.

what all things i need to ensure before i actually start with integration.

any and all inputs from anyone ...Welcomed...

Thanks & Regards,

VIjay Dogra
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Control-M 6.4.01 and SIM integration

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:06:30 GMT

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:06:30 GMT
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Hi I m not able to find this parameter in Configuration manager.i have performed all the steps given in BIM admin guide.but still i cant see any event reaching SIM...

Please suggest
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Adding contents of a file to the Body of DO MAIL

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:30:09 GMT

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:30:09 GMT
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Thanks all for the replies. I am currently running into the problem that mail originating from this server is getting rejected as spam because the return address defaults to the user@server domain. I know this can be changed in sendmail configuration file but I am not a linux expert nor do I have the required permissions on the server to make the change. The process to get this changed has been dreadfully slow and I was looking for an alternative way of sending the log contents. The log is a very small test file less than 3kb. My customer did not like receiving it as an attachment.

Another question: Can a text string be saved as an auto edit variable? I tried but was getting errors.

ctmvar -ACTION SET -VAR "%%\group\new_var" -VAREXPR "`cat log`"

ctmvar: symbol lookup error: ctmvar: undefined symbol: AG_UTIL_main_dynamic
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]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:11 GMT
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As Nicolas said, you can only attach job's SYSOUT using DO MAIL.
If you need to send a different log file (not sysout) generated inside the job, the easiest way is using Linux OS tools:
cat $LOGFILE | mailx -s "Job XX log" email@xxxxx.com

regards
martin
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]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:58:13 GMT
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jstarkw,

What kind of log are you talking about?

Since 6.4.0, you can attach the sysout of the job to a mail.

You can as well process the controlm job log (CMR_IOALOG) by an SQL request runnable as part of a %%POSTCMD, in which case the result of the request will be part of the job's sysout.

I can provide additional guidelines if this could address your need
Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Maxwait ignored for jobs in Scheduling Groups?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:05:09 GMT

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:05:09 GMT
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Agreed with Nicolas.

Faced with that problem too, operator put jobs into scheduling groups, set job's MaxWait parameters to "1", but he didn't set Maxwait for scheduling groups. Maxwait field in scheduling groups overrides the job's maxwait, so all jobs, when ordered into AJF, suddenly get MaxWait "0". :(

The solution is, like Nicolas said: put Maxwait parameter to "1" into scheduling groups tag.
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]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:16:04 GMT
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rb26vl,

Is it the first time you use Scheduling Groups ? Have you noticed the problem before version 6.4.0?

The maxwait for SG jobs is different from standard jobs.

The retention is managed by the MAXWAIT of the group itself. If the MAXWAIT of the SG is lower than the maxwait of its jobs, the group will be removed when the MAXWAIT has been reached, whichever the maxwait of the job definition can be, and all the jobs will of course be removed.

The MAXWAIT of the group is the value of the MAXWAIT specified in the group�s last Sheduling Tags which can be used to order the SG.
After some tests I have made, it seem that the eventual MAXWAIT of the job on the AJF is a combination of the jobs�s maxwait and the maxwait of the Scheduling Tag which has been used to make the decision of ordering the job.
It depends as well wether the group is ordered or forced. If the group is forced, every job keep its own maxwait, while if the group is ordered, the jobs inherits the combination mentioned above.

As you can see, it is quite complex and I never found any documentation about that issue, so be simple: if you intent to specify the same value for all of the SG�s jobs, �1� in your example, just specify MAXWAIT 1 in all the tags of your SG.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:51:40 GMT
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I noticed some jobs disappearing from a schedule after the new day procedure even though I'd set the Maxwait to 1 on all the jobs. After further investigation the jobs which are being purged are all jobs within Scheduling Groups.

When viewing the job properties in the AJF in EM, the Maxwait field is blank for only jobs within Scheduling Groups, but its present when viewing the job definitions through the Table Manager (yes they're uploaded also).

Has anyone come across this? Is this a known bug in FP1 fixed in FP2?

Running Control-M 6.4.01 (FP1) on Windows Server 2003.
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Control-m/Task

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:08:00 GMT

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:08:00 GMT
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Thanks for the help.
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Semaphore management

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:23:41 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:23:41 GMT
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Thank you for the response. I'm running EM 6.3.01.500 on Solaris 10, Oracle 10.2. I opened a ticket with BMC but they didn't really help. Had me run clean_sem which allowed me to discover an agent but I'm looking for a more permanent fix that doesn't require shutting down the server.
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Agent status unavailable

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:06 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:06 GMT
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What version of Control-M are you running? Have you opened a case with BMC.

I have seen similar issues at the agent and server level.

According to the logs I have sent to BMC on agents becoming unavailable the most frequent reason was a network interruption.

The second most common cause if running Control-M 6.3.01 is software bug, CAR00039283 -"The process of detecting and updating a CONTROL-M/Agent's availability status might hang, if an Agent returns a communication time out."

The third cause if running persistent connection on Windows and running many jobs can come from a Windows security patch which we have experienced. The Windows security patch interpreted the jobs running which were holding network slots as a denial of service and Windows began shutting down network slots.

If you set your agent to level diagnostics you will be able to obtain more information for BMC and your Control-M administrator to work with. On the Control-M server side you may also need to place the NS process in level 4 also.
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Semaphore management

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:43:57 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:43:57 GMT
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What version of Control-M are you running and on what plaform?

We have had issues with semaphores for Control-M 6.3 and have had to run clean_sem. Typically this has only occurred when other issues were affecting Control-M.

I would suggest opening a case with BMC then working with your server administrator to valid that the server is setup correctly.
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Control-m/Task

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:38:56 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:38:56 GMT
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Control-M task can be referencing the BMC concept of Control-M task based licensing which we use. Under those terms a task is a unique Control-M job which is scheduled to run on one or many machines.
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Control Shell option on my Config manager

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:23:24 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:23:24 GMT
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it should be a client fix pack plugin version ?
regards
philmalmaison
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Help about using conditions

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:37:28 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:37:28 GMT
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eche1984

Another (elegant?) way is to use Scheduling Groups:
Just specify "Adjust Condition" at the Scheduling Group level.
Specify as well "CTM_GROUP_ADJUST_DUMMY Y" in the control-m server config.dat file.

With these two specs, you just define your jobs with there own schedule, define the required links between jobs without bothering the schedules.
As an effect, the jobs will be ordered as normal when they have to, depending on their own individual scheduling parameters, and will be ordered as dummy jobs when they should not be ordered, and the links will be resolved naturally every day.

An advantage is that you AJF will be sized with a nominal amount of job everyday, and will not risk to explode at the end of the year.

An inconvenient is that the jobs which are ordered Dummy are not easilly identified as such, which might confuse the operators.
Using some tricks, you can however identify them.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:57:57 GMT
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Another way to go about this would be for JOB B to have a REQUIRED predecessor of JOB A and a CONDITIONAL (or MAYBE) predecessor of JOB C.
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Control Shell option on my Config manager

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:08:50 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:08:50 GMT
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Got it.... I was clicked on an agent and not on the server
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No alerts in GAS for failed jobs

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:01:21 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:01:21 GMT
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have a look to the option of the config.dat of the server, and to the alertonabend controlm/em parameter.

regards
philmalmaison
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Control Shell option on my Config manager

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:59:25 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:59:25 GMT
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wich control-m/em version on wich system, are all necessary plugins installed ?

regards
philmalmaison
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Gateway disconnect

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:08 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:08 GMT
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should you just stopping/starting Configuration agent of your controlm server ?

regards
philmalmaison
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Adding contents of a file to the Body of DO MAIL

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:48 GMT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:48 GMT
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I don't know how you can do that dorectly from CONTROL-M (it is not possible, I think), but you can do that using reporting tools utilities together with CONTROL-M. For example, look for ChristianSteven Software and their tools for automate reports distributing. Their tools can do exactly what you want. Also, you can use CSS from command line prompt, so, no problem with integrating CSS reporting scheduling into CONTROL-M workflow. That way you can do exactly what you want.
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]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:49:05 GMT
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Is it possible to put he contents of a short log file into the body of a DOMAIL? The recipient does not want an attachment. Log file is generated on a linux server. I am using versiob 6.4 for windows with msql2005.
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how can I make daily and monthly jobs interdependent

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:14:07 GMT

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:14:07 GMT
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Sandeep5,
There are a couple different ways to do this.
1)Make your daily job a conditional predecessor to your monthly job. The downside is that the daily job must run before the monthly job can run.

2)Add a CONTROL state to each and make it exclusive. For example-
DAYMONTH E. This will prevent them from running with each other.

Hope this helps,
midland13
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Gateway disconnect

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:46:47 GMT

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:46:47 GMT
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Hi there,

In configuration manager one of my production gateway connection showing disconnected but it is up state.we are using Secure Socket Layer communication with all Enterprise Manager components. Controlm EM/Controlm server/Configuration manager running on the same box.

This is happen when SSL certificate is expired on the Active directory Ldap. once certificate expires users not able to login to any of controlm tools and gave error message 'LDAP Directory server could not be connected'.

once certificate renew and applyed on active direcotry then users able to login all controlm tools, no issues. but i noticed gateway for production says disconnected.

not able to find any resource how to resolve this. ANY HELP IS greatly APPRECIATED.

thank you,
DONICA.
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how can I make daily and monthly jobs interdependent

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:27:42 GMT

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:27:42 GMT
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Hi,

Could you please let me know that is it possible using CONTROL-M scheduler that my daily jobs (scheduled) and monthly jobs (scheduled again) be interdependent to each other. These jobs use the same code and I do not want to run daily job when its monthly counterpart is running and vise versa. These jobs run on Unix platform

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks

Sandeep
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Control Shell option on my Config manager

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:14:04 GMT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:14:04 GMT
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Why isn't my Control Shell option on my Config manager available?

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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:56:09 GMT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:56:09 GMT
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Another option would be to code it as follows:

ON Statement Stmt=* Code=NOTOK
DO OK

This would just mark the job as ending OK no matter how the actual execution of the task ended it would be set to an OK state.
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Best procedure to do AFT with PGP encryption???

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:44:22 GMT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:44:22 GMT
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I currently use the scripting utility in IPSwitch WS_FTP Pro and setting the account to use OpenPGP. The script will transfer the file and encrypt by using only one job through a command line. If you would like to use this let me know and I will provide some sample code.

I have installed AFT 6.4.01 and will be attempting to switch so that I can make use of the other feathers af the AFT such as File Watching, etc.
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No alerts in GAS for failed jobs

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:05 GMT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:05 GMT
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Yes, I removed all filters.

I think there is a bigger issue now as global conditions from this server are not picked up also, so I will have to run some diagnostics. I am resisting temptation to just bounce the server as I would like to find the root cause.
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Doubt on Global variable

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:55:36 GMT

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:55:36 GMT
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Thanks phil,

We have a requirement where we have to define an array of variables say for example GLB_JOB_STATUS[1..100], so for example we have 8 jobs running the variables will be used like GLB_JOB_STATUS[1], GLB_JOB_STATUS[2], GLB_JOB_STATUS[3],��,GLB_JOB_STATUS[8] for each jobs, now suppose 2 more jobs are submitted we will have variables as GLB_JOB_STATUS[9] and GLB_JOB_STATUS[10]�.
So based on your response I am assuming Control-M supports this.
I hope you are able to understand it, can you confirm this again??
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Control-m/Task

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:18:52 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:18:52 GMT
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Hi all,

I am little confuse with the control-m/task concept.
Can someone explain me what is control-m/task? It is a module?
I cannot find any manual for control-m/task so i assume that is only a name but i would like to know what is the difference between the task and the enterprise one.

Many thanks.
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No alerts in GAS for failed jobs

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:07:10 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:07:10 GMT
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Did you look at the top of the Alerts window to make sure you don't have a filter set that would cause them to not display?
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]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:20:23 GMT
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Hi,

I've been working with the implementation of a new Control-M Server, and alerts for failed messages are not showing up on the global alerts window. It was working, i resumed some testing today and now no failure alerts are appearing. I'm still getting alerts for job failures on the other servers attached to the EM.

Any ideas how i can find the point of failure? What can I check to find out if messages are being sent to the GAS? I would think that it's server-end as alerts from other servers are being raised, but I'm not sure what to check. All the Server services are running correctly.

Thanks
Ross
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Semaphore management

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:19:58 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:19:58 GMT
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Receive an 'Internal Error' when trying to discover a new agent. The log entry states 'Failed to create semaphore with key=xxxxxxxx errno=28 No space left on device'. After running clen_sem I'm able to discover the agent. The issue is having to stop the server to run the clean utility. Is anyone aware of a way to configure semaphore usage so a periodic outage isn't necessary? The times between running the clean seems to be shrinking.
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AFT Account Passwords

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:31:13 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:31:13 GMT
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For obvious reasons, password to get into remote FTP server is encrypted and not displayed anywhere. Password can be changed without knowing the old one, but there is no way to show it on screen.
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Best procedure to do AFT with PGP encryption???

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:27:01 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:27:01 GMT
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If you currently own AFT, go for AFT version 6.4.01 which supports PGP.
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Control-M server and EM componets connection drops!!!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:45:41 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:45:41 GMT
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Hi,

Issue:
I have control-M/server and control-m/ EM server components installed on the same machine.Yesterday ,as soon as I added another IP on the same NIC card,entire components (including remote agents) comminication was lost and server was down!!

Reason to add another IP:
We need this another IP to run another application on same machine.

Action taken:
we added the new IP to windows host config file and restarted the services which didnot solve the issue.
Had to remove this newly added IP to revert the changes and notice all services being up.

Question: How to maintain entire control-M communication even after adding a new IP to the NIC in my case.

Sorry if I confused people here and thanks for the replies!
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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:02:52 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:02:52 GMT
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thanks for the information
i'm new to controlm and dont know how to code
can you please explain more
what should i give in the statement tab
and in code tab
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Best procedure to do AFT with PGP encryption???

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:42:02 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:42:02 GMT
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i really think that it could be, test it, AFT can transfert file by ftp or sftp, but if your precmd encode your file, before, you just want to transfert a binary file by ftp...
so good work on it

regards
philmalmaison
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AFT Account Passwords

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:35:49 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:35:49 GMT
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all i kniow after intalling it :
http://www.control-musage.com/Uploads/philmalmaison/Projet Installation CCM AFT 6.3.01.100

regards
philmalmaison
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Doubt on Global variable

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:18:21 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:18:21 GMT
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yes you can use the autoedit variables setting utility.
ex : ctmvar �action SET �var �%%\TEST_VAR� -varexpr �intitul�
this variable should be use as a global because of the \

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:15:04 GMT
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Hi,

I think you need to create a script that invokes the utility <ctmvar> for each Global AutoEdit variable you want to set.
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Resource of CPU or Filesystem

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:13:05 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:13:05 GMT
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controlm server admin guide look at the 5 exemples of the ctmloadset utility.

regards
philmalmaison
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How to create job with NOT OK out condition

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:24:35 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:24:35 GMT
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Hi,

- Put in job definition (Steps Codes):

ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT != 0
DO COND RUN_NEXT_JOB ODAT +

or

ON STMT * CODE NOTOK
DO COND RUN_NEXT_JOB ODAT +

- Put the RUN_NEXT_JOB ODAT in the IN conditions panel to run the successors when needed.
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]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:22:37 GMT
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Hi,

in the step panel
on Statement Stmt= * Code= NOTOK
Do Condition Name= JOB-OK Date= ODAT Sign= +
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]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:47:11 GMT
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Hi All,

I need to create a job , if the job ended not ok then next job should trigger.Please help

Thanks
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Sysout error message table

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:49:22 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:49:22 GMT
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thanks a lot for the information
again I'm looking for a controlm database table so that i can write a procedure or something to load the error details into our error table
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Doubt on Global variable

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:49:04 GMT

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:49:04 GMT
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Hi Chaps,

Is it possible to define an array of global variables in control-M?
If yes then how?

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Nancy
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Best procedure to do AFT with PGP encryption???

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:39 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:39 GMT
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We have files that we must AFT with PGP encryption since those receiving the files will only accept PGP encryption. We have a script that will do the PGP encryption but I want to get ideas on the best procedure for handling this with Control-M Enterprise.

I'm confident I can manage this using multiple jobs but I'd like to find out if it is possible to do the PGP encryption within an AFT job alone. Would the %%PRECMD allow me to run the PGP encryption script and then FTP the encrypted file?

Any suggestions welcome.
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AFT Account Passwords

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:34:59 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:34:59 GMT
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We are in the process of implementing AFT jobs. Associated with each connection that you are going to use is an account that logs into an external FTP server. I'm trying to figure out if we need to keep a seperate list of the passwords associated the accounts or if AFT provides a facility that would allow you to display the passwords that have been defined.

Any insight would be appreciated.
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Resource of CPU or Filesystem

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:42:02 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:42:02 GMT
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Hi,

excuse me.

I'm looking at what you've indicated, but not do it.

I can set a practical example, please.

I thank you.
Thank you very much for everything
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]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:01:20 GMT
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have look on the following :
ctmloadset utility

it will explain all you need
(control-m server and admin guide)

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:27:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

but, how I define a resource, ie, that Name: is put to the CPU (%), Ram (MB), Hard Disk (GB), and Tape Drives (#)., and value max:.

Excuse me my ignorance.

Thanks the new.
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Control-M 6.4.01 and SIM integration

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:02:38 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:02:38 GMT
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the system parameter of BIM are in Control-M Configuration manager as Control-M/EM server / Forecast and so on .... in system parameter

regards
philmalmaison
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Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:33 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:33 GMT
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yes all that utilities are using xml format , but not draft one, i mean exportdeftable or ctmexdef ...

You can export all necessary jobs, change them , and import them, and finally upload them

regards
philmalmaison
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Resource of CPU or Filesystem

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:55:36 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:55:36 GMT
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1)
To ensure that a job is not submitted for execution before required resources are
available, you identify available resources to the system in CONTROL-M/EM (for
details, see Chapter 12, �Identifying data center resources available for CONTROL-M
use�), and then define the resources required by the job here in the Resources tab.
Resources can be of one of two types:
■ Quantitative Resources � these are resource definitions for which you specify in
CONTROL-M/EM an overall quantity available to the CONTROL-M, and the
amount required by the job in the Resource tab. Examples of quantitative resources
you might define are CPU (%), Ram (MB), Hard Disk (GB), and Tape Drives (#).
■ Control Resources � these are resource definitions for which you specify the type
of control the jobs needs (Exclusive or Shared). They are often used to represent
files or databases.
Use the buttons above the areas to add lines, delete, copy or move resources.
EXAMPLE
Quantitative Resource Usage
A job will use 56% of the processing capacity of the CPU, and 12 Gb of the hard disk.
■ In CONTROL-M/EM, choose Tools =>Quantitative Resources and define the following
quantitative resources and their total quantities in the CONTROL-M/Server (if not
already defined):
� CPU (%)
� Hard Disk (Gb)
■ In the Resources tab in the job editing form for the job, define the following resources and
their required usage values:
� A quantitative resource called CPU (%) with a required usage value of 56.
� A quantitative resource called Hard Disk with a required usage value of 12.

2)
if you're not using as a cyclic job the ctmagstat, this is a controlm server basic parameter

3)
always if you do nothing

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:17:14 GMT
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Hi.
I need to know how define a resource for a job may not run if there is not enough space in the filesystem or not enough (%) CPU free.

Where is defined in Control-M and how is defined in the job?

Also, I would like to know how long the log Permane a job in the SYSOUT (if set to Control-M), and how much time remains for a job aborted in Control-M?

Thanks to all.
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Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:18:58 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:18:58 GMT
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Hi Philmalmaison,

Thanks for the response, but all the tables are in drf format, I think to upload the tables using Script given below, we should have the tables in XML format?

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Protocol version between 6.3 control-m agent and 6.2 server

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:02:02 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:02:02 GMT
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ok
As a general rule of thumb, the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager version has to be greater or equal to the CONTROL-M/Server version, which in turn should to be greater or equal to the CONTROL-M/Agent version. (This only applies to the product version, not to the Fix pack version.)

The exception to this rule is the CONTROL-M/Agent. It is possible to run an environment where the CONTROL-M/Agent is a higher release than the CONTROL-M/Server provided that the Protocol Version the CONTROL-M/Server users to communicate with the CONTROL-M/Agent is correctly configured. You can find out more about Protocol Version in the CONTROL-M/Server Administrator Guide.

Examples:

For instance CONTROL-M/Agent 6.1.03, with Fix pack version 6.1.03.300 will be compatible with CONTROL-M/Server 6.1.03 with Fix pack 6.1.03.100. We only look at the product version here, which is 6.1.03.

CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.4.0.1 supports CONTROL-M/Server 6.3.01 (because it is a lesser version) with CONTROL-M/Agent 6.1.03.

CONTROL-M/Server 6.3.01 will support CONTROL-M/Agent 6.1.03 but CONTROL-M/Server 6.3.01 will not work under CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.2.01 because the version of CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager must always be at least the same or higher version as the CONTROL-M/Server.

Note: CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Fix packs levels should be the same on the client and the server. This means that if Fix pack 6.1.03.100 has been installed on the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Server, it also needs to be installed on the Windows client.

ITS ONLY TALKING ABOUT FIXPACK VERSION BEETWWEEN SERVER AND AGENT.

regards
philmalmaison
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How to Increase Archival No. of days.

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:54:14 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:54:14 GMT
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comfortable setting will depend of the number of datacenter in your EM, and of the number of jobs you're managing
you're allone to decide about it.

regards
philmalmaison
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Job Run Count Report

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:51:05 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:51:05 GMT
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first you must know wich are the actives tables in your EM
second you must sumitt it just before new day procedure
third i use the followings
liste_tables_jobs () {
tmp=/tmp/$$liste_tables_jobs$$
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF> ${tmp}
set nocount on
select name from sysobjects where name like "${date_code}"
go
EOF
cat ${tmp}
rm ${tmp}
}

dc_namecode () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${dcname}
}

ord_count () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${ord_count}
}

rerun_count () {
SQL -U${user} -P${pass} -b <<EOF>> ${rerun_count}
}

i shoud have the following result :
100126 CO 001 SAPPDT OD(Ended) 130 RERUN 2270 TOT_RUN_DC 2400
100126 CO 003 SAPP3F OD(Ended) 90 RERUN 331 TOT_RUN_DC 421
100126 CO 006 SAPDEV OD(Ended) 1286 RERUN 9170 TOT_RUN_DC 10456
100126 CO 015 SAPP3A OD(Ended) 826 RERUN 5616 TOT_RUN_DC 6442
100126 CO 017 SAPP3D OD(Ended) 201 RERUN 738 TOT_RUN_DC 939
100126 CO 018 SAPP3G OD(Ended) 577 RERUN 1416 TOT_RUN_DC 1993
100126 CO 032 SAPP3B OD(Ended) 7568 RERUN 30111 TOT_RUN_DC 37679
100126 CO 065 EDDDEV OD(Ended) 208 RERUN 6991 TOT_RUN_DC 7199
100126 CO 066 SVGP02 OD(Ended) 139 RERUN 296 TOT_RUN_DC 435
100126 CO 069 SVGP01 OD(Ended) 132 RERUN 540 TOT_RUN_DC 672
100126 CO 071 SAPPE1 OD(Ended) 176 RERUN 858 TOT_RUN_DC 1034
100126 CO 101 EDDPRD OD(Ended) 4818 RERUN 15919 TOT_RUN_DC 20737

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total run EM en date du 100126 a 03:50:15 : 90407
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

regards
philmalmaison
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Agent status unavailable

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:44:56 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:44:56 GMT
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hy,
use the debugg mode for the agent, logs will probably more reliable

regards
philmalmaison
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Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:42:36 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:42:36 GMT
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hy
you can mass upload table in command, what ever is your number version from the em with ecs cli.
So you just have to make the list tables to upload and then run it.
you can make a script like :
DATACEHNTER=<dadacenter>
for ctl in `cat ${listetables}.dat`
do
ecs cli -U <userem> -P <passem> -H <GUI> -TABLE_UPLOAD <DATACENTER> ${ctl} -BY_FORCE
done

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M 6.4.01 and SIM integration

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:40:12 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:40:12 GMT
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where can I find BMCImpactCellID system parameter????

I wan to update it so as it will contain the cellID of SIM cell to which all CTM event will be sent....

Please update me regarding this issue....
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Sysout error message table

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:29:55 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:29:55 GMT
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no no the error tables messages are in controlm server directorie:
look at ~/ctm<_server>/data/dbs_ag_msgtbl
and ~/ctm<_server>/data/dbs_msgtbl
you will find messages used by the agent and the server.
probably you can find the same tables in EM for EM purposes.

it look like this for the server :
4000 Order Validity Error
4001 A mandatory parameter (%s) is missing
4002 Invalid value for parameter %s
4003 NoDuplication is valid if InGroupOrderId is {group orderid}|LAST
4004 The specified table (%s) cannot be found
4005 The specified jobname (%s) cannot be found, or incorrect job SeqNo
4006 Date specified (%s) is illegal, or its format invalid yyyymmdd
4007 OdateOption cannot be RUN_DATE when Odate is set to the past
4008 None of the jobs can be submitted with the requested Odate
4009 Group entity cannot be ordered with the requested Odate
4010 InGroupOrderId should not be specified with regular table
4011 AutoEdit Var APPLGROUP valid if InGroupOrderId is {empty}|NEWG
4012 AutoEdit Var MEMLIB is invalid when ordering all jobs from a table
4020 The specified Order Id (%s) was not found
4021 CONTROL-M/Server is not ready to process such requests
4022 Internal Error occurred and the request failed
4023 The order request id (%s) was not found in CONTROL-M/Server
4024 CONTROL-M/Server received duplicate order request id
4025 CONTROL-M/Server received duplicate request
4026 Request did not complete due to an internal error or server shutdown
5000 CONTROL-M IS NOW INACTIVE
5001 FORCING %s OUT
5002 PROCESS %s IS RUNNING
5003 MAXRETRY REACHED FOR %s. SUPERVISOR IS SHUTTING DOWN
5004 RUNNING NEW DAY PROCEDURE

or like this for the agent :

0001 JOB %s (ORDERID %d) STARTED, OWNER %s
0002 JOB %s (ORDERID %d) ENDED OK
0003 JOB %s (ORDERID %d) ENDED NOTOK
0004 COMMUNICATION : START
0005 COMMUNICATION : STOP
0006 FAILED TO CREATE PROCESS : %s. ERROR: %s. (CHECK FILE ACCESS)
0007 SHOUT TO %s PERFORMED
0008 SHOUT TO %s FAILED
0009 %s
0010 CONTROL-M/Srv(%s) is not authorized to run jobs on this agent
0011 JOB LOG COPIED TO %s
0012 JOB LOG COPY TO %s FAILED
0013 JOB LOG MOVED TO %s
0014 JOB LOG MOVE TO %s FAILED
0015 JOB LOG RELEASED
0016 JOB LOG RELEASE FAILED
0017 JOB LOG DELETED
0018 JOB LOG DELETE FAILED

hope it help you
regards
philmalmaison
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how can i manually give Logon as a batch job rights to user?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:23:32 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:23:32 GMT
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yes ans this is only a windows problem

regards
philmalmaison
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EM Hung For No Reason

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:21:13 GMT

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:21:13 GMT
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probably naming service was hanging for some multiple possivle reason, restarting the host clean port connexion...

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:25:54 GMT
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Tried to Log into the EM and was clocked. Checked all the services and everything was up and started. Looked at all the logs, etc and there is no sign of anything being wrong. The SQL database was fine. No alerts, no errors. I restarted all the services, and still nothing. Sat at the login screen with the hourglass. I ended up rebooting the server and restarted the services and everything came back fine and running all day. Any Ideas?
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February 4 BMC Forum in D.C. at Ronald Reagan Building

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:32 GMT

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:32 GMT
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Register now to attend the BMC Forum happening at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, DC. Product, Services and Education experts will be available throughout the day at the BMC booth. Say hello to Jackie when you get there! :-D

http://email.accessbmc.com/?pin=DV70WLZK0QRWSX3&link=DYN0007348
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how can i manually give Logon as a batch job rights to user?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:21:59 GMT

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:21:59 GMT
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if ur agent is on windows platform then

Control Panel====>Admin Tools====>Local Security Policy\Local Policies\User Rights
Assignments and add the user to "Log on as a batch job" on the target
machine.

hope this would solver ur problem
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Sysout error message table

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:44:53 GMT

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:44:53 GMT
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The sysouts are typically stored in sysout directory in the install path of the agent as text files. i.e /home/ctm/agent/sysout
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Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:41:28 GMT

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:41:28 GMT
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Hi Samarth,

Yes this command line utulity is also available for Control-M 6.4

you can go through Control-M Enterprise Manager Utility guide for more info on this.

regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Sysout error message table

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:11:53 GMT

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:11:53 GMT
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Hi All,

I have a requirement to create a report on failed job and the cause for failure
Can you please let me know the table which holds the sysout error message like "Unable to connect to database"

Thanks!
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Statistical report

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:47 GMT

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:47 GMT
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Hi All,

I wanted to report the sysout error message like " Unable to connect to Oracle"
Pls let me know where the sysout details are stored
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Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:44:15 GMT

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:44:15 GMT
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is this option also works for Control-M 6.4?????
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Job Run Count Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:21:28 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:21:28 GMT
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dograv,

Sorry, the previous message has been corrupted and should have looked like this:

The controlm log is the richest source of data for your question.
You can SQL select the date and time of event, the id of the job, the message text etc...

If you want to check the absolute number of submission during a time frame, you can execute a request like this:

select count(*) from CMR_IOALOG
where LOGDATE+LOGTIME > '20100120090000'
and LOGDATE+LOGTIME < '20100120100000'
and MESSAGE like '%SUBMITTED%'

If you want to check the number of job orders submitted during the same time frame, you could use the following:

select count(distinct ORDERNO) from CMR_IOALOG
where LOGDATE+LOGTIME > '20100120090000'
and LOGDATE+LOGTIME < '20100120100000'
and MESSAGE like '%SUBMITTED%'

etc..
All of the above is MSSQL format.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Agent status unavailable

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:52:34 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:52:34 GMT
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Hi all!
Can anyone tells me in which cases an agent becomes unavailable? I mean, what are the reasons for which an agent becomes unavailable? We use persistent connection behind a firewall. If I've well understood, in this case the communication initiation is one way (from server to agent). Is this a reason why my agent suddenly becomes unavailable?
Thank you!
PS Am I right if, when I put persistent connection to yes, I put Allow_comm_init to no?
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Job Run Count Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:39:24 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:39:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
dograv,

The controlm log is the richest source of data for your question.
You can SQL select the date and time of event, the id of the job, the message tex etc...

If you want to check the absolute number of submission during a time frame, you can execute a request like this:

select count(*) from CMR_IOALOG
where LOGDATE+LOGTIME > '20100120090000'
and LOGDATE+LOGTIME <20100120100000> '20100120090000'
and LOGDATE+LOGTIME < '20100120100000
and MESSAGE like '%SUBMITTED%'

etc..

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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How to Increase Archival No. of days.

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:25:03 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:25:03 GMT
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Cheli,

Open the Control-m configuration Manager
Select Tools --> System Parameters --> Control-m/EM System Parameters.
Sort parms by name (its easier), and update MaxOldDay and MaxOldTotal.

maxOldDay specifies the max amount of networks maintained for a single production day.
MaxOldTotal specifies the max amount of networks maintained in the EM database.

Under normal circumstances, one network is created per day, as part of the newday procedure. So MaxOldDay=1, MaxOldTotal=7 should address your need.
Still, it might happen that several downloads are created, in case of communication interruption between ctm/Server and EM, or if you force a download (ctm_menu --> Troubleshooting --> force download).
A comfortable setting would then be MaxOldDay=2, MaxOldTotal=9

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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BMC CONTROL-M User Day, Johannseburg Tuesday 9 Feb, 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:21:54 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:21:54 GMT
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Thanks Derick. Looking forward to it. Hope we get to see you in action.
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Job Run Count Report

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:34:03 GMT

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:34:03 GMT
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I am looking for a report to determine number of jobs executed in my enviornment. i used Extreme Peak Usage report from reporting facility to generate detail of number of jobs executed in a CONTROL-M/Server. however; the numbers are confusing the number of job runs are more then the job definitions in a given enviornment. Job executions can be more then the definitions (cyclic jobs etc.)

So is it the only report and mechanism available if i want to know number of jobs runs in a given time frame for a given control-m/server.

id there any table where i can runa sql to extract this information..?
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How to Increase Archival No. of days.

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:38:21 GMT

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:38:21 GMT
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Hi All, I am new to CTM. All our existing jobs from Autosys are migrated to CTM and configuration is completed by vendor. But when I open Arichive folders in CTM Enterprise Manager, I see only last two days. I would like to increase it to 7 days. Can somebody tell me how to do it? Thanks in advance.
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Report Jobs

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:34:15 GMT

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:34:15 GMT
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hi futre25,

If you use Control-M/EM 6.3.01 or higher, you can run the sweep command for obsoletes jobs(page 517 in the Control-M utiliy guide 6.4.01).

Regards,
==========================================================================================

BMC CONTROL-M User Day, Johannseburg Tuesday 9 Feb, 2010

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:19:33 GMT

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:19:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
Attend a day-long session dedicated to CONTROL-M:

Venue:
Johannesburg Country Club, Cnr Woodlands & Lincoln Dr., Woodlands, Johannesburg

To Register:
http://msm-ctm-userday-johannesburg.accessbmc.com/welcome.aspx

Agenda:
09:00-09:30 Registration and Coffee
09:30-10:00 BMC CONTROL-M and IT Workload Automation in 2009
10:00-11:00 Problem notification is good, resolution is better
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:15 CONTROL-M for Databases Overview
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:15 Demo � New CONTROL-M Technologies in Action
14:15-14:30 Coffee Break
14:30-15:00 Roadmap � the future direction of BMC CONTROL-M
15:00-15:30 Open Forum/Closing

:D Derick
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Protocol version between 6.3 control-m agent and 6.2 server

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:14:48 GMT

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:14:48 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,

Refer to Knowledge base entry SLN000000192368. In some cases, for example to support specific versions of OS without upgrading the entire control-m environment, it is possible to simply upgrade one or a little number of control-m agents which hence are at a higher version than the server.

I dont know whether a specific fix is to be applied on the server to support protocol numbers which are not in the admin guide: the best in that situation is to contact BMC support. All I know is that such a situation does exist

Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:27:56 GMT
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in wich case or knowledge or documentation BMC write somethink like 6.3 agent with 6.2 server, i confirm they're not supporting that kind of infrastructure, only if the case is the result of a possible bug ?

regards
philmalmaison
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What is the latest version of Oracle Database

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:23:39 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:23:39 GMT
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doesn't change the tip minimum version should be 11 even if you have the licence in charge...

regards
philmalmaison
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Job cyclic every 30 seconds

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:20:46 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:20:46 GMT
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no i anderstand, but all cyclic jobs must be with from end parameter, in unix use the sleep command,more easy to parameter it as a command like : sleep 120
so i believe you're making charge statistics ...
regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:51:28 GMT
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futre25

This is a strange request. I hardly imagine a practical application, but you should do.

There is basically no possibility to determine a cyclic interval lower than 1 minute by simple job parameter.

In the past, I worked on that kind of question, and the solution was to play with the NEXTTIME field of the AJF.
As you know, it is not really recommended to update the ctm database by other means than the software functions.

I ran some tests today, attempting to adapt that field by running a shout to program, the script performing the SQL update based on the orderid

The only result I got was a total freeze of the job, the controlm server, and the SQL server itself.

My conclusion is that you'd better control your cycles by your own script rather than screwin controlm

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
==========================================================================================

What is the latest version of Oracle Database

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:10:39 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:10:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
Keep in mind that BMC will no longer provide Oracle as a database starting with version 7.0. You will need to buy a seperate Oracle license and use an existing Oracle database.
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Shout to Program

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:01:28 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:01:28 GMT
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creaseypaul,

What you need and does not exist, create it.

You can develop a routine which scans the entire list of job def, and insert for any object (either job or SG) a %%DESC local variable which contain all or part of the DESCRIPTION field. Check for length compatibility between description and AutoEdit value.

The method used depends on your skills:
You can perl against an expordeftable output or a ctmexdef output
You can SQL against the EM database
You can SQL against the ctm database
..others ..

Be careful however. I bitterly experienced that AutoEdit variable abuse can lead to considerable performance degradation. I have to admit I exagerated.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:10 GMT
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Does anybody know a variable that can be used to pass the job description as part of the shout, like %%DESCRIPTION (that doesn't work!)
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What is the latest version of Oracle Database

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:24 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:24 GMT
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For 6.4 it is Oracle 11. For 6.3 it is 10.2. You should check the compatibility matrix at BMC's documentation site.
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Protocol version between 6.3 control-m agent and 6.2 server

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:01:17 GMT
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thnaks woddy i think so it shld be 06 as server can not take value more then 06 while server, agent shld retain same protocol version
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Status of jobs ran today.

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:54 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:54 GMT
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Hi,

You can use Database Posters of Control-M different versions to fetch these information from Control-M database using your automated scripts, you can get information on the table repository using below link:-

http://www.scheduler-usage.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=49

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Protocol version between 6.3 control-m agent and 6.2 server

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:01 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:01 GMT
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We have Communication Protocol Version set to 06 with ctm 6.2 server and 6.3 agent for AS400. That works for us.
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]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:52:25 GMT
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Default Port numbers for agent 6.2 and Server 6.3 communication is specified below:-

Agent-to-Server Port Number
Listening port in the Server computer that receives data this Agent. The value specified must match the value assigned to the Agent-to-Server Port Number parameter on the Server. Verify that this port number is not used in the Server for any other purpose. Specify a numeric value between 1025 and 65535. Default: 7005

Server-to-Agent Port Number
Listening port of this Agent that receives data from the Server. The value specified must match the value assigned to the Server-to-Agent Port Number parameter (for this Agent) on the Server. Verify that this port number is not used for any other purpose. Specify a numeric value between 1025 and 65535. Default: 7006

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Status of jobs ran today.

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:30:01 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:30:01 GMT
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Hi
I'm working on getting a automated script to fetch the log details from the control-m repository, But i'm not very familiar with control-m repository,

Can you please provide a query/tables that gives me the jobs which ran today IN control M with below details of Job.

1.JOB_Name
2.JOB_START_DATE_TIME
3.JOB_END_DATE_TIME
4.JOB EXECUTED BY User ID
5.SERVER name IP Address of server where the job ran
6.JOB SESSION ID
7.JOB STATUS S --> Success, F --> Failure, U --> Unknown
8.JOB Error Message
9.JOB Error Code
10.JOB Error Type U-> User exception, S-> Server Failure
11.ALERT SEND FLAG P --> Action Pending, S --> Alert Send, N --> No action Reqd.

Thanks
Muthu
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Protocol version between 6.3 control-m agent and 6.2 server

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:26:06 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:26:06 GMT
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Hi All,

Can any one confirm me what would be the protocol version between control-m agent 6.3 and control-m server 6.2. BMC confirmed that higher version agent can work with lower version server.
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Job cyclic every 30 seconds

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:20 GMT

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:20 GMT
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Hi,

As you can plan a cyclic job every 30 seconds.

Besides, as I indicate a sleep to the job. There is some variable or commands to perform the sleep.

Regards to all.
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What is the latest version of Oracle Database

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:39:07 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:39:07 GMT
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Hello Every one :D

What is latest version of Oracle database that BMC is supporting for Control-M?

Thanks in advance for your answers...

Regards
Venkat
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Shout to Program

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:19:39 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:19:39 GMT
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creaseypaul,
regarding the sysout, if the question is to access the sysout as part of the shout script, you may use ctmpsm -LISTSYSOUT.
Since ctmpsm is ORDERID driven, you shoul pass %%ORDERID as part of the message text.
Regarding your message text, it looks OK. If you intend to parse it inside your script, you have to determine which parameter is which. I dont remember which is $1 (or %1), but I think the urgency of the shout is always passed as first parm.
Check that by running a first sript which simply echo $1, $2 etc..

At last, it happened in some tests I did that some response to SHOUT script commands appear in the jobs sysout

Good luck
Nicolas_mulot
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BMC ends Control-M support of Sybase and Oracle

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:05:34 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:05:34 GMT
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6.1.3 6.4 possible but very difficult
i think you must have a very hard attention to your data, and particulary to the cyclics jobs, that should go in live ....
you must analyse what have been change beetween twice versions in the database schema
for the rest , you make me thinking about postgresql, so a test of it should be safely particulary in Control-M EM.

think that versio 7.0 will arrived in november for EM and in december for server.

bmc anounce the end support procedure 6.2 version already ....

regards
philmalmaison
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Shout to Program

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:54:31 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:54:31 GMT
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1)
all correct
2)
try it , i know that you can

regards
philmalmaison
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Problem with File Wathcer Jobs

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:55:57 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:55:57 GMT
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cheli,

The time limit parameters ("time limit for the process", "starting time for detecting files" and "absolute stop time") are all optional.

Most of the other parms have default values.

If you type "ctmfw /my_file CREATE" without any other parm, you will notice that your prompt will be locked for ever, until you cancel the request.

Cheers
Nicolas_mulot
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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:45:01 GMT
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Hi, I am new to Control+M. Currently we are migrating our jobs from Autosys. I have problem with File Watcher Jobs. As per my understanding, if the FW job has starting and stop time, then it should only run for that period. If the file is found during that period, it should go to GREEN. If the file is not found until stop time, then it should go to RED (NOT OK). But all our FW jobs are running for ever. Any help will be highly apprecaited.
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Bank Holiday Management

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:03:22 GMT

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:03:22 GMT
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thanks for your help
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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:46:49 GMT
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Use the table CMR_AJF in the Control-M database. Just be aware that it is possible (but often not likely) that there is more than one instance of a jobname in the AJF (with the same ODATE). Either the same job could be ordered twice or there could be two jobs with the same jobname.
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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:37:04 GMT
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Thanks for the help,

I see the command `ctmpsm -UPDATEAJF <order_ID> <command>` how would i get the order ID from the job name and ODATE?
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]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:09:22 GMT
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When you say 'deleting jobs from a plan', I presume you mean 'deleting jobs from the Active Job File' (AJF). You can use the ctmpsm utility to hold and then delete a job. It remains in the AJF but in a deleted state and will then be cleaned out (deleted) at the next new day procedure.
Look up the Control-M/Server utility guide for more information on the use and syntax of ctmpsm. One issue with ctmpsm is that it is a Control-M/Server utility so you will need to run it multiple times if you want to perform the process on more than one Control-M/Server.
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]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:05:15 GMT
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I don't know what licence we have, but we're a very very big company and we have a lot of control m servers and > 100,000 jobs so i doubt it is an issue!

As users we only have read access and that isn't likely to change, to make changes to a calender we need to follow a long winded release process, and we're not sure we will ever have the time to implement it before bank holidays.

We might be able to get access to delete jobs though, so assuming we have the account, is there a utility to delete a job from the plan.
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Shout to Program

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:44:17 GMT

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:44:17 GMT
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Hi guys,

I want to set up shouts to a program, the idea being that the program will then update a database of job failures and overruns, which we can use for automation and trend analysis.

I think i have a good idea of what is required, i will outline the steps i plan to take, please correct if needed!

1) run ctmsys and add a shout destination like the following

Destination = P
Adr = S
Logical Name = myName
Physical Name = /bin/myprogram.sh

note: i assume the only difference between Adr = S and A is the server the physical Name points at, if it's S it's on the ctm server if its A then it will point to the server specified in the node ID/Group, please confirm if this is correct.

2) Add a shout to the job as follows (I don't remember the exact options)

WHEN: NOTOK
Destination: myName
Severity: Urgent
Message: "Jobname: %%JOBNAME RUN: %%RUNCOUNT DESCRIPTION: %%DESCRIPTION STATUS: NOTOK command: %%COMMAND PARM1: %%PARM1 Date:$$ODATE"

Is this kind of message valid? I assume this is how it will work!

What will my program see, i assume it will be eqivelant to
/bin/myprogram.sh <Message> <Urgency>

What happens if the program fails, and returns a non 0 exit code?

Is there any parameter that include the SYSOUT (or the path to the sysout?)location
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SQL Script for looking up files

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:59:59 GMT

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:59:59 GMT
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Hi all,
I am using sql 2005 .
It works nicely, but I am unable to create local server for SQL authentication.
Has anyone faced this problem before?
Thanks in advance
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BMC ends Control-M support of Sybase and Oracle

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:15:08 GMT

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:15:08 GMT
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Well currently our ControlM is on Unix with a Oracle DB. In a couple of months I am changing that. It will reside on Windows so I will use PostgreSQL. I am looking forward to it on Windows.
To answer the question though I think I'd be a little up set. not sure what i'd do. Currently I have a unsupported version 6.1.3 and will be going to 6.4 it is difficult with the version out of support.
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Setting Trace thru a job

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:12:19 GMT

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:12:19 GMT
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That was a great post, helped me a lot with the profiler tool. But I can't find the code in "listing 1" and "listing 2", where are these files? regards...

Thanks.
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BMC ends Control-M support of Sybase and Oracle

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:05:16 GMT

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:05:16 GMT
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BMC will no longer ship Control-M with Sybase or Oracle. This will require users to purchase the databases seperately if they wish to continue to use them or switch to Postgres.

I would like to know if:

1) You will purchase a seperate license so you can continue to use the same database. Potentially very expensive.
2) You will switch to Postgres
3) Asked BMC for money back to offset andditional licensing costs.
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:46 GMT

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:46 GMT
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Hi Nicolas,

We queried the database and as you said and found only fewer tables and by mistake someone have deleted the tables. Thanks a lot this was very much informative.

thanks once again for you timely help...

Regards
MaheshVenu
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:13:31 GMT
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mheshvenu,

A network is composed of a certain amount of tables (27 in version 6.4.0) which are CREATED (not loaded) each time a download (either automatic or by reset_ecs) is performed.
The name of the tables is built as follows:
AYYMMDDccc_n<suf>, where:
A is the constant "A"
YYMMDD is the date of download
ccc is the code of the datacenter, that you use when definig your DC
n is the sequence number of the network, values A, B, C etc.., which is initialized at "A" for the first download (newday), and incremented if other downloads are performed during the production day.
<suf> is the actual name of the table. Example: "JOB" represents the AJF, LNKI_C represents the control resource definied in the job profiles etc..

For example, in your recent post, dated 14/01/2010, the name of the last network is 100111002_A, which means it resulted from the first download (A) performed on january 11th 2010 from the datacenter coded "002".
Attached to that network, you should find a table named A100111002_AJOB.

You must then list all the tables of your EM database, and count all tables suffixed by "JOB" and named according to the format described above.

If you find only 8 "JOB" tables, it means that someone or some script erased the old networks on january 5th, since the oldest is dated from january 6th.
If you find more than 31 "JOB" tables, it means that the GUI is unable to find them, indicating a probale bug, which you will have to report to BMC.

Good luck - Im still available four 2-3 hours tonight
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:39:26 GMT
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Hi nicolas,

Kindly let me on which database in EM server the networks are stored, Also let me know if we find the data's in the particular table how to restore, so that we can able to view the archived view point.

Thanks and regards

MaheshVenu

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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:11:32 GMT
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Strange,

The DOWNLOAD table is only a log of the download actions. You have to make sure that the networks are actually stored in the database. Personally, I have more than 150 entries in DOWNLOAD for a MaxOldTotal set to 4.

I suppose that, according to the previous info, you wont find more than 8 networks.
Pls forward info

Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:37:53 GMT
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Hi,

The installation is 2 yrs old.

For you information we even queried the DOWNLOAD table (Activenet), We found that all the old data still exist on the table.

Thanks and Regards
MaheshVenu
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:51:27 GMT
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Maheshvenu,

This sounds good.
I was afraid that the viewpoint list was not scrollable or any GUI related bug of that kind.

Since the amount is increasing, it means that the old networks are properly maintained.
An "old" network is nothing more that an "active" network (the one you just use normally under the GUI) which is replaced by a mass download, usually at newday time (which should be around 19h05 at your site.
You should see the list increasing by at least one entry per day, after 19H10.

The figures you give (from seven to eight) mean that either your EM is very recent, or that you set up the Maxolddays and/or Maxoldtotal very recently.

How old is your EM installation ?

Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:19:23 GMT
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hi nicolas,

Total item display is 8 and this is growing yesterday it was 7.

Thanks walty for your advice

Thanks and Regards
Maheshvenu[/img]
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Report Jobs

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:58:55 GMT

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:58:55 GMT
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futre25,

No statistics are maintained concerning the ordering of jobs. Only executions are subject to statistics.
Depending on the way your statistics are maintained, you will find a positive reply to your question.

In case the statistic cleanup is based on time period, there are very few chances that stats are maintained for more than one year.

The RUNINF_PURGE_LIMIT parameter specifies how many records are kept by the stats cleanup, which is run as part of the newday procedure.
The value is usually specified as a limited number, and defaults to 20.
The decision whether stats are kept based on number of records or number of days is specified by the RUNINF_PURGE_MODE parameter.
The default is not specified in the doc, and I think it is 0 (number of records). These parameters must be specified in config.dat and are documented in the
control-m server admin guide.

Statistic table CMR_RUNINF includes the following info:
MEMNAME the memname
JOBNAME the jobname
STARTRUN the datetime of start (format YYYYMMDD)

If a job as run at least once, and the last run is older than one year (let's say january 1st 2009), the last of the 20 or less records kept will be available
in the CMR_RUNINF, and the STARTRUN column will be 20090101.

(the following samples are Sybase and MS/SQL compliant and need to be adapted for Oracle and postgresql)
You can then begin by selecting
distinct STARTRUN from CMR_RUNINF order by STARTRUN
.. to check whether job stats are maintained for more than one year ago

Then you can focus on jobs that havent run after january first 2009, by using a request like:
select distinct JOBNAME from CMR_RUNINF
where STARTRUN < '20090101' -- that have run before 20090101
and JOBNAME not in (select JOBNAME from CMR_RUNINF -- .. and that havent run
where STARTRUN >= '20100101') -- .. since 20090101

You can then automate the request by using an AutoEdit variable %%ONE_YEAR_AGO = %%$CALCDATE %%$ODATE -365, and setting up the SQL code dynamically as part of a script.

You need also to identify those jobs that never ran, comparing stats and jobdef, by using a request like:
select JOBNAME from CMS_JOBDEF where JOBANME not in (select JOBNAME from CMR_RUNINF)
This can bring attention to those jobs which have been defined and never used (for example, no user daily specified against the sched table)

Last, consider that Dummy jobs have no statistics. Normal jobs could turn Dummy during order, by the effect of CTM_GROUP_ADJUST_DUMMY parm, in case job
is part of a Scheduling Group.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:20:58 GMT
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H,

I need to know if there is any query or command ctm:

- List of jobs that are more than 1 year without scheduling or executing.

Thanks to all.
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:07:11 GMT

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:07:11 GMT
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Hi,

I add this comment:
Don't forget this, increasing the number of archives kept (MaxoldDay 31) will certainly have a impact on Control-M/EM Database space used.
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:06:43 GMT
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What is the number of old viewpoints displayed on the bottom left corner of the "open archived viewpoint wizard" window: "total: <n> items" ?
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:16:16 GMT
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hi,

Yes i can able to open the "Open archived view point" also i can able to see the archived Active net as show below but only for few days

Net Name Date Start Time End Time Duration CONTROL-M
100106002_A 1/6/2010 1/6/2010 19:10 1/7/2010 19:10 23:59:49 ctmservrci
100107002_A 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 19:10 1/8/2010 19:09 23:59:48 ctmservrci
100108002_A 1/8/2010 1/8/2010 19:09 1/10/2010 2:00 30:50:05 ctmservrci
100110002_A 1/9/2010 1/10/2010 2:00 1/10/2010 19:09 17:09:28 ctmservrci
100110002_B 1/10/2010 1/10/2010 19:09 1/11/2010 19:09 24:00:21 ctmservrci
100111002_A 1/11/2010 1/11/2010 19:09 1/12/2010 19:09 23:59:51 ctmservrci

also when opened the specific archived viewpoint i am able open the viewpoint for it.

Thanks and regards
maheshvenu
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:06:16 GMT
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maheshvenu,

Please address baralem's question: what happens when you click "Open Archived Viewpoint"?
1�) Is a list displayed?
2�) If yes, is the list empty?
3�) If no, don't you find a specific viewpoint you want to select?

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Alert Log

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:05:09 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:05:09 GMT
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THANK YOU! I've been making this too difficult and didn't even think about looking on the Set tab. That is what I needed.
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:58:47 GMT
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ajomarquez,

It seems your script is called via a job defined with TASKTYPE Command. Otherwise, I don't see how the script could internally resolve an
AutoEdit variable, while the command line of the job could resolve both AutoEdit and envirpnment variables.

In that case, %%A is necessarilly resolved by AutoEdit environment, either locally (check the %%SET tab of your job) or globally (check ctmvar -action list)
I checked EM docs for older versions, and didnt find any reference to erase_alerts utility.
As far as I can remember, -D should be resolved to a date (ODATE?). Your syntax probably means "delete all alerts older than %%A -23 days, which might explain the 22 days you observed.
In any way, check the sysout of your job.

Cheers
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Ending OK and submitting table with ret code

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:23:54 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:23:54 GMT
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Hubba,

Its not so easy to automate the removal of jobs that have been already ordered.
The most direct reply to your need is, as you suggest yourself, to order the successors when needed.

ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT != 0
DO OK
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT = 0
DO FORCEJOB TABLE <TABLE> JOBNAME <JOBNAME>

You can either define all jobs in the same sched table, and specify 14 explicit DO FORCEJOB or define your 14 successors in an extra table, and specify a single DOFORCEJOB against that table, leaving a blan JOBNAME

In the first case, the 14 successors should have empty scheduling parameters, let'say Days "None", WeekDays "None", Months "None".
Still, the inconvenient of this solution is that your 14 successors will not appear in the forecasts (EM Forecast, ctmrpln) as orderable for
any day, while the normal situation (RC=0 on the pred) is that these 14 jobs should be ordered and executed.

Why do your insist on deleting the successors? Isn't it enough for them not to execute in case pred returns a nonzero return code ?
In this case, forget the OUT conditions, order all your 15 jobs daily, and code something like:

ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT != 0
DO OK
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT = 0
DO COND RUN_14_SUCC ODAT +

And dont forget to specify Tools --> Options --> Links --> Display Do Conditions (as dotted links)

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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Alert Log

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:46 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:46 GMT
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Do you know what the %%A stands for in the paramater below. This is what is passed to the erase_user script from the command line in Control-M. It has been YEARS since I messed in unix much and now I'm trying to step back into it. I'm tring to verify how many days back the script is going when it erases the alerts.

-U {user}-P {password} -D %%A -H 23 -F
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:37:53 GMT
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Hi,
The alerts are physically erased, but still buffered in the GAS Server, which then has to be stopped/restarted. You can automate the global proces using the "ctl" utility

Cheers
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:29:43 GMT
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Does the erase_alerts script erase the alert entries from the database completely...or can these alerts still be querried?
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:23:19 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:23:19 GMT
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Hi walty,

There is no (-) sign before MaxoldDay and MaxoldTotal.

Thanks and regards
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Ending OK and submitting table with ret code

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:04:00 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:04:00 GMT
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What I have is a daily job and 15 daily successor jobs. If the first job gets a non zero return code(no input data) I want the job to end successfully and delete the 15 successor jobs from the days schedule.

If the job does get a zero return code, then I would like to run the 15 jobs.

What would be the easiest way to do this? I could put the 15 jobs in a table and submit them if the job ends not-ok but how do I have the job end not-ok and ok at the same time?
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Hold all jobs

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:20:52 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:20:52 GMT
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login to controlm server, then type
ctmpsm -listafjtab <tablename> |grep -i job

OUTPUT
0002g5yj SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g60t SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5yu SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5yt SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5ys SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5yr SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5yq SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300
0002g5yp SECUJ016 JOB 20100114 Wait Tim 0300

ctmpsm -updatetable <tablename> HOLD |FREE|DELETE|UNDELETE|RERUN|
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:58:58 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:58:58 GMT
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Hi,

It seems that you have assigned values with the sign -

[quote]System parameter are set as follows
MaxoldTotal-60
MaxoldDay-31 [/quote]

Try this:

MaxoldTotal 60
MaxoldDay 31
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Need Basic Info regarding Control M Jobs

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:55:18 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:55:18 GMT
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try this ctmexdef -table <tablename> -jobname <jobname>

if the job is already on AJF you can use.
ctmpsm -listfulldetails <orderid>
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Alert Log

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:47:24 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:47:24 GMT
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Hi. Thanks for the info. That is exactly what I found yesterday. The script seems to be erasing the alerts that are older than 23 days. I'm sure it was because of a space issue. I'm going to add something in our monthly calendar to shout to the operators and have them do an export of the alerts.

Thanks for all the help.
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ctmlog utility

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:42:05 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:42:05 GMT
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the best way is ctmlog listord <orderid> "*"
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:17:13 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:17:13 GMT
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Hi baralem/ walty

Thanks for your advice, I have checked the permission. i have full permission and also it is not grey, still i am not able to get the archived viewpoint.

Thanks and regards

Maheshvenu
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Statistical report

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:21:30 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:21:30 GMT
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I've made a correction to the previous query. I've tested it and it works OK.

regards.
martin.
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Alert Log

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:51:06 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:51:06 GMT
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Hello,

There used to be a more or less documented script called erase_alerts. This is available in the <em_home>/scripts
Check you ctm housekeeping jobs to check if that script is used.

Nicolas_mulot
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:38:46 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:38:46 GMT
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Hi,

In addition to the baralem answer:

- Check if the "Open Archived Viewpoint" menu is greyed
- If yes, check permissions for the user/group in Authorizations from the Tools menu:

1) Open the user/group who has the greyed out "Open Archived Viewpoint" menu item
2) Check in the Privileges tab if the "Archived Viewpoints" item is set to full, change if needed
3) Re-login into Enterprise Manager , your "Open Archived Viewpoint" menu item must be available now.
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One quick question

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:42 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:42 GMT
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You can call a web service and pass parameters to it without using BPI. It just depends on how many spare weeks you have! You just have to do the work yourself and do some complex scripting. The other issue with this is that somebody has to maintain these scripts. In the long run, BPI will be cheaper.
Of course, you can do this via agentless scheduling just like you can with any other job.
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:03:21 GMT
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You can call a web service and pass parameters to it without using BPI. It just depends on how many spare weeks you have! You just have to do the work yourself and do some complex scripting. The other issue with this is that somebody has to maintain these scripts. In the long run, BPI will be cheaper.
Of course, you can do this via agentless scheduling just like you can with any other job.
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Alert Log

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:15:32 GMT

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:15:32 GMT
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We are on v6.2. I think I found a job that goes through and deletes alerts that are older than 23 days :( I have to find out of the admin before me created a separate job that exports the alerts first.
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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:57:22 GMT
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Hi,
It does depend a lot on what version of Control-M/EM you have. What version do you have?
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Retriving Archived viewpoint

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:52:30 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:52:30 GMT
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MaheshVenu, your archived viewpoint list is empty? Menu option "Open Archived ViewPoint" isn't enabled? Are you getting some error message?

regards
martin
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]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:38 GMT
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Hi,

We are using control-M/EM 6.3 version, problem is that we are not able to view the older archived viewpoint.

System parameter are set as follows
MaxoldTotal-60
MaxoldDay-31

we have also recycled all the appropriate Gateway but still we are facing the issue.

Kindly advice...

Thanks and regards
MaheshVenu
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Alert Log

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:41 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:41 GMT
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I'm trying to find out how long our alerts are kept. The Alert Window in Control-M client only goes back about 22 days. Where can I find this setting?
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Statistical report

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:10:00 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:10:00 GMT
==========================================================================================
AVG is a group function. It means that has to be applied to a group of rows. If you need average time for each job then you have to group the row by jobname. If you check the statistics for a job the AVERAGE times are separated of job execution statistics because there are calculated using job's execution info.
I believe that it is possible to create a view that returns average execution time for each job and then join the view with the other query but average time will be the same for all the rows with the same jobname. Try something like this:

--CREATE VIEW
create view jobs_avg_time as
select JOBNAME , NODEID, substr(to_char(numtodsinterval(AVG(elaptime) / 100, 'SECOND') , 'HH24:MI'), 12, 8 ) as duration
from CMR_RUNINF
group by JOBNAME, NODEID;

--RUNINF query
select CMR_RUNINF.JOBNAME
, CMR_RUNINF.nodeid
, to_char(to_timestamp(trim(timestmp)
, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS') - numtodsinterval(elaptime / 100
, 'SECOND'), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as start_time
, to_char(to_date(trim(timestmp), 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')
, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as end_time
, substr(to_char(numtodsinterval(elaptime / 100, 'SECOND')
, 'HH24:MI'), 12, 8 ) as duration
, jobs_avg_time.duration as avg_duration
from CMR_RUNINF, jobs_avg_time
where CMR_RUNINF.jobname=jobs_avg_time.jobname
and CMR_RUNINF.nodeid=jobs_avg_time.nodeid
order by jobname, start_time;
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Batch ended-ok even if .bat hasn't run

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:59:45 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:59:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks all!
While you were answering me, I've found a solution. Because the executable was run by the agent on another server (without agent), I had to add the service account of my agent in the group admin of the server on which the executable run. That was as simple as this. I'll keep your suggestions anyway, maybe I will need it later.
Thanks again!
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One quick question

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:58:15 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:58:15 GMT
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Hi Chaps,
Is it possible to call a web service and pass parameters to it without using Business Process Integration Suite? Can this be done via agentless scheduling?

Nancy
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Statistical report

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:48:18 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:48:18 GMT
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Thanks,

as you problerly can see I am not a advanced SQL user.

Is'nt posible to combine the two SQL's so that I can have
a output that looks like this:

JOBNAME START_TIME END_TIME DURATION AVARAGE

Br.
Lars Hansen
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SQL Clean process documentation

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:09:24 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:09:24 GMT
==========================================================================================
so use the
delete from <table> where <what>
go

regards
philmalmaison
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Problem with the Alert Window

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:17:47 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:17:47 GMT
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Hi,

EM 6.4.0 Fix pack 3 includes the following entry:

CAR00040444 - New alert notifications are received even in cases where the new alert does not match the display filter.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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Help

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:42 GMT

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:42 GMT
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Hi all,
I am working on crystal report.
When i am trying to make connection between database and report I am getting error that "SQL Exception" ;
I am Using windows authentication. Does it has anything to do with this error?
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Batch ended-ok even if .bat hasn't run

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:53 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:53 GMT
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Diablau,

The sysout does exist, so we can assume that the .bat specified in the job did run.

We can imagine that the one which did not execute is actually D:\was\runtime\Start_Deferred.bat.

Whichever the rc of the psexec can be, the subsequent echo and exit /B will always return a RC=0, and the job will always finish OK.
You can verify this by typing any unexisting command in the .bat coded in your job. Despite any insult you could see in the sysout, such as �dqsdgqsj is not recognized as an internal or external command etc..�, the final RC will be 0.

I checked that an exit /B <RC> always returned a COMPSTAT 0 for controlm jobs, whichever the value of <RC> can be. Exit <RC> is preferable, since the value of <RC> will be interpreted as the COMPSTAT for the controlm job.

First, add an echo %ERRORLEVEL% right after your psexec.

If a significant value is displayed, use it as follows:

psexec \\172.21.21.144 -d "D:\was\runtime\Start_Deferred.bat" /accepteula >>D\
:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\PSEXEC_deferred.LOG
set PSEXECRC=%ERRORLEVEL%
echo Tue 01/12/2010 @ 9:19:01.90 -commande deferred ex�cut� >>D:\BATCH_DEPOT\
\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\Q3A670.log

exit % PSEXECRC%

If no significant value is displayed, there is probably an error message in the psexec log you store. You can then TYPE it in your calling batch, so it appears in the job�s sysout.
From there, you can intercept the event thru ON STMT CODE and force a NOTOK status by DO NOTOK.

Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:54:39 GMT
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Hi,

Check if the user account has permission to run the batch file.

~Zakeer
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]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:10:34 GMT
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Here it is:

cls

DEL D:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\PSEXEC_deferred.LOG

echo Tue 01/12/2010 @ 9:19:00.78 1>D:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A6\
70\logs\PSEXEC_deferred.LOG

ag_diag_comm 1>>D:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\PSEXEC_defer\
red.LOG

c:

rem psexec \\172.21.21.144 -u INTRO\emuser -p Admctrlm08 -d "D:\was\runtime\Sta\
rt_Deferred.bat" /accepteula 2>>D:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\lo\
gs\PSEXEC_deferred.LOG

psexec \\172.21.21.144 -d "D:\was\runtime\Start_Deferred.bat" /accepteula 2>>D\
:\BATCH_DEPOT\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\PSEXEC_deferred.LOG

echo Tue 01/12/2010 @ 9:19:01.90 -commande deferred ex�cut� 1>>D:\BATCH_DEPOT\
\Acceptation\TRAITEMENT_Q3A670\logs\Q3A670.log

exit /B

Job Object statistic
====================
Total User CPU Time: 0.188 second

Total Kernel CPU Time: 0.453 second

This Period Total User CPU Time: 0.188 second

This Period Total Kernel CPU Time: 0.453 second

Total Page Fault Count: 8881

Total Processes: 9

Active Processes: 0

Total Terminated Processes: 0

Total peak job memory used: 12.005 mega bytes
-----------
So, our batch call an executable. Do you think that this is the problem? Because when we double click on the .bat, everything's ok.

Thanks again!
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SQL Clean process documentation

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:49:29 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:49:29 GMT
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Hi all,
Thanks for all this information. But i want to know that if I want to remove only records from the table not columns. Then What i have to do?
Drop is the command for deleting the table.
Thanks in advance.
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Maximum reruns:

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:53:28 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:53:28 GMT
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The value of maximum reruns has two meanings:
(1) If the job is cyclic, it determines the total number of runs of the job (not total RERUNS). The highest value is blank, as this will not limit the number of runs of the job.
(2) If the job is rerun via a DO RERUN in the steps panel of the job, it determines the maximum number of reruns (not the total RUNS). If a job has a DO RERUN in the Steps panel, the �Maximum Reruns� field must have a value, or the job will fail when a rerun is attempted.

This value doesn't affect the ability to do a manual rerun on a job, so it is really only relevant for cyclic jobs or those with a DO RERUN. The value depends on how many times you want to allow reruns.

The dual meaning of this is a bit confusing, but unfortunately we have to put up with it.
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integrating control-M6.4 to AD

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:41:33 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:41:33 GMT
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Is this a question???
==========================================================================================

Bank Holiday Management

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:34:01 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:34:01 GMT
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If you are on a task-based license, this method could impact on your compliance, as the jobs cannot be fully deleted from the active network until the next new day.
You are talking about having Control-M jobs impact on the Control-M environment, so you must have some control over the Control-M environment. In what way is it out of your control?
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SQL is not executing

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:03:33 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:03:33 GMT
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You may also want to try using BMC's new solution to this problem, which is ForceEndJob.pl. Look up the new updated version of solution 88111. It is far safer than using SQL to fix this issue.
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Scheduling job on everday except the last friday

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:58:00 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:58:00 GMT
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Do the following:
(1) In the Monhthdays, schedule the job to run on all days but hte last seven days of the month, i.e., -L1,-L2,-L3,-L4,-L5,-L6,-L7.
(2) In the Weekdays, select all days but Friday.
Use 'Or' as the logical operator.

The job should run on all days but the last week in the month, and also every Saturday to Thursday.
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Batch ended-ok even if .bat hasn't run

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:39:45 GMT

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:39:45 GMT
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Is the job a dummy job? If not, what is in the sysout?
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Scheduling job on everday except the last friday

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:52:16 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:52:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Could any please help me to tell me how do I define a job everyday except the last friday of the normal calendar month ? AM Control M 6.4
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Batch ended-ok even if .bat hasn't run

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:57:49 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:57:49 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi!
I have a problem running batch job. As my title says, I have scheduled some jobs and it all has turned to the green status after executing, but after verification, the .bat which was called wasn't executed. So, why does it has turned to ended-ok?
Any idea?
Thanks!
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%%PATH Autoedit variable Overrides Shell PATH

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:02 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thank you, Martin. Very helpful. I should have looked in the Agent documentation but was just looking at ctlm server docs.

Bill
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]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:22 GMT
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Check the following parameter in CM Agent:

10) AutoEdit Inline. . . . . . . (Y|N): [N]

--> CONTROL-M Agent for UNIX and Microsoft Windows Administrator Guide:

AutoEdit Inline Flag that indicates whether AutoEdit variables defined in a
CONTROL-M/Server job are set as Environment variables in the
user job environment. This parameter can only be changed after
completing the installation.Valid values:
Checked - AutoEdit variables are set. Default.
Cleared - AutoEdit variables are not set.

regards
Martin
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Doubt

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:27:57 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:27:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
Nancy,
There was a slight mistake in my previous post.

Instead of:
ON STMT * CODE * DO SETVAR %%\COMP=%%COMPUTERNAME
.. which refers to an unexisting %%COMPUTERNAME AutoEdit variable,

One should have read:
ON STMT * CODE * DO SETVAR %%\COMP=%COMPUTERNAME%
.. which refers to the environment variable %COMPUTERNAME%

Sorry for that

Nicolas Mulot
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Batch schedule monitoring

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:42:16 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:42:16 GMT
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Well, the idea is to focus on exceptional events. Once notified, the operator should act on the job, probably using a more standard viewpoint.

Since this particular viewpoint is only intended to catch attention, the best is to exclude ended jobs (OK or NOTOK) from the viewpoint, and leave the modified job order as is

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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integrating control-M6.4 to AD

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:53:56 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:53:56 GMT
==========================================================================================
integrating control-M6.4 to AD so that users will be authenticated via their AD username and password
==========================================================================================

Batch schedule monitoring

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:25:04 GMT

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:25:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
This is a marvelous idea.

After a job in the Run-Too-Long viewpoint has turned green or red, there should be an SOP to remove the added condition to get it out of the viewpoint.
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%%PATH Autoedit variable Overrides Shell PATH

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:56:29 GMT

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:56:29 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have the same behaviour under Windows server 6.3 FixPack 5.
This sounds new to me and I didnt find any info on that enhancement in neither the base documentation nor in any fixpack release notes.

If anyone has info about when this was released - thanks
Nicolas_Mulot
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Bank Holiday Management

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:59:20 GMT

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:59:20 GMT
==========================================================================================
We could manage bank holidays using scheduling calendars, but our control-m enviroment is outside of our control and making changes is difficult and time consuming. We are therefore looking for an alternative approach.

One approach we considered was having a job that could read from a database or flat file and use that information to remove jobs from the schedule if they are not required that day. Is this functionality a part of control-m? is it possible at alll? would it require direct access to the underlying database?

Any help is greatly appreciated!
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%%PATH Autoedit variable Overrides Shell PATH

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:35:27 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:35:27 GMT
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One clarification: We are running ControlM 6.3.01 Fix Pack 5 for Distributed Systems on Solaris/Sparc
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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:33:57 GMT
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On further review, it seems that all autoedit variables in the set tab get turned into unix environment variables in the spawned shell. That could be useful, I suppose but can also lead to some unpredictable results if one is not careful managing autoedit variable names.
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SQL is not executing

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:04:08 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:04:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks evry one for your replies...

Regards
Venkat
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%%PATH Autoedit variable Overrides Shell PATH

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:52:47 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:52:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
It seems as though using an autoedit variable named %%PATH in a job definition causes the corresponding autoedit value to be used as the actual shell path for the job. But I can't seem to find any reference to this in the Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide.

If you have seen this documented somewhere, would you mind sending me a link to letting me know which doc I can find this in?
Thanks!
Bill C
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Batch schedule monitoring

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:59:08 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:59:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
Admin007 ,
All suggestions conduct to specifying shouts, and I don�t see any other way to dynamically �mark� those jobs which run for too long. I understand that if you send them messages to the alert window, they could be lost in the traffic.

I tested a little trick which works and might help you.

Instead of specifying ECS as the destination, route the message to a script, by defining a new shout destination, destination type �program�, let�s call it JOBTOOLONG.

Your seleted jobs should then include the following PostProc parameters:
SHOUT WHEN EXECTIME >100% DEST JOBTOOLONG MESSAGE %%ORDERID

The effect of the script is to mark the job definition (on the ajf), so those jobs which last for too long can be filtered. The mark is a modification performed by ctmpsm, as part of the script. The lightest modification I could imagine, which does not affect the production flow, is the addition of a standardized OUT condition (the same for all jobs):
For example:
ctmpsm �updateajf <the_OrderId> CONDADDOUT JOB_IS_TOO_LONG ODAT �

Apart from that, define a view point which will include:
1�) STATUS Executing
2�) OUT CONDITION JOB_IS_TOO_LONG ****

This viewpoint should always be empty; as soon as a job lasts for too long, it will pop up in that viewpoint.

The time limits, the definition of the viewpoint (whether you want to see only running jobs, of keep them when finished), the suggested mark are up to you.
Pls note that though the shout message consists of the sinple %%ORDERID, this value is received by the script as positional parameter nr 2.

Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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ctmfw timeout value

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:36:09 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:36:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
ttb_uk,

I think you misplaced the absolute stop time, which should be the 10th positional parm. Actually, you did not specify the 8th (monitor file size when wildcard is used) and the 9th (starting time for detecting files).

You should try this syntax:
ctmfw %%filename CREATE 0 60 10 3 0 N NOW 201001081830
.. and receive the following message:

0108 18:30:02 : Processing of File Watcher commands timed out ( absolute stop time )

Pls check the manual for the value of the 9th parm according to your requirements.
And then adapt this syntax to your requirements (%%TIMEOUT)
Cheers
Nicolas Mulot
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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:10:08 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have got this working by calculating the difference between the current time and the end time and setting this as the timeout value, but going forward, if I can just enter 1 value which is the timeout time that would be great but I cant get this to work. FYI I am running this on a Sun Solaris box. Here is my command:

ctmfw %%filename CREATE 0 60 10 3 %%TIMEOUT

%%TIMEOUT=201001081307

what am I doing wrong? :roll:
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SQL is not executing

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:37:57 GMT

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:37:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
You're right Nicolas. I assumed that the query was ok...i was just referring to the execution of the statement.

regards
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Doubt

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:50:33 GMT

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:50:33 GMT
==========================================================================================
Nancy,
A good trick is to define those global variables every day using a service job, which runs daily.
Typically, this is a Dummy job which includes the following code:
ON STMT * CODE *
DO SETVAR %%\VAR1=<the>

In addition, some control-m parms can be directly specified as environement variable.
In your case, the value can be an environment variable.

I made a test like this, under windows:
ON STMT * CODE * DO SETVAR %%\COMP=%%COMPUTERNAME.

As a result, "ctmvar -action list" correctly displays the variable %%COMP with the name of my computer.

If you have a chance to make the test under Unix (which I dont have), pls let me know
Cheers
Nicolas_Mulot
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SQL is not executing

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:34:39 GMT

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:34:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
Venkat,

First the target you specified is not the correct one. You should select the ORDERNO which is the unique Id of the job in the AJF (CMR_AJF), while the
JOBNO you specified is the unique Id in the definitions (CMS_JOBDEF). You might go in trouble with that request in case the job is available
several time on the AJF, for it is ordered several times a day, or is simply late with different ODATEs (maybe this explains the RC2)
The ORDERNO is stored in decimal in the controlm DB while it appears in alphanumeric in the "Active" tab of the job properties under the GUI.
You can use the P_36 utility to convert the Order Id you see in the GUI into decimal. Ex: p_36 abc2 --> result = 481250.
P_36 must be called from a Unix prompt under the controlm account, or under a windows DOS prompt.

Second, the STATE should be specified as 5 instead of 8. "8" means "Post Processed" while "5" means "Ended".
The difference is that between 5 and 8, the server performs the cleanup of the active job environment.
If your job uses quantitative or control resources, these resources will be kept as used by the ORDERID of the job, which you could vberify under the GUI Tools --> control resources --> RBA field, and this is not very sfe to get rid of them using a SQL request.

Third, the suggested reset_ecs will download the entire AJF, which is not a very good idea: if you do that too often, you might lose archived viewpoints under EM.
A simple Hold - Free, performed either from the GUI or by ctmpsm is sufficient to refresh the status of the job on the GUI.
You can just Hold/Free after you have run the SQL requests: is is not necessary to hold before sql and free after sql.

Cheers
Nicolas_mulot
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Problem when scheduling a chain.

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:30:56 GMT

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:30:56 GMT
==========================================================================================
futre25,

If I understand well, the requirement is as follows
1) All predecessors must complete with either RC=0 or RC=77
2) At least one must complete RC=0

The conditions from the 5 preds to the unique successor are individual events which are linked to every single predecessor end.
The statement that "at least one should finish RC0" is a global event common to all preds, represented by one single condition (COND0 in the example).

When a pred finishes RC77, it adds the individual condition to mark that successor might execute
When a pred finishes RC0, it adds the individual condition to mark that successor might execute, AND it marks the event that at least one
pred has finished RC0.

A sample of required parms is supplied below:

JOB1 ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=0 DOCOND COND_0 ODAT +
DOCOND JOB1_JOB6 ODAT +
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77 DOCOND JOB1_JOB6 ODAT +

JOB2 ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=0 DOCOND COND_0 ODAT +
DOCOND JOB2_JOB6 ODAT +
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77 DOCOND JOB2_JOB6 ODAT +

JOB3 ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=0 DOCOND COND_0 ODAT +
DOCOND JOB3_JOB6 ODAT +
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77 DOCOND JOB3_JOB6 ODAT +

JOB4 ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=0 DOCOND COND_0 ODAT +
DOCOND JOB4_JOB6 ODAT +
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77 DOCOND JOB4_JOB6 ODAT +

JOB5 ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=0 DOCOND COND_0 ODAT +
DOCOND JOB5_JOB6 ODAT +
ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77 DOCOND JOB5_JOB6 ODAT +

JOB6 IN JOB1_JOB6 ODAT AND
JOB2_JOB6 ODAT AND
JOB3_JOB6 ODAT AND
JOB4_JOB6 ODAT AND
JOB5_JOB6 ODAT AND
COND0 ODAT AND

Note1: First make the test with that, and you will notice that if at least one of the pred finishes green, your successor will run while if all of the preds finish red, it will not
Note2: When your tests are OK, add a DO OK to all ON STMT * CODE COMPSTAT=77, so your jobs finish green even in case of a RC77.
Note3: dont forget to specify "Display Do Conditions (as dotted links)" under tools-->Options-->Links of the GUI
NOTE4: You might use the same condition name CONDEND for all preds, but I prefer one condition per predecessor/successor.

Cheers
Nicolas_mulot
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Statistical report

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:47:11 GMT

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:47:11 GMT
==========================================================================================
You can obtain average elapsed time but not in the same query because it is a summarized value. If you add another field in select list you also must add it in group by clause.

select JOBNAME , SCHEDTAB, substr(to_char(numtodsinterval(AVG(elaptime) / 100, 'SECOND') , 'HH24:MI'), 12, 8 ) as duration
from CMR_RUNINF
where CMR_RUNINF.JOBNAME = 'your_jobname'
group by JOBNAME, SCHEDTAB
order by schedtab, jobname;

regards
martin
==========================================================================================

Want to know who added a condition

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:18:55 GMT

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:18:55 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi sharas. Use ctmlog (with ctmserver account):

ctmlog list start_date start_time end_date end_time | grep "cond_name"

ctmlog list 20100107 0800 20100107 1000 | grep "XXXXXXXX"

regards
martin
==========================================================================================

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:51:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I want to know if there is a way to find who added a condition, if a condition has been added through tools->prerequisite conditions.

Thanks in advance.
==========================================================================================

Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:26:40 GMT

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:26:40 GMT
==========================================================================================
HI Walty,

Thanks for your explanations walty. I am aware of exportdeftable and ctmexdef utility for Control-M EM and Control-M Server CLI, but these all jobs are available in drf files, I have to upload all these tables in Control-M/EM and then call them using exportdeftable utility, was just checking if we have anything for Control-M EM Desktop :(

Thanks for your help and thanks for such good post :)

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:11:03 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

In v6.3 the Mass Update feature is not possible for SET VAR values of Job Definitions.

Suggestion is to use <exportdeftable> or <exportdefjob>
This utilities first export the data from CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager database to a flat file (xml format)
Then make the required changes from outside of CONTROL-Min in the flat file (by owner script or using text editor like UltraEdit)
The next step is to import the flat file back into the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager database using the <deftable> or <defjob> utility.
More information on these utilities is available in the CONTROL-M/EM Utility Guide.

Or use the <ctmexdef> utility
The ctmexdef utility exports job processing definitions from the CONTROL-M/Server database to a flat (ASCII) file.
Then make the required changes in this file.
This file can then be used as input for either the <ctmcreate> utility or the <ctmdefine> utility.
More information on this utility is available in the CONTROL-M/Server Admin Guide.

See also this interesting post
==========================================================================================

Statistical report

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:46:44 GMT

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:46:44 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Walty,

yes - great.

Could you help me with adding another field too.

I would like to have data with "Avarage Elapsed time"
extracted within the same SQL.

Is that possible?

--
Lars
==========================================================================================

Mass Update for Auto Edit Variable

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:09:10 GMT

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:09:10 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I have around 500 jobs for which I have to update Auto Edit Variable.

Do we have any mass update feature for Auto edit variables in Control-M/EM Desktop?

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
==========================================================================================

Filewatcher on iSeries/AS400

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:53:31 GMT

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:53:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
What is best practice to submit filewatchers on iSeries?
Can we use the CMAGENT/ASAPJOBQ jobq to submit filewatchers, or should we use another jobq?

Thanks in advance
Bart
==========================================================================================

Job working directory

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:55:47 GMT

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:55:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
It is typical the working directory of a job is the location where agent is installed. Use this as the job command:

cd /d <working> && app.exe
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]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:10:55 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

We are trying to execute a cyclic Windows job on a server.

As far as the schedule goes, it forecasts corectly and starts the job as expected when it is posted to the server.

The problem we are having is that the actual application called by Control-M refers to its configuration file (app.exe.config) by using a relative path and we end up with the following error:

Unhandled Exception: "System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: .Config file app.exe.config can not be read successfully due to exception System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The system cannot find the file specified."

Is there a way to provide a "working directory" for the job to execute into when defining the job. I'm thinking of something like the "Start In" field when creating a shortcut.

Unfortunately, we do not have access to the source code of this application to correct the way it refers to its configuration, which would have been easier...

Let me know if you have an idea on how to solve this problem...
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Statistical report

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:49 GMT

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:49 GMT
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Hi Walty,

Thanks a lot and the output is so precise...
great..

Thanks and regards
MaheshVenu
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Scheduling job with ctmorder

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:00:38 GMT

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:00:38 GMT
==========================================================================================
Good evenings,
I in my scripts define it this way (version 6.2 UNIX)

ctmorder -schedtab ES-DF-SOFA \
-jobname TLN_CTM_TEST_JOB_2 \
-odate ${Date}

Where $Date = 20100104

Your you must change %%SCHEDTAB for the name of the table where you have the process TLN_CTM_TEST_JOB_2
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Where is status directory?

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:50:45 GMT

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:50:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
~/ctm_server/status in 6.3
~/ctm/status in 6.2

regards
philmalmaison
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Urgent. GCS down

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:54 GMT

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:54 GMT
==========================================================================================
difficult to know what is the pb, but as GCS is a Control-m/em component, you can increase the mode debug to have more informations about the pb, to do that use the controlm configuration manager.

after that, you can see more logs in <control>:~/logs
this process prepare you to open a call to BMC Software if necessary

hope it can help you

regards
philmalmaison
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Statistical report

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:27:18 GMT

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:27:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

an example used for a similar situation:

select JOBNAME
, nodeid
, to_char(to_timestamp(trim(timestmp)
, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS') - numtodsinterval(elaptime / 100
, 'SECOND'), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as start_time
, to_char(to_date(trim(timestmp), 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')
, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as end_time
, substr(to_char(numtodsinterval(elaptime / 100, 'SECOND')
, 'HH24:MI'), 12, 8) as duration
from CMR_RUNINF where CMR_RUNINF.JOBNAME
like 'your_jobname'
order by jobname, start_time
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]]> Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:56:06 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,
we need to get statistical report for set of jobs for every month. we used ctmstats utility to generate the report but the problem we are facing is that job names get truncated during the output.

Also we tried to extract through SQL query from the table CMR_RUNINF but again we are facing the following problem

1. We are not able to get the correct CPU_TIME and Elapsed time since both the fields are in number data type.

Can anyone advise on the issue, also let me know how the conversion is made from time to number datatype.

Thanks and regards
MaheshVenu
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:46:35 GMT

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:46:35 GMT
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Thanks Zaheer,
i have already logged the case with BMC but did not get any definitive answer except to upgrade version 6.3 which is more stable according to BMC.

Hi Phil,

Can you please elaborate which parameter you are talking about and what would be the benefit.
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Urgent. GCS down

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:39:28 GMT

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:39:28 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I have the service of GCS stopped. Therefore I can not run jobs on different servers, because global conditions are not working.
I pick him up, but after a while returns to fall. Not find any log that I refer to the error.

You can indicate the cause and how to solve it?.

Thank you all.
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:05:37 GMT

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:05:37 GMT
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Hi,

Check with BMC if they are provding any fixpacks. These kind of issues happens mostly on windows system when large number of jobs are submitted agent goes unavailable (network disconnection) and come back after few min. One of the possible solution would be set resources for these jobs and make sure minimum number of jobs are submitted at once.

Hope this helps.

~Zakeer
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NEWDAY running long

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:01:13 GMT

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:01:13 GMT
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Hi,

Check if there are any cyclic jobs in the active network which are running for a long time with max wait more than 2-5 days delete these jobs and reduce the max wait date. Also delete jobs which are in the active nework with huge log/sysout.

Hope this helps.

~Zakeer
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Show links between jobs

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:06:19 GMT

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:06:19 GMT
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"Show links between job" this option under LINKS of ControlM EM, gets auto enabled, eventhough if its disabled. How to get rid of this.
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Where is status directory?

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:30 GMT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:30 GMT
==========================================================================================
the status directory is under the CONTROL-M Server home directory
==========================================================================================

Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:18:42 GMT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:18:42 GMT
==========================================================================================
probably you can change timeout parameters for you agent to see the result

regards
philmalmaison
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NEWDAY running long

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:16:47 GMT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:16:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
how much time ?
do you use only the userdaily SYSTEM ?
are you cleaning log/agent sysout/... during the new day procedure ?

regards
philmalmaison
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AND/OR in Steps

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:51:42 GMT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:51:42 GMT
==========================================================================================
In some of our jobs that are currently running I can find examples of step codes where the first step is "And" and then each subsequent step (whether its is a DOOK or DO NOTOK) is listed as "Or". I'm thinking that this is added by the system somehow.

Example:

On Stmt=* Code=*ERROR at line* And
X DO NOTOK
On Stmt=* Code="ORA-* Or
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New Day Procedure deletes jobs that shouldn't be deleted

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:37:19 GMT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:37:19 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hello all,

NDP performs at 06:00 AM, ODATE is OK. Calendars checked and updated to 2010.
MaxWait=1, customer do not want to set it to 5, there is no need for that.

We solved problem using BMC Support and documentation for z/OS - there are one parameter in IOA configuration:

ID=WM2367,APPLY=YES,DATA=0,DATAC=00 (default varable)

We changed it to:
ID=WM2367,APPLY=YES,DATA=0,DATAC=01

Check BMC KB for WM2367.
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Cannot insert/delete Condition, already in desired state

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:51:07 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:51:07 GMT
==========================================================================================
thanks for the reply

I deleted the conditions by sql....

was solved with the new day procedure!
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:36 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Anil,

Have u faced similar issue? if any please let me know what was workaround
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]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:44:15 GMT
==========================================================================================
Ask BMC. They will solve this issue.
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New Day Procedure deletes jobs that shouldn't be deleted

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:53 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:53 GMT
==========================================================================================
This is because you are not using max wait or max wait is not defined. Put the max wait 5 in execution tab and your jobs will not be deleted :)
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NEWDAY running long

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:17 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hello. I am relatiavely new to Control-M and would appreciate any help getting me on the right track as far as what to look for.

We are on Control-M v6.2. We perform maintenance (rebooting and backing up our controlm server and gateway) on Saturdays. Our newday procedure runs very fast after the gateway is rebooted on Saturday afternoon. Then, as the week progresses, the procedure runs longer and longer until that gateway server is rebooted again.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on what to look for here?
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Control-m server and control-m agent connectivity issue

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:00:37 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:00:37 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi All,

I am finding connectivity problem with one of my window control-m 6.2 fp 2 agent in my 6.2 FP4 control-m server. i m finding that when a lot of jobs trying to start on same agent at same time...agent goes in unavailable status for few seconds then come back shortly ...after that some of jobs come back in their execution status while other don't return and remain in unknown status...if any one has any idea what could be do to improve this..It is happening quite frequently and as of now its an headache for me.
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Problem when scheduling a chain.

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:58:02 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:58:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
Sorry, but the requirement is the end of the first 5 jobs, and that at least 1 finished with status 0. If I apply your answer, will run the job when finished first with status 0, and is required to complete all.

Sorry for my english badly.
Thanks for your reply.
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]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:39:17 GMT
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for the 5 first jobs
use the do cond

for the one starting at least when one of the 5 first jobs

use cond with OR

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:06:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I have a question and a problem.

I have a job that depends on the completion of other 5 jobs.
The 5 work may end with status 0 and 77 and their completion would be correct.
But the job must be executed when at least finished successfully (status 0) one of the 5 previous works.

Thank you all.
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User Daily - Partial copy

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:35:07 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:35:07 GMT
==========================================================================================
This warning is only related to planification parameters for some jobs in the table unscheduled at D-Day. Understood :)

Thanks Phil.

Best regards,

Guido.
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New Day Procedure deletes jobs that shouldn't be deleted

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:33:03 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:33:03 GMT
==========================================================================================
and are you sure about the original scheduling date of the concerned Jobs ?

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

Cannot insert/delete Condition, already in desired state

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:29:34 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:29:34 GMT
==========================================================================================
manually from GUI ?
if you don't have connection mismatch it's not possible.
the gateway's up ?

otherwise do a ctmlog list <from> <to> | grep <condition>
to see what change have been made

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

New Day Procedure deletes jobs that shouldn't be deleted

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:24:47 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:24:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
at what time is the new day procedure ?

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:28:07 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hello all,

First, best wishes to all, have a joyful and prosperous New Year. :)

I just received a call from customer and he said that New Day procedures deletes all jobs that have not been executed, but they have MaxWait parameter set to 1, so, they shouldn't be deleted from AJF.

What can cause this?
Some of them are in Wait condition status, some of them are in Wait Confirmation status.
No cyclic jobs.

That's never happened before.
CONTROL-M EM 6.3.01.200 (Windows)
CONTROL-M 6.2.18 (z/OS)

Thanks in advance
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Cannot insert/delete Condition, already in desired state

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:37:17 GMT

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:37:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
I erased the manually conditions and now when I add a condition... this msg:

Cannot insert/delete Condition, already in desired state
Action : 'Add prerequisite condition'
Condition : 'S844SM0002-OK/1231'
CONTROL-M: Myserver

Any idea?
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Control M Agent Diagnostic level

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:00:25 GMT

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:00:25 GMT
==========================================================================================
I don't have access to the Control-M server tho. However, two machines report to the same Control-M server, so I'm pretty sure all settings for job definitions are the same. Only all jobs are in the second machine report incorrectly to the Control-M server.
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]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:45:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
Have you verified that the jobs are coded the same in the Steps tab of the job definition? Maybe you don't have the "On" and "Do(s)" coded the same. Look at them very closely, especially the On statement. It sounds like the job is not detecting the return code properly.
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]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:09:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
No, there are two servers. One is working correctly. The other is not.
They are both windows server 2003 machines.

The problem is one machine didn't report correctly when the job fail. The Control M server still sees the job as successful execution. The agent version is 6.1.03.

Thanks,
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Scheduling job with ctmorder

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:42:04 GMT

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:42:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
Adding -force Y kind of did the trick! :wink:
==========================================================================================

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:58:59 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I'm trying to order a job in the same group using ctmorder utility with the following string:
[code:1]POSTCMD = ctmorder -schedtab %%SCHEDTAB -jobname TLN_CTM_TEST_JOB_2 -odate ODAT -ingrouporderid %%GROUP_ORDID[/code:1]

but I'm getting this error:
[quote]Output:
5703 SCHEDULING TABLE TLN_CTM_TEST_JOB DOES NOT EXIST

Result: Failure.[/quote]

Can someone tell me what i am doing wrong?

Regards,
Duksis
==========================================================================================

Where is status directory?

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:31:14 GMT

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:31:14 GMT
==========================================================================================
the status directory of what ?

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

User Daily - Partial copy

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:28:35 GMT

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:28:35 GMT
==========================================================================================
it should only think that some job are not schedule due to there own calendars parameters.
when all define jobs of a user daily are not all shedule then you have the warning about partial copy

regards
philmalmaison
==========================================================================================

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:17:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
Good morning all,

I have a question about user daily to submit :

Sometimes, when user-daily (UD) is running only a partial copy of the groups/jobs behind UD occurs.
I'd like to get the reason why :)

Note :
- There are no recognizable failures with the Control-M server neither with the agent which run the UD job.
- Database seems clean too.
- The system infra is not overloaded

Version infos -->
EM version 6.2 patch uptodate- database Sybase 12.5
Server version 6.2 patch uptodate - database Sybase 12.5
Submitting Agent version 6.2 patch uptodate

Thanks a lot for your help.

Guido.
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Control M Agent Diagnostic level

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:50:17 GMT

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:50:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
Diagnostic Level refers to the generation of diagnostic messages. Doesn't affect job execution.
You're using 2 agents. Do they have the same fix pack level? Both agents on the same machine? Version? Platform?

regards
martin
==========================================================================================

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:35:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have the problem right now in which the batch job fails, but somehow the Control M sees the job as successful.

I have two servers, and only one report correctly when the job fails.

I check the Control M Agent settings on both, the only thing I can see different is the diagnostic level. On the working server, it is set as 0, but the not working one, it is set as 4.

Can anyone help me the meaning of diagnostic level?. Would set it to 4 affecting how the job being reported when failing?

Thanks,
==========================================================================================

Where is status directory?

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:28:57 GMT

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:28:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I need clear the status directory to get a fresh start.
I do not know where this directory.

thank you very much
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AND/OR in Steps

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:56:41 GMT

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:56:41 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

What i know is we can't use And -Or in steps tab of job editing form.
We can use only in Conditions tab. It's same as logical AND -OR type.
Let me know, if u have any queries....
Wish u a happy Merry Christmas
==========================================================================================

CTM 6.3 agent discovery issues

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:37:28 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:37:28 GMT
==========================================================================================
As per BMC, Control-M Agent 6.3 Fix Pack 4 should correct issues involving the discovering of alias names.
==========================================================================================

SQL is not executing

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:36:34 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:36:34 GMT
==========================================================================================
Baralem,

I think you are right, because the command invoked is not correctly formulated.
The rc 2 also gives also an indication.
I had only focused on the possibility that the GUI does not reflect the update.
==========================================================================================

Happy Christmas to you all!

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:42:40 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:42:40 GMT
==========================================================================================

==========================================================================================

AFT TRANSFER RATE

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:49:22 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:49:22 GMT
==========================================================================================
Have you enabled "Diagnostic Level" on aft?
ctmaftcfg --> Diagnostic Level = 1.

It might help to identify the problem.

Are you transfering a single file or several files? I believe there is a bug in AFT 6.3 when transfering a lot of files.

regards
martin
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SQL is not executing

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:13 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:13 GMT
==========================================================================================
In oracle you have to use commit after the update sentence, wich also must end with ";". Try:

1) hold job

2)
SQL> update CMR_AJF set STATUS='N', STATE='8' where JOBNO='7533411';

SQL> commit;

--Update sentence shold only affect 1 row.

3) free job

regards
martin
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Doubt

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:24:45 GMT

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:24:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I suggest to use the %%LIBMEMSYM parameter or the ctmvar utility.

If you used the %%LIBMEMSYM the file specified must reside on the Control-M/Server box and the full path must specified, like:

%%LIBMEMSYM=/controlm/ctm_server/your_path/your_autoedit_file

The usage for global variable the ctmvar is more flexible.

Usage: ctmvar -action set -var "%%\Variable_name" -varexpr "Global_variable_value"

Example: Put in your script

set My_Env_var=`hostname`
ctmvar -ACTION SET -var "%%\CTM_GBL_VAR1" -varexpr "$My_Env_var"

Now the %%CTM_GBL_VAR1 is a Global Variables for Controlm and all jobs can use it.

Don't forget to manage (delete) unused Global Variables at the end of the day.
If you want more detail go to see CONTROL-M Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide.
==========================================================================================

SQL is not executing

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:54:09 GMT

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:54:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
Use ctmpsm to get the status at server, or put the job on hold and release it at GUI.
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:29:55 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I think that the GUI does not reflect the update.

After update CMR_AJF by SQL command you must to execute the syncronisation from Control-M/Server DB and Control-M/EM DB to reflect update.
For this execute from the <ctm_menu> , opt 10 (troubleshouting), opt 16 (Force download) or executre the <reset_ecs> command from <controlm> user
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:52:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hello,

I am trying to kill the jobs that are in Yellow status and for some reason, when i excute the command in SQL it is not upadting CMR_AJF...Could some one explain why I am not able to do this?

controlm% sql

SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production on Wed Dec 23 14:35:47 2009

Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL> update CMR_AJF set STATUS='N', STATE='8' where JOBNO='7533411'
2
SQL>

Thanks in advance for all your inputs.

Regards
Venkat
==========================================================================================

Actual Run Time for jobs.

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:14:36 GMT

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:14:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
I have also found that the limitation on some of the ctm utilities to only show the first 10 characters of the job name to be a problem. I opened an issue with BMC on this and talked to a support person on the phone. I was told that most people use memname instead of jobname. I find this hard to believe and it absolutly will not work at my company.

I encourage anyone else that finds this 10 character limitation to be a problem to open a issue with BMC. If enough people complain maybe they will do something about it.

By the way, we are running Control-M 6.3.01 and are current on fix packs.
==========================================================================================

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:55:06 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi there,
I had also a similar problem.
Gv me a kiss if you find a joy.
==========================================================================================

Doubt

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:31:12 GMT

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:31:12 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Chaps,
Can we assign an Environmetal variable to a Global variable in Control-M?

Nancy
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Shout after 2 consecutive run KO of a cyclic job

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:47 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:47 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

you can look this post

Change in this example the action DO Stop Cyclic (just remove it)
==========================================================================================

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:50:10 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi all,

I would like to know if it is possible to send a shout message after the second consecutive run ko of a cyclic job. If yes how is it possible to do it ?

Many thank,

:wink:
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Attached files

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:53:45 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:53:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
yes
shout to program

regards
philmalmaison
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Batch schedule monitoring

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:25:03 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:25:03 GMT
==========================================================================================
user EXECTIME or LATETIME to control the execution time for a job or the star execution late of the job. So, you can generate and ECS alert to the operator, but the job still running...
==========================================================================================

EM Tablespace type

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:19:59 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:19:59 GMT
==========================================================================================
http://www.scheduler-usage.com/document/Poster-SGBD/V6.3.01/BMC_ControlM_EM_v6.3.01_DB_Poster.pdf
==========================================================================================

Auto Edit Variables

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:11:04 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:11:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
If just for definine a variable name. In the shell script, you can 'invoke' this variables to obtain values to be used in your jobs, or, inclusively, setting values for a variables to do 'anything'. Just like variables in program files.
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Maximum reruns:

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:08:58 GMT

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:08:58 GMT
==========================================================================================
99. The input mask in the Control-M editor is ##, so, you can't put a 100 or more. :cry:

This is for Ctm v6.3.01, i don't know if this was corrected in 6.4.
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AFT TRANSFER RATE

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:48:06 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:48:06 GMT
==========================================================================================
If I have a network issue that is causing the slow tranfer rate, how can I narrow where the issue is? From the same server, I get different transfer rates (5-8MB with Control-M AFT and 25-30MB with CoreFTP). What could I look for in a sniffer trace of the transfer? I was able to sniff the transfers from my firewall (my security department sent me the logs) and the CoreFTP sniffer trace was much smaller than the Control-M AFT sniffer trace. Thank You
==========================================================================================

Attached files

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:44:26 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:44:26 GMT
==========================================================================================
With version 6.2 and using only controlm utilities is not possile.
But I send e-mail with attachment in version 6.2 too (even from controlM host); using "shout" and a simple program (also sms !).
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Control Resource.

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:35:32 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:35:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
I've posted two years ago a develope wish about this to the BMC, and all times we have a meeting I renew the request. Maybe sometimes....
==========================================================================================

Auto Edit Variables

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:32:45 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:32:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
See manual: "Job Parameter and Variable Reference Guide\autoedit variables" for sysntax and examples.
==========================================================================================

Remote host

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:25 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:25 GMT
==========================================================================================
Normaly the server try to convert to remote host is the fisical agent for any reason is not available.
Check:
- if there are any job that have the old configuration
- if the agent become unavaible
==========================================================================================

AFT TRANSFER RATE

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:18:02 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:18:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
Is probably a network problem.
Difficult for me understand exactly witch is the problem but I've esperienced for example different route for out packets and in packets, so ackt messages were 10 times more slow...
;-)
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Maximum reruns:

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:03:42 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:03:42 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

What is the use of Maximum reruns option under the Execution tab in the Job editing form? And what should be the maximum rerun?
==========================================================================================

Auto Edit Variables

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:33:29 GMT

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:33:29 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

What is the use of "Auto Edit Variables" in the set tab?
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AND/OR in Steps

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:35:27 GMT

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:35:27 GMT
==========================================================================================
I am new to ControlM and scheduling. I have been trying to figure out how the AND & OR was placed into some of our job steps. I have read several threads that indicate that AND & OR can't be used in the steps, but if that is the case (and I can't see anywhere in the steps tab of the job editing form to add it)...how did the AND and OR get there?
==========================================================================================

EM Tablespace type

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:59:48 GMT

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:59:48 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hello All

Can u please tell me Which type of tablespace (OMF/ASM) is used by Control-M to create tablespace in Oracle?????

Also i want a list of tables that r created in database when we install Control-M/Enterprise manager and Control-M/Serevr 6.4
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Control Resource.

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:04:16 GMT

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:04:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
maybe global ressources will be avaliable in the next controlm version

regards
philmalmaison
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Problem with the Alert Window

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:12:23 GMT

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:12:23 GMT
==========================================================================================
It's a bug, you need refresh the filter.
==========================================================================================

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:01:53 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi everyone

I have a EM GUI with the Version 6.4

I have a problem with the alert window i don't understand that when i set
a filter with dc = sys1 or sys2 and a job is notok on sys3 then is still on the alert window. why is that ? I think when i set a filter then must the window go on only when a job is notok on sys1 or sys2. And not when a job is notok on sys3. That's very difficult for the operator when a job on sys3 is notok and the window go up and the operator found not the message.

someone knows something about the problem or is this a bug :?:

best regards
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Actual Run Time for jobs.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:52:39 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:52:39 GMT
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I did a bit more digging on this subject. My requirements are quite precise and my customer isn't in a compromising mood... :cry:

After exporting the details using CTMRUNINF I tried to compare the results with the 'elapsed time' field from the Reports Facility and found the results where the same but Report Facility returns the value in hundredths of a second... Silly...

For example the Report Facility returns '240400' which is converts hh:mm:ss to 00:40:07.

I'm guessing at this point I can't convert the value inside the Report Facility tool? Problem being I can't make an automated report if I have to edit the excel results. Who on earth can reasonably use hundredths of a second at a glance.

And annoyingly the CTMRUNINF's does a great job for capturing the details but the Job Name is limited to 10 characters, and I don't know about you but my naming conventions uses far more the 10 to describe a job...

Any advice would be helpful.
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Filewatcher on iSeries/AS400

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:51:35 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:51:35 GMT
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This worked. Thanks so much for your help.
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Actual Run Time for jobs.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:27 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:27 GMT
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i agree and imagine the verson number 7 to be more reliable with web interface. it seems to.

regards
philmalmaison
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One system, multiple agents

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:09:26 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:09:26 GMT
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install more than one agent on the same host then create a node group

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M/Agent 6.2

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:10:01 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:10:01 GMT
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i am currently running control-m/agent 6.2 with the bw cm with very few problems.
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Actual Run Time for jobs.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:47:01 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:47:01 GMT
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Thanks Philmalmaison

This seems to do just the thing. It is a shame that these details can't be pulled from a report template but at least now I can provide the raw details.

Thanks again.
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One system, multiple agents

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:37 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:37 GMT
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Sirrobins, to do that you must install many agents as you need under differents user accounts, configure Primary Control-m Server and set the port for each agent.

regards
martin
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]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:19:45 GMT
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Hi! I'm interested on running jobs from different servers to different agent on the seme host. Has anybody experienced this? thnks in advance!
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Actual Run Time for jobs.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:44:46 GMT

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:44:46 GMT
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use the ctmruninf controlm utility

regards
philmalmaison
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Filewatcher on iSeries/AS400

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:33:09 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:33:09 GMT
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the value in submission variable %%QUEUE overrides the default
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]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:28:00 GMT
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Hi again

I found the reason why it was not working. The member name of the file was not the same as the filename, and this is what CTMFW expects by default.

We bumped into another issue: the CTMFW job gets submitted to the QBATCH jobq, blocking the QBATCH subsystem for the duration of the filewatch.

How can I redirect the CTMFW to another jobq of my choice?

Thanks
Bart
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Actual Run Time for jobs.

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:55:13 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:55:13 GMT
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Hi Guru's.

I've been working with the Report Facility for some time but been unable to get a specific value out of it.

I need to know the 'Actual' run time for a job. At the moment I can see the Average run time but I need the last known run time. In sysout I can see some details but i can't get anything sensible output in the report.

Currently we can derive the actual runtime by calculating the start and end times but that is not automated which means I can't schedule the jobs.

'Elapsed time' gave some very strange results.

Any help would be gratefully received.

/BreakFix
xx
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Calendar new years

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:16:41 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:16:41 GMT
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Creating new calendars
For each CONTROL-M calendar at your site, ensure that entries exist for both 2010
and 2011. Create them if they do not exist. The entries can be either real or dummy
entries that contain at least one day set to Y. These entries are required for the
following reasons:
At the end of 2009, CONTROL-M products might attempt to read calendar entries
for 2010.
During 2010, CONTROL-M products might attempt to read the calendar entries
for 2011.
BMC recommends that you complete any necessary modifications before the
beginning of 2010.
Retaining 2009 calendar definitions
BMC recommends retaining your 2009 calendar entries until mid-2010 or later. At the
beginning of 2010, CONTROL-M products might attempt to read entries for 2009.
Handling of periodic calendars
At the beginning of 2010, jobs might be improperly scheduled if you use periodic
calendars. An example is if a calendar contains one or more periods that cross a year
boundary (that is, starting in one year and continuing to the next year). In this case,
the job definition cannot assume that the beginning of the period coincides with the
beginning of a year. To avoid this problem, remove the 2009 periodic calendar entry
as soon as it is no longer needed.
Customizing AutoEdit variables
If you created any AutoEdit variables for 2009, you probably need to modify them for
2010.
Preventing deletion of conditions with date
0101
Some sites use static prerequisite conditions that are not date-related (for example,
SERVER-IS-UP). Early versions of CONTROL-M products used the date 0101 to
indicate these static conditions. Thus, you must not erase conditions with a date of
0101 because they are intended to be static.
Set the Ignore New Day Conditions parameter to Y, and insert a list of condition
prefixes that are not to be erased in the Ignore Conditions file. Conditions with a date
of 0101 that are not in the Ignore Conditions file are deleted at the beginning of the
year. For more information about the Ignore Conditions file and the New Day
procedure, see your administrator guide.
Performing daily maintenance tasks for
deletion of old conditions
Ensure that the maintenance job that you use to delete old conditions from the active
environment does not contain hard-coded dates such as these:
%%A = %%CALCDATE %%DATE -X
ctmcontb -deletefrom "*" 0101 %%A

regards
Philmalmaison
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Mail with attachement

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:08:45 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:08:45 GMT
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i confirme blat is very ofen used in windows

regards
philmalmaison
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:28:34 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:28:34 GMT
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Gglau,

Good approach for this situation !
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Running a table many times a day

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:14 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:14 GMT
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Hi,

I add just this: When you work with cyclic jobs, don't forget to delete IN cond if status of job is NOTOK.

On Stmt=* Code=NOTOK
Do Condition "IN cond JobA-ENDED" Date "your date" Sign= -

With this you prevent a possible loop.
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Mail with attachement

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:53:42 GMT

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:53:42 GMT
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I have seen at a customer site that they use "blat" for Windows command line mailing. A quick look at blat doco appear to support the sending of attachments, this needs to be verified but worth looking into as blat is open source.
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Running a table many times a day

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:15:07 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:15:07 GMT
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That's why OUT condition can carry a "-" minus sign. Cyclic job stream uses minus OUT conditons to cleanup IN conditions within the jobs. It is in fact a best practice for all jobs.

JobA:
OUT cond JobA-ENDED +

JobB:
IN cond JobA-ENDED
OUT cond JobA-ENDED -
OUT cond JobB-ENDED +

so on and so forth
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Agent status discovering

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:07:11 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:07:11 GMT
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be sure that no jobs using the concerned nodeid, because if there are AJF they should automaticly put the wrong agent in discover mode

regards
philmalmaison
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Running a table many times a day

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:54:37 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:54:37 GMT
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What happens with conditions in that case. Does each cyclic repetition
create new in and out conditions. Otherwise after the first iterations all the conditions are there and the second instance of the table won't flow properly e.g all the jobs will start at once
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Filewatcher on iSeries/AS400

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:45:35 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:45:35 GMT
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Hi all,

We are trying to set up a filewatcher on our AS400. The command we used was 'CTMFW FILE(DWHDTAT/TR_OVERN)'

We can see the ctmfw job running on the AS400, but nothing happens when the file gets created.

We know there are other parameters, but we think the default ones should work. CTMFW should detect the file upon creation, that's it.

Agent version is 6.3.02.

Does anyone know what we are doing wrong?

Many thanks in advance for your time.

Regards,
Bart
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Agent status discovering

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:35:16 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:35:16 GMT
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You was right gglau. I've stopped Ctrl-M services, made my changes, restart the services and eveything's stable now.
Thanks again!
Lau :)
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:22:06 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:22:06 GMT
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This is a classic use of Shared and Exclusive Control Resource.

Unfortunately resource cannot be applied to Scheduling Groups. An alternative is to insert a job into each scheduling group. These jobs are defined to use control resource as appropriate. When it is in execution, it gives condition for all jobs in the same group to run. When all jobs are done, these extra jobs will terminate to release the control resource. This is the logic to use. The implementation is yours.
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Running a table many times a day

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:15:06 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:15:06 GMT
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Use cyclic jobs. For a set of jobs that form a job stream, cyclic jobs with appropriate settings will make the job stream cyclic.
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Mail with attachement

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:39:54 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:39:54 GMT
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Install a windows utility to send emails from command line and then create a script to send the email. Check on google to see what program you can use.

regards.
martin
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]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:18:51 GMT
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I can not access to the unix server only on windows and can not send it to the unix server.

No Solution?
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Calendar new years

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:23 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:23 GMT
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Hi,

I need to know if we have to make any manual replica of the calendars or this replica is made automaticaly by control-M when the year changes

Thanks & regards
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Control Resource.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:28:46 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:28:46 GMT
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No futre25,

They are not effective at Control-M Server Level, as Resources are defined in Control-M Enterprise Manager with the Control-M Server Name and can be use only in the particular Control-M server on which it is defined, thanks.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:21:24 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:21:24 GMT
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Hi,

Sorry but I think we cannot apply Resources at Scheduling Group level, they are only available at JOB Level.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Control Resource.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:16:02 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:16:02 GMT
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Hi,

We have several servers Control-M. (CTP, CTR, CTM, etc).
My question is this. The resources (exclusive) are also effective between servers. Because I did a test and to put an exclusive resource between two jobs on different servers, have been executed at the same time.

You can answer.

Thank you very much.
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Calendar new years

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:04:14 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:04:14 GMT
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Hi,

Sorry not sure what is your question but,

You can use exportdefcal and defcal from command line to create raplica for the calanders.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:45:50 GMT
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Hi,

Can you tell me how to define new schedules for the new year.

Replicate alone, we generate ourselves or we have to make the replica (if so, that command or action should be performed to the replica).

Thank you very much.
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Mail with attachement

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:21:40 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:21:40 GMT
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Hey Sorry, not sure how to do it on windows to send an e-mail with attachment through command prompt, we can do it on Unix to send an e-mail with an attachment on completion of a Control-M job.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:25:21 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:25:21 GMT
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Hi,

Thanks for the response....

I have a scenario like below..

I have several Scheduling Groups
GRP_A, GRP_B, GRP_C, GRP_D, GRP_E

When GRP_E jobs are running, GRP_A / GRP_B / GRP_C / GRP_D shouldn't run.

When Any of the GRP_A / GRP_B / GRP_C / GRP_D are running GRP_E shouldn't run..

Is there any solution for the above scenario....
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Dummy jobs stuck in Wait Status

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:26:24 GMT

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:26:24 GMT
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We got FP3 from BMC, it fixes the issue.
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Running a table many times a day

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:41:48 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:41:48 GMT
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Yes, I understand I can use ctmfw that way but I do need to run 7 times a day because I am processing many millions of CDR files each time and 7 times a day spreads the load. I can't wait and process them all at one time
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Agent status discovering

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:04:10 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:04:10 GMT
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NS may have remembered the the agent status. You probably need to stop CTM to manipulate the agent status manually.

Or, start the agent, ping it from CTM to make it available, disable it, and then shut it down.
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]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:47:28 GMT
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oups! I've spoken too fast, after a little while, it changes automatically to "discovering" again
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]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:24:46 GMT
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Really nice gglau! Thanks a lot! It has worked great!
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:07:56 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:07:56 GMT
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Quantitative Resource and Control Resource are available to Scheduling Group.
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Agent status discovering

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:06:12 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:06:12 GMT
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Which version are you using?

Prior to 6.4 FP1, in AGSTAT folder, open any file in folder AGSTAT, and make change all occurences of hostname to the one in question. Change the character after AGSTAT to D. Save the edited file as a new file, using the hostname in question as filename (without extension).

For 6.4 FP1 and higher, perform the above in CTM server DB table CMR_NODES instead.
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Rules between remote hosts

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:47:22 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:47:22 GMT
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Simplest is to create 3 separate jobs, each job to one agent (remote host or not is irrelevant). If Job1 is NOTOK, kick off Job2. If Job2 is NOTOK, kicks off Job3. The chain will not continue if Job1 or Job2 is OK.

You can alternatively define a node group with the three agents, and schedule a job against the node group. Rerun the job every time it fails. Control-M will use a round robin among the agents within a group. However there is no guarantee that different agent will be picked one after the other.

A guarantee of different agent is to use command in a job to define one agent into the group. Another job is to execute command targeting the node group. Upon execution failure, rerun both jobs. You need to implement a script to replace a different agent into the group every time the job runs.
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Web_Launch load issue

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:30:31 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:30:31 GMT
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I saw long download time back in 6.3 using the provided webserver on AIX at a customer site. It took HOURS to download the package to PC for installation, regardless of IE or Firefox. Once installed, application load time was acceptable. But no one wanted to wait for few hours to download. BMC pointed figure to network but we did not bother to troubleshoot.

I am wondering about your initial download time? Are you using the webserver come with EM? What platform is it on?
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]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:10:08 GMT
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It's been a while but BMC seems to have unofficially fixed the issue. I have been working with them to solve this issue for some time now. They recent sent me test binary to replace files installed on the client pc from the web launch. Happy to say that it has fixed the issue, although I'm not exactly sure what it is they fixed. I saved the zip if anyone else needs them.
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Mail with attachement

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:12:54 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:12:54 GMT
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How I can do a batch file?
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Rules between remote hosts

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:39:54 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:39:54 GMT
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Hi!
We would like to implement in Ctrl-M the following: On three remote hosts is the same .bat. We want the first remote host to start the .bat at a specific time.

1. If the job is completed ->job status ended-ok
2. If and only if the job is not completed ->start the .bat on the next remote host
3. And so on, untill the last remote host.

Do you know if I can do such a thing? I think they want to do that because of NLB.
Thanks
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SL process crashes

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:11 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:11 GMT
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very surprise, try the 6.3.01.604 taking care of special caracters

regards
philmalmaison
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Running a table many times a day

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:48 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:48 GMT
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Hi Peter,

Are you using a ctmfw utility to check for all these files arrival to your server?

if yes then you can use -input_file <filename> parameter in one Control-M job and can define ON_FILEWATCH parameter for all the seven files in one file, which will run all the other jobs ahead.

but using this method you will able to load the files in Teradat at one time in a day.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Mail with attachement

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:50 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:50 GMT
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Hi,

Its not possible to send an e-mail with attachment using Control-M, you can only send SYSOUT as an attachment using DO MAIL Option.

Other way is you can trigger a batch file to send an e-mail when your job completes.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Running a table many times a day

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:22:09 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:22:09 GMT
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In our Datawarehouse load we have some files that arrive up to 7 times a day. There is a scheduling table toprocess the files with about sixteen jobs the head of which detects that the file arrived and then loads it through a set of jobs into Teradata. If the files arrived once a day the it is simple driven by ODATE. But if files arrive 7 times day it is more complex. I can use the brute force approach of having seven copies of the table all with slightly different job and condition prefixes but is there a better way for these event triggered tables. ( THere are more than 100 tables in this part of the load and duplication would bring this up to many hundreds of tables).
If it was a single job then I could remove the condfition and then do rerun and this might work but for many jobs in a table how might you do it.

Regards
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Mail with attachement

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:49:34 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:49:34 GMT
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Nobody have a response???
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Control Resource at Scheduling Group Levels

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:03 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:03 GMT
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Hi All,

Can any one of you share the knowledge in using Control Resources at Scheduling Groups levels with Example scenario please...

Awaiting for your swift responses..
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Rerun,Restart,React

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:11:33 GMT

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:11:33 GMT
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Thanks Walty for your brief explanation.
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Control-M Gateway is always disconneted - help me please !!

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:20:19 GMT

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:20:19 GMT
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Thanks a lot for all your information, the problem was the password for control-m databases users and sa.
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SL process crashes

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:56 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:56 GMT
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Here is what I found in 6.4 FP2. This is probably the same for 6.3 FP6 later.

Shout message to e-mail longer than 99 char will be delivered but truncated to 99. If prefix is turned on (default), message is truncated so that subject line has 114 char including prefix. There is no trace in any log files that truncation has happened (guess only during debug).

DO MAIL subject does not accept variable so its length will not be exceeded at input.

DO MAIL will not happen if body is expanded longer than 6000 characters. Job log and TR log file will have an entry informing such error.

Special characters entered as-is into shout message and DO MAIL subject are delivered without problem.
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Agent status discovering

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:10:02 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:10:02 GMT
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Thanks, but it doesn't work, it says: The node type for Node ID tictrlm is unknown. Please wait for the node discovery to complete.
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]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:59:50 GMT
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use ctmping at server to add agent

ctmping -NODEID <agent> -NODETYPE REGULAR -DISCOVER y
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]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:33:23 GMT
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Hi!/Bonjour!

In Control-M Configuration Manager, I have an agent stuck on the discovering status. This is the Control-M Server Agent. I don't need this agent and I would like it to be on the disable status. The problem is that (even with the command line menu), when I try to change the status, it says that when an agent is Discovering, it is prohobited to chage its status. Is there something I can do to change it?
Thaks a lot!

Lau
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SL process crashes

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:09:07 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:09:07 GMT
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The description for CAR00039663 includes a few things and not specific enough.

Shout message allows max 255 characters. It will crash SL and TR if message shout to e-mail is longer than 99 characters.

DO MAIL subject allows max 99 characters. DO MAIL body allows max 4000 characters. Unless there are AutoEdit variables to expand total beyond each limit, the length for each can but not likely to crash SL/TR.

Your problem is special characters in shout, which is in e-mail subject. So special characters in DO MAIL subject can also crash TR/SL. Have you tried escape the special characters?

Special characters are OK in e-mail body (fixed in FP4).

I wonder what is the fixed in 6.4 FP1 and upcoming 6.3 FP6: expand the limit or flag the limit exceeded without crash?
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Batch schedule monitoring

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:17 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:17 GMT
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We only have a few jobs that we are concerned about running to long. On those I have an EXECTIME with shout coded.
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SL process crashes

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:48:03 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:48:03 GMT
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Good that you found the problem. Bad that solution isn't available now.

I discovered the bug on 6.3 that it could not handle these special characters in DO MAIL (CAR00035363). Everything after such special characters were dropped. BMC fixed the problem in FP4 for server. Prior to FP4, the workaround was to manually escape the special characters in DO MAIL message (e.g. enter &gt instead of entering the char >). I have not heard of having problem with the workaround and with FP4. I am surprised these special characters break Control-M once again and make life even worse this time.
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]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:41:36 GMT
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BMC support came with back with the solution. Here it is:

The problem is due to a known bug -
CAR00039663: TR or SL process hangs, the status of jobs is not updated, when the subject or message of domail or shout to mail is very long and consist of special character (& < > "). Occurs only on unix.

In the logs we found the following:

On Dec 5 JobName XXYYZZ, JOBNO: 114047, ORDERNO: 506888 sent shout with the content:
'Batch Job "XXYYZZ" failed. (Folder: "Test1" -> "MM")'

The special characters (" >) in the shout string caused the SL hang.

This bug is fixed in CONTROL-M/Server 630 FP6 that will be released on March-April 2010.

Work-around:
The bypass suggested is to remove the special characters (& < > ") from the mail/shout.
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Batch schedule monitoring

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:39:11 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:39:11 GMT
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What do you expect an operator to do? Drill down on an executing job and find out when did it start, then look at job stats and compare decide it has been running too long? Isn't it the equivalent of shout on ExecTime? How long is running too long to call for action? With ExecTime, you make the decision.

Shout on ExecTime allows a max of +900%, which is 10 times a job's average. Or max +999 minutes (=16.5 hrs) above average. At this high value, there should not be too many shouts. In fact you may want to use a smaller value to allow shouts to happen.

It is unrealistic to rely on an operator to sniff for long running jobs manually. Add a shout on ExecTime in every job and you can give operator a stick if they don't take action on the long running alerts.
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]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:00 GMT
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Dilbert, we do have BIM (I was remiss to mention earlier). We have many legs of our schedule defined in the critical path. However, as I mentioned, due to the volume of jobs we have processing on a regular basis, we do not define ALL jobs as critical. Therefore, many jobs are not defined in BIM and those are the ones we have issues w/ our operators missing as 'long running'. Some of those jobs, although not defined as critical in the business sense can have reprecussions for other aspects of the batch schedule. So, any ideas for how to monitor those jobs outside BIM more effectively?
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Language of Control-M prduct

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:44 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:44 GMT
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Hi Nancy,

Really a Curious Question :)

Not sure but I think core language for Control-M is C or C++.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:37:51 GMT
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Hi Chaps,

Just a curious question.

What is the core language on which Control-M product is designed?

Nancy
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root_menu in Windows

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:52 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:52 GMT
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Thanks again Rahul :D
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Rerun,Restart,React

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:50:45 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:50:45 GMT
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Hi,

These commands affecting jobs in the Active Jobs file (AJF)

- Rerun : is the re-execution of a job from the beginning. Job rerun is a CONTROL-M feature, available on all OS.

For Control-M/zOS only

- Restart : is the re-execution of a job from a predefined step. Restart is usually
performed from the step that failed, although it can be performed from an earlier
step. For the <restart> option, the CONTROL-M/Restart product must be installed on the site.

- React : Reactivate a job or started task that has a status of either DISAPPEARED or FAILED REASON UNKNOWN.
CONTROL-M searches the MVS/JES queues for the disappeared or failed job or started task.

For more informations, see the Control-M/zOS documentation.
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Batch schedule monitoring

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:38:15 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:38:15 GMT
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In your case you must purshace BMC CONTROL-M Batch Impact Manager, add-on for CONTROL-M solution, which provides exactly what you want. Defining your critical jobs, you can define their deadline and SLA, in case those jobs exceeding SLA, you will get notification. You can use web based GUI to tr<ck those jobs (services in BIM terminology) or you can use CONTROL-M GUI an Alerts. In that case, your stuff can effectively monitor those long-running jobs.

For more information, check BMC documentation.
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ControlM alert

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:00 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:00 GMT
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Thanks a lot Walty :roll:
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Rerun,Restart,React

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:14:38 GMT

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:14:38 GMT
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Thanks Walty.Could you please explain what is the difference between Rerun,Restart and React.
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Steps Tab Compstat codes What is Compstat anyway?

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:10 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:10 GMT
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Compstat is defined by the script's exit code. As you said, it's programing.

regards
martin
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My question is on the steps tab on the Job editing form the verbage "Compstat!0 or Compstat=0" where can i find all the variables and what they mean exactly. or >0 or <0 are they used same as in mainframe? Or is it programing. Driving me crazy trying to find a list.
I have the CM Manuals and I cannot find these things. There is a grey area where it is assumed "I know". Some I do. Anyone know?
Thankyou! :roll:
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Attached files

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:34:43 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:34:43 GMT
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I believe that is not possible. You can do a "force-job" and send and email with the attachament using OS utilities.

regards.
martin
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Dummy jobs stuck in Wait Status

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:56 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:56 GMT
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[quote]From: Control-X@yahoogroups.com
I have been looking at the 6.4.01 Server release notes of Fix Pack 3 which is due to be GA in a few days, and think this issue is now resolved.

CAR00040409 In rare circumstances, dummy jobs in CONTROL-M/Server may not end (remain in color yellow).

So I think you just need to wait for the offical notification of FP3 release,and try it out.
[/quote]
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Batch schedule monitoring

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:43:04 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:43:04 GMT
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how our computer operators can do a better job of identifying long-running jobs in the Control-M/EM?

We have ~10,000 jobs that process daily and only about 100 are executing at any given time. However, many times our operators miss long-running jobs (jobs that would normally run for 5 minutes that are running for 5 hours) and this causes issues for the batch schedule.

I've advised 'drilling down' and checking the statistics and filtering only on executing jobs but they don't always adhere to this practice. I am reluctant to add alert shouts to jobs for execution time because you can end up w/ way too many shout messages and they would also be ignored.

Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!
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SL process crashes

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:52:28 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:52:28 GMT
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The problem happen randomly with different jobs. Either cyclic of one time jobs.
These are SAP jobs, the problem happen either if the job ran ok on SAP or if it failed within SAP.
All jobs are created with the same template, there is nothing special about this jobs.
One other common thing is that they are new jobs targeted to a new system.
The agent on this new system is installed no differently than any other.

The common factor among the jobs that had created this issue is that the last entry in the job log is that it was set to Analyzed state, then the SL crashes and tries to restart every 20 seconds.

Regards,

Ignacio
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This sounds very odd. Is it just one job that causes SL to crash?

Is there anything peculiar with it? What happen if you recreate the job (do it from scratch) and order the copy?

Or is there anything peculiar with its SYSOUT content? What happen if you change the command to do something else or redirect the output of the original command elsewhere?
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Attached files

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:52:56 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:52:56 GMT
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Hello,

I work with Ctrl-M 6.2 and I need to attach a file with automated mail create on tab "Step"
Is it possible or not?
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SL process crashes

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:29:37 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:29:37 GMT
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Hi All,

We are facing a a problem that we have never seen after 5 years of operation.

For some unknown reason, randomly a job goes to Analyzed state and gets stuck there, which causes the SL process in the Control-M server to crash and restart constantly.
The effect is that no jobs can be submitted anymore.
The workaround is to put that job on Hold and then force it OK via ctmpsm.

Has anyone seen this before.
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CTM 6.3.01 and BMC Remedy AR 6.03 integration

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:21:38 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:21:38 GMT
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We implemented this feature about a year ago, but took a litlle bit different route that I think is easier, somewhat....

We used the 'Do Mail' option in Control-M to simply send an e-mail to the Remedy E-Mail server with a pre determined Subject line. Then Remedy parses out the message to enter the ticket. Essentially the same thing that "Do Remedy' does. However, if you have a 'home grown' Remedy system like ours is then it really complicates the 'Do Remedy" option. Thus the 'Do Mail' option is what we employed so that we could have more control over the process. Here is the entry in the job definition as we use it. Works great.

ON PGMST ANYSTEP PROCST CODES NOTOK A/O
DO MAIL
TO GLOBALHELPDESK1@IKON.COM

CC
SUBJ CONTROL-M_MAINFRAME_JOBFAILED
TEXT %%.JOB=%%JOBNAME%%. STEP=%%STEP%%. ABEND=%%JOBCC%%.
DATE=%%DATE%%. JOBID=%%JOBID
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Running a Windows script

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:06:24 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:06:24 GMT
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Hello,

I am testing windows scripting as follows...

1. Created a windows batch file in the format of..

echo on ]
dir c:\ ]

(I selected ] at the end of each command as per AdminGuide)

2. Set job type to WINDOWS and pointed at script.

3. Created parameters in the job def. steps tab as follows..

c) on Statement=dir Code =testfile
b) Do shout To=ECS Urgn=Very Urgent Msg=testfile found

I noticed at the end of the SYSOUT window it displays the Control-M Agent directory and "File not found" and discovered this was because of the "[" in the script so I removed it but it's still not shouting the alert.

Thanks in advance...I know it's a basic question but a tad stuck here...
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Mail with attachement

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:03:45 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:03:45 GMT
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I am on ControlM 6.2.01 on Windows and I need to know if it is possible to send an email with attachement?
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:57:39 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:57:39 GMT
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Hi Rahul,

Finally got this sorted....was having problems with my VM freezing every few minutes !

Many thanks.

Regards,
Dylan
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Rerun,Restart,React

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:51:36 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:51:36 GMT
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Hi,

i)Rerun : rerun the job.

(ii)Restart : Restart the job using CONTROL-M/Restart. [z/OS only]
(iii)React : reactivate postprocessing for the selected job. [z/OS only]
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ControlM alert

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:43:55 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:43:55 GMT
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Hi

the alerts are store in the Controlm/EM DB (table ALARM)
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]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:27:30 GMT
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Hi

I am trying to locate all alert log in one file on Control M server but not sure which file I have to check.
I can see from EM.
I can issue ctm utility to check logs
Example 1
The following command produces a report of all entries in the CONTROL-M log between 06:00 A.M. Dec 01, 2009 and 11:00 P.M. Dec 18, 2009. The report is output to file rprt.txt in 80-column format:

Ctmlog list 20091201 0600 20091218 2300 ~<controlm_owner>/ctm_server/user1/rprt.txt

If all logs are contained in one table in the sybase database which table contain all the alert log.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Rerun,Restart,React

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:38:13 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:38:13 GMT
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Can any one please explain the following terms in Control-M/EM.

(i)Rerun
(ii)Restart
(iii)React
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Delete ViewPoint

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:36:29 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:36:29 GMT
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Hello,

Using ViewPoint Manager, you can delete the components of viewpoint and has what to do in sequence this is first delete filters, after hierarchies, collections and finally viewpoint.

Best Regards
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Re-point to different Database.

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:50 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:17:50 GMT
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After mucking about with the ODBC configuration with known working SQL IDs the Reports Facility still barfed when trying to generate reports. I'm not ODBC expert but i'm also no idiot, all connects where tested but the RF seems to fail to use the details properly listing errors like 'unable to find the SQL server' etc.

So I did a quick reinstall of the Client applications and specified the new details during install and 10minutes later it was working again.

How frustrating for server administators. Hope BMC start sorting this out for FixPack 3.
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Remote host

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:39:27 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:39:27 GMT
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Hi,

We have removed remote host after istalling physical agent on the same host. After that added agent in configuration. But after 3hr time the agent is converting as remote host.

We have done above procedure three time.

Could you please help me how to over come this issue.

Regards,

Satish
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Control-M/Agent 6.2

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:04 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:04 GMT
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Is Control-M/Agent 6.2 compatible with BW7.01? We are going to start the upgrade of BI to EhP1
Thanks
Essa
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Re-point to different Database.

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:48:50 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:48:50 GMT
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Hi everyone,

My current issue is:
I want to change the SQL Database that a client installation of the Report Facility is using. Is this all done via the ODBC configuration? I've had mixed success so far.

Previously:
I had wanted to move the CTM /EM and /Server databases from a old SQL DB server to a new SQL server, same DB names, just a different server. But I was unable to find any real documentation regarding how CTM points at databases. In the end I was advised to do a full reinstall of both servers which seems ridiculous when just changing database servers, it should be just a couple of variable like most other applications manage to use. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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root_menu in Windows

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:24 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:24 GMT
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Hi,

You can use util command

util is a multi-purpose utility that can perform the following functions from the
command line:
■ Export data from the CONTROL-M/EM database
■ Import data to the CONTROL-M/EM database
■ Delete the CONTROL-M/EM database
■ Clear the CONTROL-M/EM database
■ Build the CONTROL-M/EM database
■ Export a specified definition table
■ Import a specified definition table.

If you want to perform some action on Control-M EM Database.

For more information on this read this document:-

http://www.scheduler-usage.com/document/Documentation/CTMEM/V6.2.01/EM620100UT52302.pdf

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:17:57 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:17:57 GMT
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Hi Rahul,

Must be doing something wrong here as I still cant see this job in Viewpoint...

Here's what I did...

1. Created tableA with User daily set to SYSTEM.

2. In this table I created a job with the command ctmudly UDJob and set the execution time.

3. Uploaded the table.

4. Created tableB with User daily set to UDJob

5. Created a job in tableB with an OS command.

6. Uploaded the table.

Thanks in advance...

Regards,
Dylan
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root_menu in Windows

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:13:28 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:13:28 GMT
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Thought so, thanks again Rahul :D Just find it strange that there isn't an equivelant windows menu for DB Administration and maintenace on the EM side of things like the ctm_menu on my windows Control-M server.
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Dummy jobs stuck in Wait Status

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:20:03 GMT

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:20:03 GMT
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Ok found the reason, but don't have a solution on the fix.

1208 21:37:01.29 TR: TR_JOB_handle_job_locked: checkerr(StructLogin=0x8fdc8c0) - Error, ORA-12899: value too large for column "CTLM64SCAL"."CMR_AJF"."OSCOMPMSG" (actual: 1002, maximum: 999)

[code:1]1208 21:37:01.29 TR: TR_JOB_handle_job_locked: checkerr(StructLogin=0x8fdc8c0) - Error, ORA-12899: value too large for column "CTLM64SCAL"."CMR_AJF"."OSCOMPMSG" (actual: 1002, maximum: 999)

1208 21:37:01.29 TR: TR_JOB_handle_job_locked: ExecDML() - Failed in OCIStmtExecute
1208 21:37:01.29 TR: TR_JOB_handle_job_locked: update CMR_AJF set JOBNO= 137483 ,PRIORITY= 0 ,CRITICAL='N ',TASKTYPE='U ',CYCLIC='N ',CONFIRM_R='N ',CONFIRMED='N ',RETRO='N ',AUTOARCH=' ',TASKCLASS=' ',HOLDFLAG='N ',STATUS='Y ',STATE='6 ',CYCLICINT='00001M',APPLGROUP='OPS-TEST-1',NODEGRP='64AgntInst',NODEID='peck',MEMLIB=' ',MEMNAME=' ',OVERLIB=' ',ODATE='20091203',PROCID=' ',RERUN_NO= 1342767877 ,OSCOMPSTAT= -133627131 ,OSCOMPMSG='�T�F�^F^HP^E^C ^A ',NEXTTIME='20091208213800',PREVDATE='20091202',NEXTDATE='20091204',STARTRUN='20091208213700',ENDRUN='20091208213700',MAXRERUN= 0 ,FROMTIME=' ',UNTIL=' ',JOBNAME='TEST-DUMMY',SCHEDTAB='OPS-TEST',OWNER='ag64scal',MAXWAIT= 0 ,APPLIC='Operational',RUNCOUNT= 2 ,DAILYNAME='FORCED',AJFSONSTR='NNNNNNNYNNNNNY',DOCMEM=' ',DOCLIB=' ',MAXDAYS= 0 ,MAXRUNS= 0 ,UNKNOWNTIM= 0,STARTENDCYCIND= ' ' ,TRIGGER_TAG= ' ' ,GROUP_ORD= 0,AUTHOR= 't819986',ADJUST_COND= ' ',MULTIAGENT= 'Y ',APPLTYPE= ' ',TIMEZONE= ' ',STATEMSK= 'N ',APPLVER= ' ',TIMEREF= ' ',CMVER= ' ',APPLFORM= ' ',ORDER_TIME= '20091204121234',RJX_AGENT_NAME= ' ',INSTREAM_IND='N ',TOLERANCE= 0 ,CURRENT_RUN= 0 ,CYCLIC_TYPE= 'C ',CPUTIME= 0,ELAPTIME= 0 where ORDERNO = 348456
[/code:1]
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]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:59:13 GMT
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I have an open ticket with BMC since Friday, but nothing yet.

It really seems an EM to Svr communication issue.

In the DB the job has a full record with ended state, compstat 0 and ended times. But the EM just doesn't ever reflect that info.

The job has a log but is missing its sysout.
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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:56:50 GMT
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Extra info:
The EM is Linux Red Hat, the Server is the same.
Agents are SPARC

Another odd thing I noticed, from the DB when I set the job to 4 from a 5 and commit the change. Then run the ForceEndJob.pl script, which sets it back to 5. The job instantly goes green.
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file watcher job with OSCOMPSTAT 9. RUNCNT 1 error

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:16 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:16 GMT
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Thank you Rahul

where did you use that command?

net helpmsg 9

Also, if anyone has more details on this error, please let me know.

Thanks!
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:25:30 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:25:30 GMT
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Thanks Rahul,

Will try that now, once again many thanks :D Absolutly brilliant !
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Defining a remote host

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:21:01 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:21:01 GMT
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Hello,

I'm trying to set up agentless monitoring and have followed the instructions as per admin Guide...

1. The CONTROL-M/Agent is installed on either Windows 2003, Windows XP, or a later version.
2. The Log On as option for the CONTROL-M/Agent service is set to This account.
3. The user account that is running the CONTROL-M/Agent service is Administrator and is defined as a Domain user.
Job owners are members of the Administrator group on the remote host.

I just created the SYSOUT directory on the remote host and ensured that all of criteria above has been met altough I'm not sure about the last one...
"Job owners are members of the Administrator group on the remote host".

This seems to imply that I need to set up user on the remote system which corresponds to the job owner in Control M ?

Conf manager just keeps coming back with "No remote server on host "servername".

Any help appreciated.
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Agent Router

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:01:13 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:01:13 GMT
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Thanks Mark, stil can't get it to connect...have set up debug but nothing out of the ordinary.

The host is XP and the agent is running under a domain account which is a member of the local admin Group.

It seems I can add it but the agent state is unavailable..(despite being set to persistant) The control-M listener service is running and there is no firewall in the way so not sure where the problem is..
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file watcher job with OSCOMPSTAT 9. RUNCNT 1 error

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:58:38 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:58:38 GMT
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Hi,

Not sure what this OSCOMPSTAT means but as per OS Output it is showing as :-

net helpmsg 9

The storage control block address is invalid.

regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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root_menu in Windows

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:56:25 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:56:25 GMT
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Hi Dylanesque,

root_menu is only available for Control-M EM Server hosted on Unix.

regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:47:57 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:47:57 GMT
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That's good, now let's carry on with second step

1) write any <userdailyname> for Scheduling tables(you want to bring in Control-M at other time then New Day) in Table Option in Scheduling Table Manager and upload it back to Control-M using Scheduling Table Manager to save the changes.

2) Create a job with command as ctmudly <userdailyname> and run it on the time when you want to bring associated scheduling table in Control-M using Execution Tab, upload this job in Control-M.

3) Write SYSTEM in table option for Scheduling table for Job you created with Command line as ctmudly, upload the table again to save the changes.

Now the job with command ctmudly <userdailyname> will come in Newday time as SYSTEM is given for this job as Userdaily and the Scheduling table associated with this Userdaily job will come when this job will execute as it will execute command ctmudly.

Please go through the steps and let me know the step number which you will not understand.
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file watcher job with OSCOMPSTAT 9. RUNCNT 1 error

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:52:56 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:52:56 GMT
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I have a file watcher job abending with this error.

OSCOMPSTAT 9. RUNCNT 1

I looked everywhere trying to find out what this means... no success so far.
Does any one have any ideia?

Thanks in advance!
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root_menu in Windows

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:49:59 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:49:59 GMT
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Is the root_menu only available for UNIX ? Doesn't mention anything about platform support in the Guides. If so, what is the alternative or windows equiv ?

Reson I ask is because I can't get it to run on windows - I thought it might be something to do with the lack of environmental variables on my EM box, also I cannot find a root_menu executable in my bin directory..
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:26:26 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:26:26 GMT
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Hi Rahul.

Yes, I tested successfully running my userdaily jobs and they all ran today but I stil can't figure out how to run a job at a specific time afer new day in the example above ?

I assumed that I could do this by not specifying NEWDAY with the associated table and it would just run the command at the time specifed.

What happens to jobs that don't have SYSTEM mentioned ? I assume they won't run unless there is a time specifed in the execution tab to run or unless they have been kicked off by user daily jobs..
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Hi,

Are you uploading the table again in Control-M after writing the Userdaily name in the Table Detail option, as it is require after writing Userdaily name

User Daily jobs are used when you have large number of jobs to be run in Control-M .

If you have less amount of Jobs then you can use Simple Method of defining SYSTEM in Userdaily name under Table Detail option in Scheduling table manager,

Make sure you always upload the table again after defining SYSTEM in Table Detail option otherwise jobs will not load in Control-M at newday, do this and let me know is this working out for your tables, are they able to load in New Day time when you define SYSTEM in Userdaily name and Upload them back to Control-M Using Table Upload option in Scheduling Table Manager?

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:03:08 GMT
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Thanks again but still not sure how to get control-M to schdule a job as described above after new day has passed ?

I assume, any tables and their associated jobs that haven't system specified won't be run unless you get new day to run user daily jobs ?
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Hi Dylanesque,

You will get whole information about this in following document:-

http://www.scheduler-usage.com/document/Documentation/CTMEM/V6.2.01/DDT620100UG52300.pdf

Just go through "Creating or modifying scheduling tables" in chapter 7, that will help you in understanding the concept, and search for New Day in this document, it will explain you about the New Day Procedure.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Hi Rahul,

Firstly, many thanks for your patience on this...I'm trying to run through a few test scenarios which have certaininly helped but having a few probelms with my VM so tricky to replicate!! ( Just reading the documentation doesn't suffice !)

Ok, we've clarified that event if you do set up a userdaily job it will only run when it's scheduled per calender or specefied time when the new day kicks off in the morning as it just places jobs in the active jobs file of both DB's.

So, what if I want to schedule a job after new day has passed ?

For example, it's 09:00am after new day and I create a job that I want to run at 11:00am so I select the day in the calender of the job defintion and speify the time, I assume all I need to do is manually order/force the job which will also place in the Active jobs file and run it at 11am ?

Thanks and regards,

Dylan
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]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:43:17 GMT
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HI Dylanesque,

Control-M has same time as Server time on which it is installed, so Use your Server time where Control-M is installalled in Military format (HHMM).

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Agent Router

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:36:44 GMT

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:36:44 GMT
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Normally you don't need the router component running unless there is a firewall between the Control-M Server and Agent.
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Urgent - Need SQL

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:47:29 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:47:29 GMT
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Thanks for the quick reply. This SQL worked perfect. Thanks You very much! :D
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Control-m CM for peoplesoft advance tab use

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:03 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:03 GMT
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We are trying to use the user defined variables to pass a date from comtrol-m to the peoplesoft job and we are having issues. We have opened a case with bmc. If you get this to work, would you please message me.
thanks
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Urgent - Need SQL

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:27:43 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:27:43 GMT
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The following query should list the jobs that you need:

SELECT JOBNAME, SCHEDTAB
FROM CMS_JOBDEF WHERE JOBNO IN
(SELECT JOBNO FROM CMS_SETVAR WHERE VAREXPR = 'xxxxxx');

regards.
martin
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I have an urgent need to identify all Control-M jobs containing a particular parm (Set tab). I don't care what the "Var Name" is. I need to know all of the jobs that contain a particular "value". (It is a DNS name). I can not find a report in the reporting center that will support this. Therefore, I assume that I will need to run a query directly against the database. Can anyone suggest the SQL necessary? I do have the database diagram but I am not sure what I need and I have never coded SQL before.

This is for Control-M 6.3.01 running on Oracle.

Any quick help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.
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Agent Router

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:21:39 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:21:39 GMT
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I can't get Configuration Manager to discover one of my agents on XP as the Control-m router keeps failing on startup with error 1067.

The Service is running under a domain account with local admin rights so not sure where the problem is.

I noticed the following in the log..

1207 16:18:29:26 ctmar_service_server:CFG_parse: persistent connection is set to 'N'. exiting.
1207 16:18:29:26 ctmar_service_serverInit: The agent is configured to transient mode. Router service is not needed.
1207 16:18:29:26 ctmar_service_server:AR process exiting.

I tried to get control-M Server to use persitant connection but it can't find my agent !
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Issue Reg. SAP-BW Jobs

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:31:27 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:31:27 GMT
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Hi,

Issue Reg. SAP-BW Jobs : [SAP- BW/Business Process Type: Process Chain]

For a cyclic job we are getting the following error in second iteration.

RSPC_API_CHAIN_RESTART - FAILED

After re-submit (re-run from start) all the cycles are getting completed.

Also the option for Re-run (point of failure / re-run from start) is available only in the active job (enterprise manager) and there is nothing related to this in the job defination (desktop).

Any suggestion.

Thanks & Regards,
Selva
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:43 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:43 GMT
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Hmm, so even though I have specifed the time....I still have to wait until the new day procedure run the following day and moves it into the active job file which will run it then ? Unless of course I run it manually by forcing it ?
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]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:52:43 GMT
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Excellent, many thanks .

I set this up however my useradaily job didn't kick in at the specified time (I just entered in the time in the Run at box and specified the command ctmudly UD3).

I tested just involking ctmudly UD3 at the command line just to test and it ran all jobs accociated with UD3 so must be something to do with the time I have set up. Does Control-M Server run off the local OS's clock ? If so I would have expected it to run anything associated with UD3....
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]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:47:17 GMT
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Hi Dylanesque,

This is how you make Userdaily.

1) You first create a Job with Command as ctmudly <userdailyname> with Scheduling table name as NEWDAY(or whatever you want) and specify the time in execution tab for this job in Job definition, write and upload this Job in Control-M.
2) Now you will go in Scheduling Table Manager in Control-m Desktop ---> Check for this NEWDAY table ---> Click on Table Details option ---> write SYSTEM in Useraily name.
3) Now click on Table Details for any scheduling table you want to specify User daily too ----> and write the <userdailyname> you gave in command line before (for the job in NEWDAY Table).

Now when new day will run it wil place NEWDAY table in Control-M Active Job file, after that Userdaily job will run as per time given in Execution Tab and will run the command ctmudly <userdailyname>, now this command will bring all the jobs related to that userdaily name(Which we specified in Table Detail option for Scheduling Tables) and that needs to order in Control-m as per there Scheduling Criterea.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:16 GMT
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Thanks rahulsehgal,

That's what I meant. Just set up a test here and specified the User daily name associated.

Was just reading the docs over the weekend but makes a huge difference when you actually test it properly so apologies for all of the basic questions !

Just one more thing in relation to scheduling jobs at a specifc time..

Let's say you just specify the time in the execution box for a particular day, wouldn't the new day procedure just move the job to the active jobs file and run it for that time or does the new day procedure which runs once at a defined time only run jobs whose scheduling criteria have been met I.e Is User daily jobs the only way of getting jobs to run at a different time than new day ?
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]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:15:57 GMT
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No Dylanesque, it will not run as you need to provide Userdaily name here not Tablename.
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]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:39:20 GMT
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Just managed to get access to a test system so have been playing around with this...

I assume if I just enter in ctmudly "tablename" in the OS command and specify the time it will run it for me ?
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Maxwait

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:25:59 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:25:59 GMT
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Specifies the number of extra days (beyond the original scheduling date) that the job is allowed to remain in the Active Jobs file awaiting execution. If the job still has not run after the specified number of days, the job is removed from the Active Jobs file.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:22:56 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:22:56 GMT
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Hi,

Command name is ctmudly <userdailyname>
You can specify the time for Userdaily job in To and From time window in Job Definition under EXECUTION tab.

Note: Please add the userdaily name for Scheduling tables using Table Detail option in Scheduling table manager.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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RE: User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:20:18 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:20:18 GMT
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I found this procedure in the Admin Guide...

Assume that a site uses scheduling tables TBL1 through TBL5. The administrator, Bill,
implements User Daily jobs for use with the New Day procedure as follows:

1. Bill edits the existing scheduling table definitions to associate User Daily names with the tables:

He associates scheduling tables TBL1 and TBL2 with User Daily name UD1.
He associates TBL3 and TBL4 with UD2.
He associates TBL5 with UD3.

2. Bill creates scheduling table UDTABLE and associates it with User Daily name SYSTEM.
3. In UDTABLE, Bill creates the following User Daily jobs:
He creates job UDJob1, which runs the command ctmudly UD1 at 8:00 A.M.

He creates UDJob2 to run ctmudly UD2 at 2:00 P.M.
He creates UDJob3 to run ctmudly UD3 at 8:00 P.M.

Based on these settings, the New Day procedure scans UDTABLE during New Day processing. The results are as follows:
At 8:00 A.M., User Daily job UDJob1 runs and schedules jobs from the TBL1 and TBL2
scheduling tables.
At 2:00 P.M., UDJob2 runs and schedules jobs from TBL3 and TBL4.
At 8:00 P.M., UDJob3 runs and schedules jobs from TBL5.

This explains things in a little more detail but I'm still unsure as to how you get these jobs to run ctmudly at the specified times ? I can only see dates and schedule between certain dates mentioned in the scheduling tab or between times in the exe tab.

I can see however, that you can enter specific times in the execution tab but I'm not sure of the format ? Should I just enter the three differ�nt times here for each of the user daily jobs in the UDTABLE and enter ctmudly "User Daily Name" ?

May thanks....
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Maxwait

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:10:49 GMT

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:10:49 GMT
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What is the use of Maxwait option in the Execution tab?
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User Daily jobs and the New day procedure

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:33:45 GMT

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:33:45 GMT
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Control-M runs jobs by using the new day procedure, forcing jobs or getting the new day procedure to kick off user daily jobs.

When the new day procedure runs, it looks for jobs whose scheduling criteria have been met (ie calender date) and moves these jobs into the acive jobs file on both Server and EM databases and runs them.

Let's say you have a number of jobs which are all dependant on each other and are scheduled for 5 days of the week.

You would place these jobs in a Group scheduling table and on each day New day would run the first job and the others (depending on wheather job conditions have been met) but let's say you only want to run the jobs to run at 10am, you would assign each of these jobs to user daily job ( enter system in "User Daily field of the scheduling Group and in the table details, spedify the name of the user daily job).

So, when new day runs it moves any job with type SYSTEM in the user daily field and runs them.

However, if I wanted to run all of these jobs at a diffent time other than new day time, I could create a user daily job which involk the ctmudaily command which would scan tables associated with the User Daily name and schedule jobs in the table that day. However, where would I specify a specific time ??

Would appreciate clarification !

Many thanks.

Dylan
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Result set of a stored procedure

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:47:48 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:47:48 GMT
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If you are on CONTROL-M EM 6.4.01 Fix Pack 2 or above, with CONTROL-M Server and Agent 6.3.01 Fix Pack 2 and above, you can use the new CONTROL-M for Databases feature. this allows you to run native SQL, SQL scripts and stored procedures against MS SQL, Oracle and DB2/UDB databases without the need for wrapper scripts, and can also capture your output into the CONTROL-M SYSOUT.

Regards.

Graham
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Dummy jobs stuck in Wait Status

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:47:12 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:47:12 GMT
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Info:
Running Control-M 6.4 server/agent

Issue:
We just upgraded from 6.1 to 6.4 and we are running tests on all our agents. We are testing a few job types across all agents. The only one not acting normally are Dummy jobs. When we do our multi agent submit from the EM GUI they are all stuck in Wait State, and all say "Job is not in Wait State" when you "Why" them.

Holding/Freeing the Dummy job and releasing it will move them to Executing state in the EM GUI.

Looking in the DB they are all state 5 (ended). But in the EM GUI they are either wait or executing. I left them overnight yesterday, nothing changes.

Short:
Dummy jobs stuck in wait state in EM GUI,
In DB state is 5 (ended). GUI never reflects the 5 state from the DB.
- Is only effecting jobs of type Dummy jobs
- Command and Job types are acting normally
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CTM 6.3.01 and BMC Remedy AR 6.03 integration

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:54:13 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:54:13 GMT
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I know this is a tricky one.

We are trying to gather information on how we can automate our Remedy ticketing Process for jobs failing on Control-M.
This is the information I have ready so far

1. DO REMEDY option in Job definition. This looks simple, but I'm sure it isn't.
2. SNMP traps...sounds complicated and i am sure it is
:-)

Anyone out there who has implemented this? Appreciate all inputs
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SuperKill

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:46:13 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:46:13 GMT
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Strange. We run 6.3.01 as well and There is no 'Superkill' available in AJF on right clicking a job
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CTM 6.3 agent discovery issues

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:44:18 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:44:18 GMT
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Thanks Walty.
Your Procedure worked.

Phil,
To answer your questions, the alias 'D' was very much 'ping'able and also I could ssh to the server using the name 'D'.
Just a weird case where the agent 'D' stayed in 'discovering'state for 2 days.

I deleted the agent entry 'D' and did a ctmping and voila...it became available instantly.

Thanks everyone
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Need Basic Info regarding Control M Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:19:41 GMT

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:19:41 GMT
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Hi All, I am new to Control M . I would like to know the below information but I don't know how to do that . My queries are how to find :

Number of history days
Number of executions history
Maximum number of active jobs
Maximum job executions per day
Total number of jobs defined
Number of DO actions
Number of AutoEdit variables
Number of Control resources
Number of Quantitative resources
Number of conditions (In and Out)

If Any one will help me getting these information that will be great!!!

I am using Control M version 6.1.03.
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SuperKill

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:54:37 GMT

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:54:37 GMT
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Can anyone enlighten me on the 'SuperKill' option that appears in the right click menu on Control-m. The version is CTM-EM 6.3.01. Thanks in advance.
Jasper.
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AutoEdit variables in Do Mail subject

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:15:20 GMT

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:15:20 GMT
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I don't think so either, especially considering our old, unsupported version, can do it.
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Control*M job's LOG

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:33 GMT

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:33 GMT
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do you confirm that it's a windows agent ?
because it's normal for openVMS to have that kind of return code.

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M Certification

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:55:09 GMT

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:55:09 GMT
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all formations have been change few days ago, a course is describe on BMC site for certification

regards
philmalmaison
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CTM 6.3 agent discovery issues

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:59:40 GMT

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:59:40 GMT
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as your agent is in discover status you can not delete the entry.
you must find why this new adress isn't valid, and it should be many thinks.

try to traceroute it to know where are contention
be sure the adress is reconize as well on both controlm agent host and controlm agent host ...

could you ping this adress ???

regards
philmalmaison
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Result set of a stored procedure

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:58:22 GMT

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:58:22 GMT
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if you are sendig the stored procedure output to a file you can use cat (unix) or type (windows) to append SP output to sysout.

regards
martin
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Control-M Certification

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:05:42 GMT

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:05:42 GMT
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Thanks for getting back to me Dilbert,

I have looked for the preparation exam but can't find it on BMC ?

Would really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction here ?

Regards,
John
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CTM 6.3 agent discovery issues

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:18 GMT

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:18 GMT
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Hi,

That impact only the jobs scheduled on nodeid D.
In your case, for Control-M each alias is seen like as a unique nodeid (alias A=nodeid A, alias B=nodeid B ,....)
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]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:34:25 GMT
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Walty,
Thanks for your reply.
I only have 1 concern while doing this.

Since 'D' is just an alias of 'A', 'B' and 'C', If I go ahead and do a delete of entry 'D', will this affect status of jobs that may be executing on 'A', 'B' and 'C'?

Thanks.
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]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:40 GMT
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Hi,

in this situation try:

1 - Held job(s) scheduled on nodeid alias D
2 - From <controlm> user execute delete entry for agent D : ctm_menu --> opt 9 --> opt 4
you must receive message like : Agent entry D was deleted successfully.
3 - From <controlm> user execute ctmping -nodeid D -discover y
You must receive message like : Agent : D is alive
4 - Free held job(s) on nodeid alias D
5 - Normaly on CCM your agent D is available now (try ping option to check it)
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Export all Control M Job doc's

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:50 GMT

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:50 GMT
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You can run a query to make a list of the files and generate a script to copy/tar files. The query below generates a list ordered by nodeid.
regards.
martin.

SELECT NODEID, DOCLIB||CASE APPLTYPE WHEN 'WIN' THEN '\' WHEN 'OS' THEN '/' END||DOCMEM
FROM CMS_JOBDEF WHERE DOCLIB <> ' ' AND DOCLIB <> ' ' ORDER BY NODEID;
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]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:10:41 GMT
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Cheers for the advice, we are moving to that solution but first I need to get the old documents out......
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Help

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:25:34 GMT

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:25:34 GMT
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Hi Nancy,

In what format you want to give start date and End Date.

You can use Auto-Edit Variable to provide Start Date and End Date for a Month if your format is in YYYYMMDD or MMDDYYYY etc.

Like use %%DATE for YYMMDD format and then you can use %%CALCDATE Variable to delete number of days from current date for the starting date of Report.

For more information Please check.
Job Parameter and Reference Variable Guide

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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CTM 6.3 agent discovery issues

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:41:18 GMT

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:41:18 GMT
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Group,
We're running CTM 6.3 server on HP UX.

We are facing issues with agent discovery on one of our boxes.
This Box 'A' has an agent installed and jobs are running fine against it.
We are also running jobs against aliases of 'A' and all these jobs run fine as well (For E.g. Node id - 'B', 'C', etc which are aliases of 'A').

However, we're now trying to run against a new alias 'D' of 'A' and this alias shows to be in 'Discovering' status consistently.
'ctmping' is failing to this alias 'D' as well. However, 'A' is alive and is able to run jobs.

Appreciate any inputs on how i can successfully discover agent 'D' and run jobs against it.
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Help

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:18:25 GMT

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:18:25 GMT
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Hi,
I want to pull a report on a monthly basis. I used to run this report manually by giving the start day and end date of the month thru reporting facility. Now I want to run this template thru a batch job. How can I pass the start date and end date to the batch job?

Any reponse would be highly appreciated.

Nancy
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How to define in condition ...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:26:31 GMT

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:26:31 GMT
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I suspect that this option is only available for z/os.
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STATE values of the ctmpsm -XML output

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:11:13 GMT

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:11:13 GMT
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Hi,

Thanks.

Regards,
Peter
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]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:53:59 GMT
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Hi Peter,

Here are the full list of the STATE translation list:
JOB_WAIT_SCHEDULING '0'
JOB_WAIT_CONFIRM '1'
JOB_WAIT_RERUN 'A'
JOB_WAIT_TIME 'B'
JOB_WAIT_COND 'C'
JOB_WAIT_RSC 'D'
JOB_WAIT_SUBMISSION 'E'
JOB_NOT_KNOWN 'F'
JOB_RETRY_SUBMIT 'G'
JOB_WAIT_GROUP_SCH 'H'
JOB_FAIL_SUBMIT 'I'
JOB_WAIT_ODAT 'J'
JOB_POST_ODAT 'K'
JOB_SUBMITTED '2'
JOB_NOT_SUBMITTED '3'
JOB_EXECUTING '4'
JOB_ENDED '5'
JOB_ANALYZED '6'
JOB_DISAPPEARED '7'
JOB_POST_PROCCESSED '8'
JOB_NOT_FOUND '9'
JOB_UNKNOWN 'Z'

N-Joy,
Moti.
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]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:23:26 GMT
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Hi,

Is there any documentation which describes the values of the job parameters returned by the "ctmpsm -XML ALL" command?
Most of them are obvious, but the STATE isn't.
Thanks.

Regards,
Peter
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Control*M job's LOG

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:55:39 GMT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:55:39 GMT
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Hi,

Some suggestions to try:

1) Probably a security issue related to user/password used by the Control-M/Windows agent.
Usually is the result of a Windows agent being set to �Log on as User� and there is no encrypted password or wrong password for the owner specified.
See utility <ctmpwd> in the CONTROL-M/Agent Administrator Guide and try to add or update user/password that will run on that agent.
usage:
ctmpwd -action add -user user1 -password 12345
or
ctmpwd -action update -user user1 -old_password 12345 -password 67890

2) Check if your Nodeid, Path, Exe, Scripts are correct.
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Quantitative Resource

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:17:21 GMT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:17:21 GMT
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Hi,

This parameter is used to control the use of quantitative resources in the installation such as tape drives, cpu utilization, etc.

For example, if there are two jobs that schedule backups and only one tape drive is available, then it would be pointless both these jobs trying to run at the same time.

When a Quantitative resource is specified for a job, Control-M determines that a sufficient quantity of the resource is available before submitting the job. We can therefore physically assign a named Quantitative Resource within Control-M of 1 and each of the backup jobs will also be assigned the same named Quantitative Resource of 1. Whichever job starts first, will allocate this resource and Control-M will not relinquish this until the job has completed, whereupon the second job will run and reallocate it. If there are more physical resources available then this number can be increased to allow more jobs to run concurrently.

This can also be utilised for the benefit of stopping all jobs in a given application from being scheduled should there be an emergency requirement to do so. Each job will be assigned 1 named Quantitative resource unique to their application that can then be set to zero in Control-M thus removing the ability for any job to run.

In order to create Quantitative you can follow these steps

1) Control-m Enterprise Manager ---> Resources ---> Quantitative Resources ---> New ---> Define Quantitative Resource here and then define the same in the Job definition Resource tab with number of resource utilization for that job (Control-M EM Version 6.2 steps)

use the same steps to check is there are any Quantitative Resource defined for Control-M.

For more information on how to define Quantitative Resource you can check Control-M Enterprise Manager User Guide.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:38:34 GMT
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Hi,

I need a some questions:

- I need to know which is the functionality of the "Quantitative Resource".
- How a new resource is created?
- If there are resources defined in Control-M

Best Regards
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Control-M Certification

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:28:44 GMT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:28:44 GMT
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[quote="Manhatten"]Has anyone taken the Control-M exam ? If so, besides reading the documentation, are there any study guides available ?[/quote]

There are no study guides, only BMC's preparation exam available on BMC site.
Only reading the documentation and everyday experience is what counts.
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Result set of a stored procedure

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:25:42 GMT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:25:42 GMT
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Hi,

Thanks for the inputs.

How do I check whether my STDOUT & STDERR have been redirected or not..?

Can you please make it clear with an Example.....
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Relationship between inconditions

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:54:58 GMT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:54:58 GMT
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The logical operator after the last IN cond is ignored.
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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:10:35 GMT
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Can anyone help me in Understanding in" setting the relationship beetween IN conditions".

Here is the scenerio:

JOB C gets condition from job A and B.

In the Conditions TAB it has "set relationship mannualy"

The Condition from A has AND
The condition from B has OR.

What does the above implie?

Forgive me if you dont understand a thing.
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Control-M Certification

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:03:42 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:03:42 GMT
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Has anyone taken the Control-M exam ? If so, besides reading the documentation, are there any study guides available ?
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SCHEDULING GROUPS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:04 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:04 GMT
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GroupAB-start:
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobA
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobB

JobA1:
IN cond OK-to-run-JobA
OUT cond OK-to-run-GroupA
Exclusive resource GroupAB
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobB (minus)

Each job in GroupA:
IN cond OK-to-run-GroupA
OUT cond to JobA2

JobA2:
IN cond from all jobs in GroupA
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobB
OUT cond GroupA-ENDED

JobB1:
IN cond OK-to-run-JobB
OUT cond OK-to-run-GroupB
Exclusive resource GroupAB
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobA (minus)

Each job in GroupB:
IN cond OK-to-run-GroupB
OUT cond to JobB2

JobB2:
IN cond from all jobs in GroupB
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobA
OUT cond GroupB-ENDED

GroupAB-end:
IN cond GroupA-ENDED
IN cond GroupB-ENDED
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobA (minus)
OUT cond OK-to-run-JobB (minus)

Job GroupAB-start can be a time-released job or waiting for IN cond from some other jobs.

Jobs JobA1 and JobB1 will be fighting for exclusive resource, and each removes IN cond of the other job upon submission. Jobs JobA2 and JobB2 will execute only when all jobs in its corresponding group are finished, at which time it will create IN cond for the job in the other group.

Optionally, job GroupAB-end is to delete IN cond for JobA1 and JobB1. All other jobs can clean up its IN cond as desired.

Hope this helps.
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Result set of a stored procedure

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:57 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:57 GMT
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Whatever written to STDOUT and STDERR will go into SYSOUT. Check your batch script and in the stored procedure if these two output channels have been redirected else where.
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SCHEDULING GROUPS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:25 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:25 GMT
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GRP-A
In Cond of JobDummy : PL-GRP-A STAT
!
JobDummy (Control resource Exclusive)
! !
! !_>Out cond : PL-GRP-A STAT-
!
Job1
!
JOB2

OUT Cond of GRP-A : PL-GRP-A STAT+

Note :

For the first time manually create the condition.
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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:58:41 GMT
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you can define same control-m resources on both group jobs , it should be exclusive ,not shared,
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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:42:49 GMT
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Hi Rahul,

GRP - A, which contain 10 jobs can run in parallel and the same for GRP - B too.

How to restrict job execution across Scheduling Groups.
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Help about using conditions

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:38:24 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:38:24 GMT
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Thanks for your answer... that was the first thing I thought after I made my post.

Any other idea?
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SCHEDULING GROUPS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:54 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:54 GMT
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Hi Ravi,

You can use a Quantitative Resource to run one job at a time from both the groups. If its ok to run one job at a time from both the groups.

Regards,
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Result set of a stored procedure

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:21:45 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:21:45 GMT
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Hi All,

One quick question..

I have a batch file where in it executes a Stored Procedure.

Can we get the result of this Stored Procedure in SYSOUT...?

Thanks

Ravi
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Transfer jobs from a job group to a new scheduling group

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:57:51 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:57:51 GMT
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In this cases I use the copydefjob command.
i.e.
copydefjob -HOST servername -USERNAME %Username% -PASSWORD %password% -ARG_FILE %HOMESHARE%\copydefjob-prod.xml

copydefjob.xml can look like this.
<xml>
<DOCTYPE>
<COPYJOB>
<DATACENTER>
<TABLE_NAME>
<JOBNAME>
</COPYJOB>
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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:36:19 GMT
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If you were not sure of command ... exportdeftable �u UserID �p Password �s EMGUI_P1 �arg C:\MIKE\TERMS\terms_sample_DDE_INT.txt �out C:\MIKE\XMLS\DDE_INT_20071220.xml
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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:47 GMT
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Have you 1. Created a new scheduled table. 2. Export exsisting table in question (via the exportdeftable cmd). 3. Do mass update to the exported defined table. 4. Define the table back to the newly created table. Cheers
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SCHEDULING GROUPS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25:31 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25:31 GMT
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Hi All,

I have created two scheduling groups.

GRP - A & GRP - B.

GRP - A have 10 jobs & GRP - B have 20 jobs.

If any Job in GRP - A is executing, GRP - B table jobs shouldn't execute & vice-versa.

Can any one please let me know how can I achieve this..?

Thanks

Ravi
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Control*M job's LOG

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:08:10 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:08:10 GMT
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Hi all,

Can somebody help me ????
In a job's log :

26/11/09 09:32:28 TR5100 ENDED AT 20091126093226. OSCOMPSTAT 294967295. RUNCNT 2

I don't know why this COMPSTAT apear's

Can you HELP ME ?

Many thank's
Jo�o
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How to define in condition ...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:38:27 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:38:27 GMT
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I recently discovered that I was able to use -001 in stead of ODAT on z/OS. This surely connects a batch flow to the previous day. Probably it is or might become available on the UNIX version as well.

From the desktop help for an ODATE value:
offset: For CONTROL-M for z/OS as from version 6.2.00 only:
+ or - followed by a number from 0 through 999, indicating the number of days in the future (+), or in the past (-), relative to the actual order date.
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Help about using conditions

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:20:33 GMT

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:20:33 GMT
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Hi,

You can create two jobs for JOB B,
one will load from Monday to Friday and Sunday, and is dependent on Condition from Job A.
Other will load on Saturday which will be dependent on condition from Job C as Job C execute before Job B on Saturday.

regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:11 GMT
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Hi people! I need some help...

I have 3 jobs (A, B & C). Job A executes everyday and gives a mark to Job B, that also executes everyday. The third one only executes on Saturday after job A and before job B.

If I schedule jobs A & B to execute everyday, job B would probably wait until job C ends OK except Saturday, unless I'm wrong.

Could anyone give me an idea how to do this?

Thank youl!!
Eze
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Transfer jobs from a job group to a new scheduling group

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:43:19 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:43:19 GMT
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I am not an expert on scheduling groups. Our company only uses a couple of them. Most jobs of our jobs are not in scheduling tables. However, I attended a scheduling class at BMC a couple of years ago and were told that jobs can not be moved into a scheduling group. The jobs have to be recreated as new within the scheduling table. This is what I had to do when setting up some awhile back. It was a bit of a pain.

Maybe there is an easy way to do it using exportdefjob and importdefjob.
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Enter Message of Control-M.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:50 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:50 GMT
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hey there

do you want to put a message for all your jobs that fail or what do you want to do. but if you want to do that, you can do so on the CTM_MENU read your manual on how to

Sweet
masosm :roll:
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KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:15:11 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:15:11 GMT
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Hi Fellows,

Everytime I execute a job/script i get tihs error message:

+ /home/esprtops/scripts/daily/esprit/prepaidwirelineINC.sh

which: no nawk in (/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/u01/app/orac\
le/product/10.2.0/bin:/home/esprtops/bin:/bin/awk:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.\
0/bin)

KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type
KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type

The script/job runs successfully although the problem is that no output is being generated to my sysout logfile. Why is this?

TIA
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Urgent!! how to transfer files without FTP enabled on boxes

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:07 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:07 GMT
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How can I make an HTML or Javascript dropbox that allows users to submit data via ftp? I'm trying to make a page for my site that allows users to fill out a form and submit the information so that whatever they submit goes to a folder on my desktop. I was thinking that however I did this it would probably involve ftp but I was hoping that there was a way to do this without going into PHP or making users get an ftp client :p. Does anyone know how I can do this?
__________________
market samurai ~ marketsamurai ~ marketsamurai.com
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Transfer jobs from a job group to a new scheduling group

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:12:48 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:12:48 GMT
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Hello,

I think the other term for scheduling group is schedulimg table or group scheduling table. It is more convenient to use this than the usual job group so that there is a group processing of jobs. Yet we cannot move the jobs from a job group to this scheduling group or table.

Regards,
Jennah
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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:26:31 GMT
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Hello there,

We have this problem in transferring jobs currentky in a job group and we want to moved them to a new scheduling group so that we can put some conditions in the group that allthe jobs in it will depend. When doing some revision in each job so it points to the new scheduling group, we cannot see the jobs moving there but then another job group is created but not a scheduling group. NOw when we write the jobs, all the transferred jobs have been lost. =(

Can you help me in this?

Thanks!
Jennah
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Scheduling job --> 2nd day work of the week

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:57 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:57 GMT
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Hi,
It sounds like you are wanting to schedule a job on the 2nd workday of every week.

If so, put the working days calendar in the Calendar field under 'Week Days'. Then enter 'D2' in the rules.

If you want to know how this works, click the 'Rules' then select the 'Regular Rules' tab. You will see that by entering D2 you have indicated that the job should be ordered on the 2nd calendar day from the beginning of the week.
You can put the 2 in the rules instead of entering D2 in the field.

Cheers.
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Schedule job so it does not load on the last day of the mth

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:05:49 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:05:49 GMT
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Well done. You didn't screw it up.

Just enter -L1 in the monthdays field.
Or to get the same result (and make sense of what you are doing):
(1) click on the 'Rules' button in the Month Days section.
(2) Then click on the 'Regular Rules' tab.
(3) Enter a 1 in the fourth field, the one with the text, "Don't order the job on n-th calendar days counting from the end of the month".

So when you do this you are not ordering the job on the 1st day counting from the end of the month.

Cheers.
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Enter Message of Control-M.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:58:47 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:58:47 GMT
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Hi,
Your question doesn't make sense as it is not grammatically correct. This may be why you are not getting an answer.
Can you please rephrase it?
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Problems execute Jobs with Agentless

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:50:02 GMT

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:50:02 GMT
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Hi people.

I have a problem with my first attempt to configure an Remote Agent (Agentless ) on Windows Server 2003.

I Installed Copssh Server and created a user wich is the same user of the Server Domain.

If i test by command line it's ok, but if i configure a Job to execute a Bat file on that server with Agentless it won't work. It gives this error:

Error: Could not determine the OS type on remote host!!!

Can anyone help me??

Thanks in advance
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Schedule job so it does not load on the last day of the mth

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:43 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:43 GMT
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HI, this is my first post so if I screw it up. Please forgive me :)
How do I schedule a controlm job so it will NOT load on the last day of the month??

thanks
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Export all Control-M jobs via SQL command

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:47:14 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:47:14 GMT
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no you must use the controlm em server to do it, so you have all concerned tables even if they're not upload in controlm server.

do a list of tables in EM SERVER like:

isql -U <emuser> -P <empassword> <<EOF> liste_tables.out
select SCHED_TABLE from DEF_TABLES
where
DATA_CENTER = "datacenter name"
go
EOF

and after removing headers and count row (just living tables names)

cat liste_tables.out | while read table
do
ecd util -U<emuser> -P<empassword> -defexport -table ${table} -dcname "datacenter name" -file yourdirectory.out
done

regards
philmalmaison
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Enter Message of Control-M.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:57:59 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:57:59 GMT
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Hi,

Where can I indicate a message in the job.
That is, I want to execute a job when the message
'The job is running on %%node'.
I've seen the set-var. It is.
I can indicate that as you insert tab and to visualize the information I need.

Thank you very much.
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Planification jours ouvr�s semaines.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:48:31 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:48:31 GMT
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Bonjour Pascay,

Dans l'onglet scheduling, 'Mount Days' None, 'Or' cochet, 'Week Days' D2W1,D2W2,D2W3,D2W4,D2W5, calendrar : il faut un calendrier des jours ouvre et 'Mounths' all.

Cordialement.
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Scheduling job --> 2nd day work of the week

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:36:30 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:36:30 GMT
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Hi,
I want to schedule a job that job will excute every 2nd day work of the week.
How can I do that from CM/Desktop?
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Planification jours ouvr�s semaines.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:20 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:20 GMT
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Dans le cadre d'une application, je voudrais savoir, comment pourrais-je plannifier un job qui s'ex�cute tous les 2�me jour ouvr� de la semaine?

Merci par avance.
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Attribute CM_DIR is mandatory

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:08 GMT

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:08 GMT
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Ok, thanks very much.

I solved the problem.
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AFT Job - Windows to Mainframe with Variables

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:56:36 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:56:36 GMT
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We are trying to set up an AFT job to transfer available files in a windows directory to pre-allocated MVS data sets. There can be up to 12 source files that may or may not exist. The MVS file names will be the same as the source files from windows.

Can anyone think of a way that we can use a single AFT file transfer to accomplish this. We've tried using:

filename.* ===> $$aftfile$$

to capture multiple source files to multiple targets. Can anyone think of a way that this could be accomplished.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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Instalation Control-M Server SunOs and HP-UX. Urgent.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:12 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:12 GMT
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Hi,

in the Control-M/Server and Control-M/Agent Installation guide (Unix requirements), you will find the answers to your questions.
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Attribute CM_DIR is mandatory

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:10 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:10 GMT
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Hi,

- check on your agent in the $HOME/ctm/data/OS.dat config file is this parameter exist

ie: more OS.dat

CM_DIR /soft/ctmagent/ctm/exe
CM_LIB_NAME BEUNIX
VERSION 6.3.01
APPLICATION_VERSION 6.3.01
SYSOUT_NAME MEMNAME
SMTP_PORT_NUMBER 25
SMTP_SENDER_EMAIL CONTROL@M

- Try to re-install the agent
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Scheduling Job for First 10 days of a month

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:42:28 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:42:28 GMT
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If its just the first 10 days regardless of business day then you can specify in the days field

D1, D2, D3 etc through to D10

otherwise specify days in collaboration with a workdays calendar to define the first 10 working days
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Attribute CM_DIR is mandatory

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:37 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:37 GMT
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Hi,

when running a job, and fails to run because it causes the following error:

Attribute CM_DIR is mandatory

You know what the problem is and how it solves.
Thank you very much
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Scheduling Job for First 10 days of a month

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:19:28 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:19:28 GMT
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Hi,

Can any one help me in scheduling a job only for the first 10 days in a month.

Thanks

Ravi
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Difference b/w job template & scheduling group template

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:10 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:10 GMT
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Hi,
A job template is a template for a job.
A scheduling group template for a scheduling group.
A scheduling group is also known as a scheduling group table (as it is one scheduling group per table). It is basically a mechanism for allowing jobs to share characteristics such as scheduling details, dependencies, confirmations, etc.
Cheers.
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Export all Control M Job doc's

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:27 GMT

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:27 GMT
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You may want to consider another option than using the standard job documentation. The issue with documentation (as you know) is that the text files themselves have to be placed on the Control-M/Agent platform. Also, they are only text format.
You can use the Activate Application Editor in the EM GUI to store your documentation. This is a simple option that enables you to open any application on your desktop from EM GUI, by right-clicking on a job and then selecting the options created. You can create an applications editor 'item' for Word, PDF readers, Internet Explorer or any application on your desktop. You then indicate which file you are going to open with that application. To do this, you would pass job parameters to the file and/or directory name to identify which document/file to open.
All you have to do is make sure that your documentation is on a drive accessible to all your client desktops. The simplest way is to put all the doco on a shared network and map the space to the same letter on each client.
You can find out more about Activate Application Editor in the user guides for Control-M/EM.
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Instalation Control-M Server SunOs and HP-UX. Urgent.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:09 GMT

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:09 GMT
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Hi,

I need to know:

1 .- Requirements for installation.
2 .- Installation software. Patches, database, etc.
3 .- Steps for installation.

Thank you very much.
Ricardo.
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Delete view points

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:14 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:14 GMT
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Is it one of the Viewpoints that is provided with the application when it is installed?
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Control-M/EM & Control-M server database connectivity

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:19 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:19 GMT
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Wat is API's mean?

Plz explain in breif?
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Difference b/w job template & scheduling group template

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:02 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:02 GMT
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Hi,

Can some one diffrentiate b/w job template & scheduling group template
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:17 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:17 GMT
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Thanks Phil,

There were still tables defined on it.
Just did a local delete and the inactive server dissapeared
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Time Zone Question

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:21:58 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:21:58 GMT
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Thanks Ronald.

Could you please elaborate on the "ctmdly" utility as I can't find any documentation on it.

Is it a server, agent or EM utility?
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Help about Do Remedy topic

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:57:26 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:57:26 GMT
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Hello I need some help about Do remedy topic.

Please provide the help...
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Control-M/Enterprise Manager Configuration Agent service

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:54 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:54 GMT
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Hello,

I have a problem. The Control-M/Enterprise Manager Configuration Agent service to stop several times a day. In the log of maint_diag, I can view this error:

19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) errorCode = 5
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) message = SQL call failed.
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) vendorMessage1 = HYT00
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) vendorMessage2 = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Timeout expired
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) vendorError1 = 0
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6268) vendorError2 = -1
19/11/2009 11:44:13.337 [2] commdb CommDB::GetGatewayStatusInCommTable(thread 6268) Invalid class RWDBConnection in line 1602. Message: Invalid database connection
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) errorCode = 5
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) message = SQL call failed.
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) vendorMessage1 = HYT00
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) vendorMessage2 = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Timeout expired
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) vendorError1 = 0
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 5836) vendorError2 = -1
19/11/2009 11:44:30.337 [2] commdb CommDB::SaveComponent(thread 5836) Invalid class RWDBConnection in line 607. Message: Invalid database connection
19/11/2009 11:44:47.338 [0] emdb EMDB::RWDBErrorHandler(thread 6052) errorCode = 5

You have any idea???

thank very much
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Delete view points

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:10:04 GMT

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:10:04 GMT
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Hi,

I could able to delete the viewpoint.

For this view point no cllections, Hierarchies and fileters was defined(it is showing empty).

When i try to delete the view point it is giving the error

"Can't delete the specified defination"

Even i have try to edit the view point but it is giving " the specified view point are not valid".

Please help me in this...

Regards,

Satish
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delete a agent which is in discovering state

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:24 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:24 GMT
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hy all
don't forget that :
a agent is going to discover status when only one job in ajf in design with concerned agent host.

you must first remove all jobs refering to the agent before !!!

after using CCM in in 6.3 to clean it by delete

regards
philmalmaison
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Severals instances of Control-M/EM on the same machine

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:18 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:18 GMT
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just have to use a different corba port number (13075 by default)
if unix host, be carefull with IPC status ...

no problem to do it at all

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:07 GMT
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Hi,

We are planning to create a new Control-M/EM instance (EM, server & agent) for our DEV environment.

Is it possible to Install it on the same machine (AIX) than our existing Control-M? Or we need to have a new machine for each Control-M instance?

Thanks for your help
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delete a agent which is in discovering state

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:52:22 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:52:22 GMT
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Hi friends,

Thanks for ur help. I have already tried in ctm_menu and configuration manager which i have return in my first mail.

Any ways my problem is resolved.

[quote="markf"]archu - with that version of Control-M it is actually easier and 'cleaner' to do this via the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager (highlight the Agent in question and right-click/delete).[/quote]
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SQL Disconnects cause problems with AJF and /EM GUI

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:32 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:32 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Rahul,

After a lot of investigation, ping plotting, network investigation and backup reviewing we have discovered that this issue is mostly likely caused by a dodgy VMWare Host server. I didn't mention VMWare earlier because it is often blamed too quickly and issue attributed to it discounting all other avenues.

On Monday the /Enterprise Manager server (VM Server) was moved to a alternative VMWare Host which has 4 NICs, the previous Host had 2 NICs and a chequered history regarding network comms. Annoyingly I had to drill down some way before the owners mentioned this.

Since this move the GTW log in debug lvl3 has recieved 0 "Communication link failure" errors as seen in the above thread.

In this circumstance we believe the ErrorCode 8 is a symptom and not the cause but it has deepened my understanding on this matter and for that I am very thankful!

Moral of this story: If it looks and smells like a SQL disconnection, it probably is a SQL disconnection. Keep drilling down and you will eventually find a reason. WireShark analysis was next on my list of activities, i'm glad i don't have to start packet sniffing.

Thanks to all!
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Export all Control M Job doc's

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT
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I am new to this forum and it seems very helpful.

When you right click on the job and select documentation and Control M opens a separate window displaying the defined document for that job.

Is there any way of running a script to go through all of the jobs and export those files? (My problem is that only from the Control M GUI as mentioned above can I get proper access to each job doc, control M connects to hundreds of different servers and Operating Systems).

Any help would be much appreciated
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Export all Control-M jobs via SQL command

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:37:25 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:37:25 GMT
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Hi,

You can run this SQL Command to retieve all the job definitions defined in Control-M /EM, Login to Control-M/EM Database and run this SQL Query:-

Select * from DEF_JOB;

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Forecast with zOS

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:48 GMT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:48 GMT
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Hi

Forecast works only from CTM/EM database, so.
But, if you want to extract something to forecast, I will advice to you to go on APS-ENTERPRISE site.

There is a lot of tools as http://www.aps-enterprise.com/control-m-solutions.asp
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]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:35:52 GMT
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Can forecast load zOS tables and statistics to do simulation?
(zOS job not ordered by CTM/EM)
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Changing SNMP Destination for Traps

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:45 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
Anyone know of any other place other than the systems parameters page in the EM, where an snmphost maybe set? We are migrating to another version of OVO (Openview) and need to change the trap destinations.

CTM 6.1.03 on HPUX

Thanks,

MAC
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HOST 2 Validation failed

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:51 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:51 GMT
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Do you mean using AFT?

AFT should be installed in Box2. When creating an AFT account, select "Local CM" for the host pointing to Box2.
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:53:53 GMT
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FTP server is on Box1. It should be Box2 going into Box1.
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Job successor to a job with different calendar

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:23 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:23 GMT
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thank you for the suggestions everyone =)
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delete a agent which is in discovering state

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:19:08 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:19:08 GMT
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archu - with that version of Control-M it is actually easier and 'cleaner' to do this via the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager (highlight the Agent in question and right-click/delete).
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Export all Control-M jobs via SQL command

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:43 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:43 GMT
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Hello everyone,

I just found this forum and I find it amazing! I'm new to Control-M but I hope to improve my knowledge by reading all the usefull information in here.

Can someone tell me if there is some way to export all Control-M jobs via SQL command (as we can do in Control-M Desktop by exporting all jobs to a csv file) ?

Thanks for your attention

Regards,

--

Y-a-t'il un moyen d'exporter via une requ�te/commande SQL la liste de tous les jobs Control-M (du genre export vers fichier csv sous Control-M Desktop) ?

Merci d'avance

Cordialement,
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delete a agent which is in discovering state

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:06 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:06 GMT
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Hi,

Use ctm_menu utility on Control/m server, enter number 9 <enter>, enter number <4> enter.

Yves31.
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:57 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Those are Windows servers(i mean Windows Agents)
And my control -M version is 6.4.01 and agent is 6.3.01

Regards

[quote="rahulsehgal"]Hi Archu,

To remove the bad configuration agents, it�s best to shutdown Control-M during this process. In the ~/ctm/data/AGSTAT and ~/ctm/data/AGPRM directories remove all the corresponding bad agents.

To find the jobs that are setup to run on a �bad� agent, run the following from the Control-M database (example=sybase)

select JOBNAME, MEMNAME, NODEID, NODEGRP from CMS_JOBDEF where NODEID = �<bad>�
go
NODEGRP = �<bad>� can also be used in place of NODEID and you can also look in the CMS_JOBAJF too. These jobs can need to either be removed on corrected to reflect the appropriate agent.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal[/quote]
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:53 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Archu,

To remove the bad configuration agents, it�s best to shutdown Control-M during this process. In the ~/ctm/data/AGSTAT and ~/ctm/data/AGPRM directories remove all the corresponding bad agents.

To find the jobs that are setup to run on a �bad� agent, run the following from the Control-M database (example=sybase)

select JOBNAME, MEMNAME, NODEID, NODEGRP from CMS_JOBDEF where NODEID = �<bad>�
go
NODEGRP = �<bad>� can also be used in place of NODEID and you can also look in the CMS_JOBAJF too. These jobs can need to either be removed on corrected to reflect the appropriate agent.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:01:15 GMT
==========================================================================================
Depends on the version of Control-M Server that you are using ...
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:54:38 GMT
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Hi ,

How to delete a agent which is in discovering status:

I have tried to delete in configuration Manager as wellas in Controlm Server. But still no success.

After Deleting the agent it went to Discovering status.
From then i am not able to delete it.

Please help me in this regard.

Regards
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SQL Disconnects cause problems with AJF and /EM GUI

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:59 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:59 GMT
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Many thanks Ruhal,

We didn't suffer the problem for the last two nights, it will happen again but it has given me some time to recover some sleep and given me breathing space to learn these commands. I'll report back soon.

:D
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:59:59 GMT
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Hi Breakfix,

you are welcome.

For errorcode description I usually use:-

net helpmsg <errorcode>
for ex:- net helpmsg 8

Not enough storage is available to process this command.

in command prompt, please check the database logs using ctmdbused command in Control-M Server

and see how much % of Database is available for Server.
you can also use ctmdbspace, ctmdbopt etc for more information on Cotrol-M Server database stats information.,

for more information on this, please check Control-M Server ---> Utilities chapter

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:20 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thanks Rahul. Your input is very valuable.

I have a little problem understanding this errorcode though. Can you tell me where I can find the errorcode 8 reference? I had missed the importance of this error code, some of the logs are 60Mb >. A quick Google search didn't return much of relevance so i must be looking in the wrong place.

The CTM EM DB is using 25Mb of 800Mb. It is all new and only runs around 170 Job, I'm surprised if it is running out of DB space.

Thanks a lot.
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]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:47:49 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi Breakfix,

As per the errorcode 8 this issue is with the SQL database, it doesnot have enough memory to process the AJF Files and other Control-M processes, try to increase the database size for Control-M, it may resolve this issue, thanks.

Errorcode 8 definition:-

Not enough storage is available to process.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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HOST 2 Validation failed

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:44:02 GMT

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:44:02 GMT
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Scenario as follows
Box1: has ctm agent 6.3.0 and FTP serevr(Port 21)
Box2:has ctm agnet 6.3.0

I want to transfer the file from Box1 to Box2.I have created the account for the same.But when i validate the account its showing the msg

"Unable to establish the TCP connection to FTP server on Box2: port 21
Error: No connection could be made coz the target machine actively refused it"

Please provide the assistant.
Thanks in advance
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SQL Disconnects cause problems with AJF and /EM GUI

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:45 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:45 GMT
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Hi CTM Gurus. Hope you can help me, i keep getting woken up at 3am to try and fix this issue.

I'm having a lot of problems with my /EM Gateway reporting it is disconnecting from it's remote SQL database, error below. The network and remote clustered SQL 2003 server appear to be stable but the debugging Gateway reported over 3200 disconnects in a period of 5 days.

[size=9][tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] : [CON:2] Begin Transaction Level:1.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 8.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: SQL call failed..
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: 01000.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]ConnectionWrite (send()). ** AND ** [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]General network error. Check your network documentation..
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 10054.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: -1.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] : [CON:2] Execution Ended..
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] : [CON:2] Begin Transaction Level:2.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: ***DATABASE ERROR***.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: errorCode: 8.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: message: SQL call failed..
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage1: 08S01.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorMessage2: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Communication link failure.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError1: 0.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: vendorError2: -1.
[tid: 2396][15@04:46:54.912:] ===> DAL ERROR: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.

[/size]
It must be reconnecting on most occasions but sometimes we believe it is causing the AJF on /Server and /EM to become out of synch. At this point the jobs appear to be 'stuck' executing in the EM GUI. The AJF continues to execute on the /Server but critical monitoring via the EM GUI can't be performed. When the New Day Procedure is pushed out the issue is reset.

I'm busy monitoring the network and SQL server but so far they have not given any reason why the disconnection might be happening in the infrastructure.

Any ideas if Control-M could have some local config that makes it unable to reconnect or susceptible to SQL related problems? It seems very sensitive. Any input would be greatly appropriated before I have to re-architect another HA solution with local SQL instances.

Thanks a million.
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EM User definition from command line?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:07 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:07 GMT
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Hi All,

Running 6.4.01.200 on Windows.

Is it possible to add/update/delete Enterprise Manager users and groups from command line?

I really do not want to add the LDAP properties to 100 users using the gui!

regards
Deano
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Logging on via Active Directory

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:50 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:50 GMT
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Many thanks guys. I got there in the end.

regards
Deano
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Which table consists of the shouts message in controlm

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:54:17 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:54:17 GMT
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Thank you for your information.

Regards,

Satish
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If today is sunday and job is late subimited by 30min

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:25:44 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:25:44 GMT
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Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

that means it is not possible to have both in one job??

Regards,

Satish
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How to define in condition ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:36:34 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:36:34 GMT
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That looks good. Should work fine.
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Compstat 1314

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:35:49 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:35:49 GMT
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Hi Markf,
Why would you want to run an agent as a specific userid? It couldn't be to run jobs as a specific user as the 'Logon as User' gives you this option. So what would be the purposes of running the agent as a specific userid?
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How to define in condition ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:34:58 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:34:58 GMT
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So it works like this, after the completion of the JOBB it will create prerequisite condition as JOBB-OK, then next day JOBA comes into queue it will search that particular condition.

INcondition of JOBA wil be like this

JOBB-OK ****

outcondition of JOBA will be

JOBA-OK ODAT
JOBB-OK **** - ( effect) as you said it will clear all the conditions)

i hope this is clear up this issue,,

correct me if am wrong

i appreciate it your answer Brownbag
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Updating Calendars

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:22:22 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:22:22 GMT
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There is no simple option. If you have 6.4.01, you can copy a calendar year but that is limited as the copy function depends on dates and if you're calendar is based on days of the week, then it will not work too well.
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How to define in condition ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:19:09 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:19:09 GMT
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Remember that conditions are separate entities to jobs. JOBB may not be there but the condition JOBB-OK will be there. All all JOBA cares about is the existence of the condition JOBB-OK.
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:55:28 GMT
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But the JOBB only on previous day and it will go out of the control-m,JOBA will come in next day and it is dependent on JOBB ( remember JOBB wont be there on the day JOBA runs ).

how do you define incondition of JOBA , i am still confused if we mention $$$$ or **** it will search any date which is existing in AJF.in this case JOBB wont be there it will go out of the AFJ after the completion of job.

reply me soon
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:28:54 GMT
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Sorry Rashiid - there was a small but important error in the last message. It is job A which deletes its in-condition (not job B). The reason for this is that it is then not there next time job A has to depend on job B. Given that the job looks for the in-condition with any date, there must be no 'versions' of the in-condition in the database. That is why it must delete it on completion.
So for instance I'll call them JOBB and JOBA and I'll use simple -OK as a condition suffix:
(1) JOBB creates a condition called JOBB-OK.
(2) JOBA depends on condition JOBB-OK with date $$$$ or ****.
(3) When JOBA completes, it deletes the condition JOBB-OK. It will look like "JOBB-OK ODAT -".
(4) To be even more safe, you could use "JOBB-OK ODAT ****" which will delete ALL occurrences of the condition.
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:17:36 GMT
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ok Brownbag,

i got your point,since B job is run prevoius day and upon completion of the job ,JOB B should clean of up incondtions .

so in outcondition of the B Job , it will appears like this

datacenter-B-OK ODAT - instead of datacenter-B-OK ODAT +.

so how do i define the Incondition of A

datacenter-B-OK ???? ?

could you please lemme know this one

and I belive that we cannot specify $$$$ or **** as JOB B wont run on the same as JOB A runs..
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:50:34 GMT
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No, this will not work.
Job A doesn't know about the scheduling criteria of the job that created the condition - it only knows about its own scheduling details.

Job A could depend on the in-condition with a date of **** or $$$$. This would mean that it just looks for the existence of the in-condition with any date. The usefulness of this option depends on how your conditions are cleaned up and the frequency of these jobs. This process may be made a bit easier if job B deletes the in-condition on completion (if this works for you - if another job depends on job B then this may not be suitable).
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:35:11 GMT
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thank you all for quick response

B will run only previous day , A will run only on next day . and A is dependant on B .

on in condition of A

datacenter-B-PREV instead of datacenter-B-ODAT

will this one work?
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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:44:22 GMT
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Hi Rashid,
Be careful of using PREV. It uses the previous scheduled date of the current job. In your case A is dependent on B, so if you use PREV in the in-condition of A, then it will be dependent on the condition existing on the previous day job A was scheduled. If jobs B is always run on that previous day it will be OK. But if job B was not scheduled on that day, you will have problems.
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Schedule a job after 15 mins of the predecessor job

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:27:56 GMT

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:27:56 GMT
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The PRECMD and POSTCMD are special auto-edit variables which enable you to run processes on the Control-M/Server platform before and after running the actual job. Just create a variable called PRECMD or POSTCMD (it's not really a variable but a keyword) with a value of "sleep 900" (or "_sleep 900" if applicable).
Gavin.
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:58:34 GMT

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:58:34 GMT
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As to why your job isn't completing properly, I have no idea. BMC are the guys to help you out on this.

The script and its usage is fully outlined in BMC solution SLN000000088111. If you don't have access to the BMC knowledge base, you can download it from ftp://ftp.bmc.com/pub/control-m/opensystem/knowledgebase/88111/ForceEndJob.pl.
Here is a copy of the details of the solution:

1) Download the ForceEndJob.pl script attached to this solution and place it on the Control-M/Server host.
Alternately, download from ftp://ftp.bmc.com/pub/control-m/opensystem/knowledgebase/88111/ForceEndJob.pl
2) Determine the order id of the job that needs to be ended, via the Control-M/Enterprise Manager GUI in the Active tab of the Job Editing Form or via the ctmpsm utility on Control-M/Server.
NOTE: If the job is still executing on the Control-M/Agent, then this script will not end that process but only change it's state within Control-M/Server. Once the actual job ends on the Control-M/Agent after running ForceEndJob.pl, this status would NOT be reflected on Control-M/Server.
DO NOT run this script for a job that is still truly executing on the Control-M/Agent.
If the job is still executing on the Control-M/Agent, then use the Kill option in the Control-M/Enterprise Manager GUI or the ctmkilljob command on Control-M/Server.
3) Login as the Control-M/Server user and navigate to the location where ForceEndJob.pl was placed.
4) Use the following syntax to execute the ForceEndJob.pl command:

Unix Usage:
$HOME/bmcperl/perl ForceEndJob.pl <Order> [Y|N (debug)]
For example: $HOME/bmcperl/perl ForceEndJob.pl 0001aw

Windows Usage:
<CONTROL>\bmcperl\bin\perl ForceEndJob.pl <Order> [Y|N (debug)]
For example: "C:\Program Files\BMC Software\CONTROL-M Server\bmcperl\bin\perl" ForceEndJob.pl 0001aw

Where 0001aw is the Order ID of the problematic job.
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How to define in condition ...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:43:29 GMT

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:43:29 GMT
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Specify the keyword PREV in the condition date field
it will use the correct ODAT of CONTROl-M server minus 1
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]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:17:40 GMT
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how do i define incondition of a job which has dependancy of job which runs a day before

let say A with 24 ODATE has incondition of B with 23ODATE.

can i mention in incondition of A

DATACENTER-B-PREV instead of DATACENTER-B-ODAT ?

using 6.3 in unix.

a quick reply expected soon
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:50:18 GMT

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:50:18 GMT
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thank for replyin all

i got that problem , why the agents is keeps on dying periodically , what i found was we dint restart control-m services on the box for long time or it could be agent computer is not been for long time, or agent version is not upto date.

now am stuck with how do i upgrade the agent ?
am using 6.3,
agent need to be installed on linux box.

i have same issues in windows box
thanks
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Control-M/Desktop

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:53:45 GMT

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:53:45 GMT
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CORBA is used for naming service in Control-M. It can be compared to what File System does for directories/files in Windows.

The different components of of Control-M communicate with each other using the CORBA Naming services.

The diffrent components of Control-M like GAS, GCS , CCM, BIM are defined as CORBA objects in a XML CORBA configuration file. The Naming Srvice of these objects are registered in the Naming Service Repository,

The GUI Server acts as a CORBA client and the objects as CORBA servers . Everytime it requests one of these services, it actually goes to the naming structure file and checks the naming service of the component and if found connects to that service else returns a CORBA connectivity error.
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:16:55 GMT

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:16:55 GMT
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Rashid

How frequently do your agents die ?. Are your agent machines restarted frequently ?

Secondly, for troubleshooting there are three scripts provided by BMC :

For running these acripts you need to login into the box of these agents :
They are located in the /ctm/scripts directory

1. Start Agent : <agent_path>ctm/scripts/start-ag �u <agent_username> -p ALL

2. Shut Agent : <agent_path>ctm/scripts/shut-ag �u <agent_username> -p ALL

3. There is third script rc.agent_user which you can copy from /ctm/scripts and place in the system startup directory if you want the agent to be started automatically everytime the agent machine is restarted.
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Any Open Source Alternatives?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:23:19 GMT

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:23:19 GMT
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Hi,

Open Source Software is most importantly for some, free software. Its any software package which can be changed by any user for their own purposes and which is generally added to collaboratively with other developers. For the most part there are no support options bar your fellow devotees who write addons/upgrades and can be contacted through forums etc.

Theres a lot more to it than above but this is as succint as I can put it.

Linux and Apache are 2 good examples of open source.

PBS is an open source batch scheduler working off clustered unix
Theres also a professional version which is sold commercially

Another is funnily enough called open source job scheduler which
works with free db's and is written in java -http://jobscheduler.sourceforge.net/

I havent used any of the open source so far as we run agents on VMS and there doesnt seem to be much out there from an Opensource perspective to support this (I might be wrong).
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"Step" stop running after job destination switch

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:32:31 GMT

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:32:31 GMT
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Hi,

We are having a problem with one of our jobs. We recently installed a new CTM Agent in a new HP-Ux machine and repointed existent jobs to this new machine

The job in question is just setting a condition in the "steps" tab after echoing a dummy sentence in sysout
The job/step works fine just before we switch the machine where the job run. After the switch, it doesn't seem to enter the "steps" at all

LOG:
ENDED OK
JOB STATE CHANGED TO Analyzed
QUANTITATIVE RESOURCES RELEASED
------> Use to set condition here
JOB STATE CHANGED TO Post processed

Command:
echo "blababla"

The conditions are straight forward
ON Stmt=* Code=*
do Condition Name=conditionname Date=ODAT Sign=+

I will appreciate any advise. Thanks
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Alerts in Control-M.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:59:50 GMT

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:59:50 GMT
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I know these default tipes, others can add more:

1) Job ENDED NOT OK
2) DATACENTER WAS DISCONNECTED
3) STATUS OF AGENT PLATFORM CHANGED TO UNAVAILABLE
4) some of the JOBS are not be ordered
5) gateways disconnected

In that file is added and as submitted to the Control-M.

Thanks to all.
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Schedule a job after 15 mins of the predecessor job

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:38:19 GMT

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:38:19 GMT
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If you do want to keep it all on the one command line then you can link commands with the usual conditional processing, try && in between the sleep cmd and the rest of it.
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Updating Calendars

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:12:12 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:12:12 GMT
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Hello,

As year end is approaching and I think we need to update all our Calendars for YEAR 2010.

We have around 140 calendars and I would like to know, is there any quick process to update all the calendars to reflect 2010 calendar?

Any suggestions will be greately appreciated...

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Venkat
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AFT Job With File Not Found

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:01:26 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:01:26 GMT
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Thanks all. We have implemented your suggestions.
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Sysout From AFT Job

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:33:33 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:33:33 GMT
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We currently route sysout from AFT jobs to a specific directory using the Job Step Tab. The sysout is showing up in the directory but all sysout has a "sysout" file name. When we do this same thing with other Enterprise jobs the sysout is created with a "jobname" file name, making it much easier to track and use.

Any ideas out there on why we're seeing the difference with AFT jobs?

Thanks.
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Which table consists of the shouts message in controlm

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:43:21 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:43:21 GMT
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Hy,
the table in Oracle DB is the cms_shout.
when you conect with sqlplus and control user :

spool "your filename"
select * from cms_shout;
exit

and then you have the shouts in your "your filename".
I hope i have help you

Regards
Vassilis
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Schedule a job after 15 mins of the predecessor job

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:33:10 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:33:10 GMT
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hy,
you can use the sleep commant as PRECMD in the same job,
so you don't have to make an other job

Regards
Vassilis
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Which table consists of the shouts message in controlm

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:48:42 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:48:42 GMT
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I am new to sql side:

In oracle tables which table consists of the shouts message in controlm?

Please reply to me with the Oracle queries.

Regards,

Satish
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R�cup�rer une variable d'un script dans control-M

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:53:40 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:53:40 GMT
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Bonjour,

Voici un exemple d'utilisation avec une globale variable:

Dans votre script :
1�) initialiser les variables d'environnement (sur un agent par exemple CONTROLM=HomeDirAgent/ctm; mettre dans PATH et LIBPATH ou LD_LIBRARY_PATH,suivant l'OS, HomeDirAgent/ctm et HomeDirAgent/ctm/scripts)
2�) Initialiser la globale variable ctmvar -action set -var "%%\NomDeLaVariable" -varexpr "ValeurDeLaGlobale"

Dans le job Control-M :
onglet set : %%PARM1=%%NomDeLaVariable
et dans le script lanc� vous avez dans $1 ValeurDeLaGlobale

Cordialement
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Schedule a job after 15 mins of the predecessor job

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:07:20 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:07:20 GMT
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hi brownbag
would it like .. on command line of first job

scriptname sleep900

or

on command line of second job

sleep900 script name

..correct i am wrong

also

intermediate jobs would you create dummy job or command job in command line sleep 900?
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:58:58 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:58:58 GMT
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hi brownbag

may i know that command , the perl script..

do you what know, what is the reason why EM not letting me to kill the job any idea
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control-m agent version update?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:35:27 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:35:27 GMT
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i will come up with agent version and fix pack..
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:28:52 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:28:52 GMT
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Hi Rashid,
Agree all you like with jazrgz, but keep in mind that there is no need to use SQL to fix these jobs. BMC specifically created the new perl script so that you didn't have to do dangerous actions like running SQL on active jobs.
You can use this script to kill your jobs. You must do it one at a time, but you'll find that it is very simple to run and much easier than SQL.
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]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:24:38 GMT
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i agree with what jazrgz says.

here is the another question i want to explain ,i have 5 jobs in EM and all are in different date also.i went to the control-m server(CTMPSM) see whether those jobs are really exectuing or not, but all are executing,in fact i gave query in like
select * from CMR_AJF where STATE=4 and JOBNAME=X,
then 5 rows got executed.am not able to kill to all those job exept currect ODATE job in EM.it is not letting me to kill also.

please let me know how do i kill the multiple jobs .

could you lemme know what is status of status..like State=2 means stuck, and 4 means executing

am using in 6.3 in AIX
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Schedule a job after 15 mins of the predecessor job

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:24:35 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:24:35 GMT
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The sleep command can be put into a new job (between your existing two) or be included as a POSTCMD in the first job, or a PRECMD in the second job.
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:05:36 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:05:36 GMT
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There is a new solution provided by BMC as a workaround for this issue, which enables you to avoid using SQL as in the above instructions. It is a perl script which is very easy to use (ForceEndJob.pl). Look up the 'new' solution SLN000000088111 on the BMC Knowledge base to find out more about it.
Cheers.
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Job successor to a job with different calendar

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:58:40 GMT

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:58:40 GMT
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Or you could just run YY on Mondays to Saturdays. The Monday job will not run as it will be waiting for the XX out-condition from Saturday, which will not exist.
This will work if you are happy to have the job in the AJF on Mondays and not running.
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Setting / resetting the ODATE

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:08 GMT

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:08 GMT
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Hi All,

Just in case anyone is interested, this is the method for changing the odate.

Connect to the Control-M database and perform:-

update CMS_SYSPRM set CM_DATE='YYYYMMDD'

regards
Deano
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Job successor to a job with different calendar

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:37:24 GMT

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:37:24 GMT
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You could always run a different version of job YY on Tuesday with an in-condition date of **** - making sure Monday's XX does a global condition cleanup on exit to remove any left-over triggers.
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Control-M mib for enterprise ID 954

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:34:43 GMT

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:34:43 GMT
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The SNMP number used to be .954. This number was property of New Dimension (the original creators of Control-M) but the newer releases (i.e. at least 6.3.1) say that this is now .1031 (BMC's number).

HOWEVER, when I migrated to 6.3.1 (from 6.1.3) I updated to the 'new' number and the alerts were ignored on the OpenView side!! I switched back to .954 and it worked again! :(

I would advise trying both numbers and verifying what shows up on the SNMP side ... :?
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total controlm jobs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:24:20 GMT

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:24:20 GMT
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A simple quick way is to right-click on the Data Centre icon and select 'status summary' and you'll see the number of jobs that have run today.
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Alerts in Control-M.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:51 GMT

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:51 GMT
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Hi,

The question is how to manage the Control-M alerts.
The current alerts that we have show when one job fails, when the status of one job is NO-OK or when an agent falls down.
How can we activate an alert when one job finish either OK or NO-OK? Or when an agent is down?
I have been notified that there are some values in CCM System Parameters to define the alerts. Which are these values? Where should I set up the agents I want to be shown?
What do �Exception Alerts� mean? What are those ones for?

Thanks to all.
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total controlm jobs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:46 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:46 GMT
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Have you tried running the Peak Usage Report using Control-M Reporter?

You can also try this command we use to determine the number of unique job executions per day

ctmlog list %%DATEA 0000 %%DATEA 2359 | grep ORDERED | awk -F'|' '{print $4}' | sort -u | wc -l

The Autoedit variable value for DATEA is %%CALCDATE %%DATE -1
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control-m agent version update?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:54 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:54 GMT
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The fix may be very simple. Have you looked at the agent logs in the proclog directory? Have you opened a case with BMC?

If the agent is becoming unavailable is it being accessed by more than one Control-M server?

As asked earlier, what version of Control-M agent and fix pack.
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Control-M mib for enterprise ID 954

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:47:16 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:47:16 GMT
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Can someone point me to a control-M mib with enterprises ID 954? I can only find reference to a Mib for enterprise 1031, and the traps being received are 954.
thanks,
-Chris
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Logging on via Active Directory

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:53 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:53 GMT
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I have just completed this in 6.3.01 but it should be the same.

Example ID is: Doe\, John/Users.Systems.Brooklyn@wwr.com

Active Directory User is Doe, John and must be entered with \ before the comma.

Domain: wwr.com

Org.Unit: In active directory Brooklyn is the root with Systems as a subfolder and Users a subfolder of Systems. Changed to Users.Systems.Brooklyn.

Hope this helps.
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Job successor to a job with different calendar

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:48 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:48 GMT
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The easiest way would be to use maybe conditions. That was if its in the schedule, it will wait for it. If not, it will run.... Just watch out and put some sort of time in the job or it will run as soon as your newday kicks off. Ask me how I know
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Alarms in Control-M Agent down.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:36:39 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:36:39 GMT
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Hi,

excuse me.

I refer to the alerts, not alarm in Control-M.

Thanks to all.
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Logging on via Active Directory

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:56:25 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:56:25 GMT
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The link works but you have to download the file first then play it in a media player manually. This is a 11minute video.
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Alarms in Control-M Agent down.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:21:34 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:21:34 GMT
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Hi,

excuse me for my bad english.

My question is how to manage alarms Control-M.
I see in the Control-M alarms when failure of a job, I see the alarm status NOT-OK, and when an agent jumps I also dropped an alarm.
How do I change or manage to jump an alarm when the job has ended OK or NOT-OK, and as administrators when an agent is not lifted.

I see that there is CCM, under System Parameters values to manage alarms. What values are, and where I would point out that players leaving
on alarms, because there are agents who are down and not the brand alarms.

Thank you very much everybody.
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Job successor to a job with different calendar

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:11 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:11 GMT
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Hello

I have 2 jobs:
XX = runs mondays to fridays
YY= runs tuesdays to saturdays

XX sends out condition to YY as ODAT
YY received in condition as PREV

The problem is that on tuesdays, YY waits for the incondition of its own PREV run, i.e. saturday.

Is there a way to make the job YY receive the condition of job XX from monday?

Any help would e much appreciated!
Thanks
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Control-M/EM & Control-M server database connectivity

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:35:45 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:35:45 GMT
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Hi,

Thanks a lot.

thanks and regards
MaheshVenu
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Logging on via Active Directory

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:44 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:44 GMT
==========================================================================================
[quote="Zimbo"]Go to this link: it's a screencast from BMC that explain how to enable Active Directory authentification:

Knowledge DB : (SLN000015112984)

ftp://ftp.bmc.com/pub/control-m/support/kb/SLN00015112984/Enable_AD_Authentication_for_CONTROL-M.mp4[/quote]

Thanks Zimbo, but we cannot see media files on the internet at work!

It appears to me that we are not successfully connecting to the LDAP server.
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control-m agent version update?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:22 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:22 GMT
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version ?
Fix pack ?

could you cat the installed-version.txt svp

regards
philmalmaison
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Control-M/EM & Control-M server database connectivity

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:51 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:51 GMT
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API's

regards
philmalmaison
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Setting / resetting the ODATE

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:47 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:47 GMT
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[quote="philmalmaison"]not the odat , the system date only

regards
philmalmaison[/quote]

The server date is correct!

So what I need to know, is how I can manually set the Control-M ODATE to todays date.
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]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:57:21 GMT
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not the odat , the system date only

regards
philmalmaison
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Any Open Source Alternatives?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:58 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:58 GMT
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Can anyone tell me what open source is. What it's used for. Anything as long as it's about open source. Who ever gives me a good answer i'll make it the best answer.
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Setting / resetting the ODATE

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:12 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:12 GMT
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[quote="th_alejandro"]You have been change your date in UAT server ?

Try this :

- Download your Control-M (All components and agents down)
- Set your UAT server date correctly
- Upload your Control-M (all components and agents up)

Check the new day time.[/quote]

Hi,

How do I manually set the ODATE?
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How to create a Node Group?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:25:38 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:25:38 GMT
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You can also create a node group from the CCM.
Tools -> Node groups management
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Time Zone Question

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:04:26 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:04:26 GMT
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[quote="kylo_h"]Hi Guys,

This is the scenario.
We have a specific application that we run jobs for called Accurate.
Now, that system is based in the UK. We have job for South Africa that run on that system.

My dilemma is, When Daylight savings comes around, our South African jobs run 1 hour later than they should. Which is normal because the clocks go back by 1 hour.

South Africa is normally 1 hour ahead and when Daylight savings starts, South Africa is 2 hours ahead.

How could I get the jobs to cater for this?

I have tried playing with the Timezones but they don't seem to work as expected and I usually get the following message when displaying a "Why?" Job's Odate is later than the CONTROL-M working date for the relevant timezone. Job will wait for the relevant day to begin

Thanks[/quote]

As I've tested before, a job which was defined to use Timezone feauture from the job definition. The Newday will order the job 1 day advanced prior to regular the scheduling date/time of a in job. And that's why you've got that message "Job Odate is later than the Control-M working date". That means a job that was order by newday today, will run on the next day. If you don't want this kind setup, you can do another option which is to make use of ctmdly utility.

Hopes this help.
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Exploitation server Controlm & localhost's agent

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:41 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:41 GMT
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What do i do in playstation network set-up when it says DNS problem? Ive just spent the last two days trying to set-up my ps3 network. I finally thought i had it completed when i founf my DNS code in my computer. But still when i try to connect it says their is a DNS problem.
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Control-M Server and Agent 6.4 are arrived .....

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:56:58 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:56:58 GMT
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[quote="fyot"]New version of Control-M Server and Control-M Agent are arrived.

Every people being able to download products from BMC Software site, will be able to donwload that new product.

Documentation about Control-M 6.4.01 has been updated including Control-M Server information and last version.[/quote]
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:09:22 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:09:22 GMT
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how do you rectify of agents problems, like say, if the agent is keep dying and hourly job is running on that agent also.. so we have to make it available everytime that particular job should run?
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Setting / resetting the ODATE

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:41:17 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:41:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
You have been change your date in UAT server ?

Try this :

- Download your Control-M (All components and agents down)
- Set your UAT server date correctly
- Upload your Control-M (all components and agents up)

Check the new day time.
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If today is sunday and job is late subimited by 30min

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:36:45 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:36:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
do as rashid say. But, not to be complicated.

I make 'another' job only to run on sunday. So, i have 2 jobs. One job run from monday to saturday and the second jobs is a copy of the primary job but with latetime definition. Simple. :D
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:33:03 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:33:03 GMT
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This is a very 'wide' question. :lol:
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How to create a Node Group?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:31:28 GMT

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:31:28 GMT
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Use ctm_menu, choose 'node groups', then 'create'. Define a name for your node (any). Then, associate nodes to your new group.

In control-M desktop, check 'run on all node groups' as you define.
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]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:59 GMT
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Hi,

Can any one plase help me in creating a node group. I want to use 'run job on all nodes in group' in execution tab.

I have a list of nodes to create a group.

Thanks in advance,
Mahi
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Logging on via Active Directory

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:52 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:52 GMT
==========================================================================================
Go to this link: it's a screencast from BMC that explain how to enable Active Directory authentification:

Knowledge DB : (SLN000015112984)

ftp://ftp.bmc.com/pub/control-m/support/kb/SLN00015112984/Enable_AD_Authentication_for_CONTROL-M.mp4
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]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:23:58 GMT
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Hi All,

Running 6.4.01.200 on windows.

I am looking at using active directory for user authentication, but am having trouble with the format of the username in the EM Authorizations window.

The manual suggests the following:-

Enter the user name and domain as they are defined in the LDAP or Active
Directory server in the LDAP Directory Service User and Domain Name field.
In the following example, the user em belongs to a group called adminuser, which
resides in the domain admins.bmc.com.

em.adminuser@admins.bmc.com

If the user belongs to a specific organizational unit (OU) defined in LDAP or
Active Directory, the OU needs to precede the domain separator (@), and must be
distinguished using a slash (/).

em.adminuser/org.unit@admins.bmc.com

If any part of the user definition in LDAP or Active Directory includes @, /, or . characters,
these characters must be preceded by a backslash.
Examples:
■ If the group name in LDAP or Active Directory is admin/user, you must define it in
CONTROL-M/EM as em.admin\/user/org.unit@admins.bmc.com.
■ If the user name in LDAP or Active Directory includes initials, for example EU, you
must define it in CONTROL-M/EM as emuser
EU\..adminuser/org.unit@admins.bmc.com.

1) Does anyone have any examples of a working scenario?
2) Why in the BMC examples is the @ not preceded with \?

As always, any help appreciated.

Deano
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R�cup�rer une variable d'un script dans control-M

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:12:10 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:12:10 GMT
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[quote="mauriziog"]On the unix shell use ctmvar
for global or scheduling group variables.[/quote]

Il me faudrait plus d'info pour savoir comment utiliser "ctmvar"
Comment je l'initialise dans mon script et dans control-M?

Merci d'avance
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Setting / resetting the ODATE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:53:07 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:53:07 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi All,

I have a UAT server on which the ODATE has become 20160125. No idea how this has happened, but I would like to reset it to today.

Running 6.4.01 on Windows.

Any ideas please?

thanks
Dean
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:07:05 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:07:05 GMT
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no.
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If today is sunday and job is late subimited by 30min

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:53:21 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:53:21 GMT
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Hi,

I forgot to add one more point in the requirement.

The job shuold submit all the days but for sunday and late sumited then it should send a shout.

That means if the job is late submited on saturday then it should not sent a shout but for sunday it should sent a shout.

Sorry for the inconvience.

Regards,

Satish.
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]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:29:15 GMT
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you neep to update in post proc with latesub option then give time and give app. message
==========================================================================================

deftable

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:27:29 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:27:29 GMT
==========================================================================================
Thankyou for the information.

Regards,

Satish
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If today is sunday and job is late subimited by 30min

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:23:17 GMT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:23:17 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

We have below client requirement: Can any body help us.

If today is sunday and job is late subimited by 30min then it should sent a shout .

I dont have idea about how to full fill the logic in control-M job.
Please help me in this.

thanks and regards,

Satish
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how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:42:18 GMT

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:42:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
hi,

Are you asking about agentless scheduling concept i.e remote host.

thanks and regards
maheshvenu
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Control-M/EM & Control-M server database connectivity

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:39:04 GMT

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:39:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

How Control-M/EM & Control-M server communicates with the database?

Does it uses ODBC connectivity for writing(uploading) jobs/scheduling table to the database schema?

if it uses direct access to communicate what is the method called?

Thanks and regards

Maheshvenu
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control-m agent version update?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:52:39 GMT

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:52:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
does anybody knows how to upgrade the agent ,

i have problems with one of the agent, lets say i have sets of 5 jobs running on an agent and two of them completed by executing one after the other and other sets of job gonna run after three hours or so ,once its turns is reached the jobs will turns blue and we need to make it avaliable to make the job run .

could you please lemme how do i rectity this one?
==========================================================================================

how to troubleshoot agent in SSH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:45 GMT

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:45 GMT
==========================================================================================
May i have help from somebody how to trouble shoot the control-m agent in SSH.
==========================================================================================

Question about CTM Menu

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:16 GMT

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
May i have help from somebody how to trouble shoot the control-m agent in SSH.
==========================================================================================

]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:01:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

ctm_menu is a utility available in control-m/server, You can find ctm_menu by logging into the home directory of control-M/server in exec directory

for example:

In my setup it is /ctm630/ctm_server/exec

thanks and regard

maheshvenu
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]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:31:46 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I have only used Controlm on Windows. I would like to know how you access the CTM menu on a Unix box? Is it the same after you log in? just type ctm menu? Does anyone know where I can find info about the tasks performed there? Which manuel?
I just got a new job I am so excited but i will have to learn the differences I am to expect on a Unix server. Any help is appreciated.
Also they use 6.1 still. I have used 6.2 and 6.3 going backwards! lol
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AFT TRANSFER RATE

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:28:18 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:28:18 GMT
==========================================================================================
I am attempting to migrate to Control-M's AFT agent and yet I am having transfer rate issues. I am getting a 5MB to 8MB per minute transfer rate. It seems the FTP transfer rate over SSL and SSH is about five times slower than IPSwitch's WSFTP client. I am on a gigabit network and I am traversing a firewall to get to the internet. EM, Server and Agent exist on the same windows OS. I have tested other FTP clients such as CoreFTP on the same OS as the Control-M server and they are much faster. The source files are on the local drive of the agent. Memory and processor appear to be fine. Are there any configuration parameters I can change to improve performance?
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Shout destination - Server or Agent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:55 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:55 GMT
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Yes, this is correct. In most cases it is left as 'S' as there is no real difference in what they do; however I did see a site where they wanted to keep it on the Agent side for some sort of security reason.
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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:56:24 GMT
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So i can assume if i choose Agent that the script will run on the agent machine of the job. So i can copy the script to the agent machine and then run it. If it is server will run on the control-m server machine.
This is correct?
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Move file(S)from one folder to another onsame host using AFT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:19 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:19 GMT
==========================================================================================
he's talking about Controlm/EM FP

philmalmaison,
yes can is the em fix 500, but in documentation I have not find nothing abount thes functionality and in my environment there isnt the functionality (and I have the 500 and also the 604)....
;-)))
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R�cup�rer une variable d'un script dans control-M

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:36 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:36 GMT
==========================================================================================
On the unix shell use ctmvar
for global or scheduling group variables.
==========================================================================================

Alarms in Control-M Agent down.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:16 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:16 GMT
==========================================================================================
This kind of message:
Control-M alarms alarms I drop an agent. Ex: STATUS OF AGENT PLATFORM gesovpip CHANGED TO UNAVAILABLE.

Are system shout messages.
In the system parameters you can enable/disable them.
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Run job on all nodes in group

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:39 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
The nodegroups are also used for the "load balancing" configuration.
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:44 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:44 GMT
==========================================================================================
so you anderstand that the only important think is that the script give back it's return code to controlm ...

controlm don't worry about what is happening in a script, if it doesn't give back return code, your job will stay on yellow ...

regards
philmalmaison
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Scripts responsible creating newday procedure

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:11 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:11 GMT
==========================================================================================
no scripts to do all that tasks.

just compiled program, that you can use to
(ecs ctl / ecs util ...)

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:24:49 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

As per the control-M procedure,

You place the job processing definitions (or more exactly, the scheduling tables) in the Definition file of the CONTROL-M/EM database. This operation is called �writing to CONTROL-M/EM.� You then copy the job processing definitions from this Definition file into the Definition file of the relevant CONTROL-M/Server database. This operation is called �uploading to CONTROL-M/Server.

My questions are as follows:

1. Which script(executable) is responsible for wiriting jobs to control-M/EM definition files.

2. Is Definition files are collection of tables(i.e database schema), if so does it have any physical data model

3. Also which scripts(executable) is responsible for creating AJF file from definition files in control-M/EM.

4. Which script( executable) is responsible for uploading a copy of job procesing definition to Control-M server database

5. Also which scripts(executable) is responsible for creating AJF file from copied definition files in control-M server database

Thanks and regards

Maheshvenu
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:34 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:34 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi there, we had the same problem in windows, when executing an old window 32 bit application. I noticed that windows 2003 has started a subprocess but did not finish it. So, while the subproces was stil there, Control-M did not not complete the application. In this case the subproces was ntvdm.exe. By killing the proces the job ends. This coding was implemented in the BAT file.

@FOR /F "TOKENS=1,2" %%G in ('TASKLIST /FI "USERNAME eq %USERNAME%"') DO @(
@IF %%G\==ntvdm.exe\ (
@KILL %%H
)
)

With regards,
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Alarms in Control-M Agent down.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:31 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:31 GMT
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please explain ... don't anderstand the question

regards
philmalmaison
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R�cup�rer une variable d'un script dans control-M

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:02 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:02 GMT
==========================================================================================
write it somewhere on unix FS

regards
philmalmaison
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Run job on all nodes in group

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:52:13 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:52:13 GMT
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to distinct host and nodegroup in AJF or desktop, it is more reliable to give MAJ name to nodegroup

use the ctm_menu to see all nodes defined

or the ctmnodegroup in command line

regards
philmalmaison
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Move file(S)from one folder to another onsame host using AFT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:51 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:51 GMT
==========================================================================================
he's talking about Controlm/EM FP

regards
philmalmaison
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:00 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:00 GMT
==========================================================================================
this is an emergency procedure to stop controlm server/agent or EM !!!

it is more reliable to resolve the problem.
it could just be some parameters to ajust (timeout / CS ...)

i recommand you to open a case with BMC Software.

regards
philmalmaison
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sysout

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:26 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:26 GMT
==========================================================================================
on linux you have to define a specific windows share for linux (samba?)to copy it to windows environment.

regards
philmalmaison
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Shout destination - Server or Agent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:08 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:08 GMT
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if you shout to Server or agent, it seems that you probably submit a script on the conceerned platform, then who is concerned by your shout ?
agent or server ?
depending about where is the script or process to submit.

regards
philmalmaison
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Scripts responsible creating newday procedure

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:39:32 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:39:32 GMT
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this is probably not a single script, what do you mean by t�ables update ?
no update of tables are made before or during new day procedure
just control-m server to read your config.dat to take right prarameters

i don't anderstand the last question ...

regards
philmalmaison
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:31 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:31 GMT
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it's not showing up, but you probably steel having tables define on it.

do a local delete of the concerned tables ...

regards
philmalmaison
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Move file(S)from one folder to another onsame host using AFT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:21:15 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:21:15 GMT
==========================================================================================
[quote]I mount a fix pack called FTP 6.3.01.500 to solve this. This fix pack contains the new options 'MOVE' additional to the options 'rename', 'delete', 'left as it'. [/quote]

th_alejandro,
I have only found the AFT 6.3.1.100 and 6.3.1.101 fix and there istn what you have say.
Can you send to me a documentation link please and were to download this fix ?

Thanks in advance
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:38:31 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:38:31 GMT
==========================================================================================
No, I haven't tried that.

I'll give it a go and see what happens.

Thanks mate!!!
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File watcher error question

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:55:55 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:55:55 GMT
==========================================================================================
niras,
there are many way to run a file watch.
- in windows you can use a service (but no desktop definition)
- with the ctmfw utility (see the documentation) more powerfull and flexible
- In the CM for Advanced File Transfer there is also this option with some parameters.

Your definition in desktop, can be one of these.
I recomend to you to use the ctmfw utility, so in the definition using a command or a job to define the FW.
There you must use the -agent option because your destination agent is in cluster or there is more then one angent on the same machine.
So provide the -agent "name" were "name" is the name of the agent (different fromn default).
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Shout destination - Remote script

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:28 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:28 GMT
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[quote]do run a script in a remote machine[/quote]

To run a script on a remote machine, use the job definition, is the correct manner. So, as suggested, force a job the run the script you want.
In the steps panel were you find the shout you find also "do force".

The "shout to a script" is indicated to run a script on the controlM server machine.
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]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:13:39 GMT
==========================================================================================
Maybe you can solve this by ordering/force a job to run the script on the remote server when job turns NOT OK.
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Shout destination - Server or Agent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:17 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:17 GMT
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Can someone explain what is the difference between the Server and Agent option on Shout Destination?

Address Type = S (Server)
Address Type = A (Agent)
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File watcher error question

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:01:49 GMT

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:01:49 GMT
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sorry If I an being dumb here...

I have GUI File Watcher Job defined in the desktop.In 'Filewatch' tab,I provided required params and in 'Execution' tab I put my agent NodeID name.

I hope "ctmfw -agent %%NODEID \\fileserver01\net\apps\arch*.dat 0 60 3 10 0" is same thing that I set up in Desktop GUI explained above.

Thanks for you reply..
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Scripts responsible creating newday procedure

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:15:27 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:15:27 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

I haved been working with both Tivoli workload scheduler and Control-M,
As far as Tivoli workload scheduler is considered Newday procedure(i.e Jnext day) is created a script called MAKEPLAN.

Kindly let me know what is the script responsible for creating New day procedure in control-M and also let me know what are all the table's update before newday process.

To be specify: which is the table update when i create a scheduling group or job from Control-M desktop.

thanks and regards
Maheshvenu
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Shout destination - Remote script

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:09 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:09 GMT
==========================================================================================
Hi,

Any way to setup a shout destination do run a script in a remote machine?
I know that i can setup a shout destination to run a script but i need to run that same script in the machine where the job fails.

Thanks.
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:13:04 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:13:04 GMT
==========================================================================================
If control-m was able to submit the jobs, it means that at first there was no communication problem between the control-m server and the node where the scripts were executed. The script executed as expected on the node and finished with a return code. The reason these jobs are on executing status is because the contol-m server never received the return code, for instance, as far as controll-m knows, the contol-m jobs have not ended running yet (even though the script executed on the node did so).
now there is a communication problem between ctl server and node.
You need to investigate what is the problem in particular and act accordingly. Most times, in order to fix this (for us is usually a communication glitch at the time of the issue) I restart the control-m server and or restart the EM server.
If the last did not work, i go straight to the EM Database and execute the following procedure (on Unix platform):

- Pull open the job in question. On ACTIVE tab take note of the job�s Order ID
- Hold the job on EM
- Access the contol-m server
- execute: p_36 Order_ID
- take note of the p_36 output
- execute: sql
- sql prompt apprears (this allows you to perform queryes against the data base).
- execute:
update CMR_AJF set STATE='5',OSCOMPSTAT=1, STATUS='N' where ORDERNO=p_36_output
- in order for the sql query to execute press the semi-colon key " ; "
- the following should show: 1 row updated.
- quit the sql (quit - enter)
- Go back to the EM and release the job. This should now turn red. The sql command tells contol-m that that job�s Return code is 1, so, different from zero and so it fails (if you put zero it�ll will end ok contol-m wise)
- if this doesnt work, go back to the server�s main prompt and execute: reset_ecs (this will reset the EM)
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total controlm jobs

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:28 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:28 GMT
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What I do, in order to know the amount of jobs existing on our Production environmet is loggin in to the Control-m Desktop, load all exisitng tables and once all jobs are there, the desktop itself will show you the amount of jobs loaded (on my account, all jobs existing on the production environment are active jobs, they will run at least once in the year and we have some on deman jobs that only run when requested and even if they may not be requested all through the year, we still consider them as active production jobs).
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Use of RETRO flag

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:48 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:48 GMT
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thanks for the info.

regards
philmalmaison
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Run job on all nodes in group

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:25 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:25 GMT
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Hi,

You can use Control-M utility:-

ctmnodegrp :- The ctmnodegrp utility is used to maintain and view node groups. This utility provides the command line facility for running the options available from the Node Group Menu.

ctmnodegrp
[ -LIST |
-EDIT -NODEGRP <node>
-APPLTYPE <application>
[ -VIEW |
-ADD <nodeid> |
-DELETE <nodeid> ] |
-DELETE <node group

Use the option VIEW in this utility check nodes available in particular nodeid.

you can get more information on this from Control-M Server book page page number :- 165.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:45 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:45 GMT
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Sorry not sure about Control-m version 6.3, have you restarted Control-M Configuration Server after removing Control-M Server name from window?Control-m Configuration GUI?
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Run job on all nodes in group

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:10 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:10 GMT
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Ok, thanks.

But, as I think and where a nodegroup and nodegroup I can see that I have and how many nodes in the nodegroup. Is there any table, select or command that tells you.

Thank you very much and excuse my ignorance, I am a novell.
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R�cup�rer une variable d'un script dans control-M

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:42 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:42 GMT
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Bonjour,

Je voudrais savoir comment r�cup�rer une variable d'un script shell sous unix dans un job control-M, pour ensuite passer cette variable au job suivant.

Merci d'avance
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:03:44 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:03:44 GMT
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Hi Rahul,

I think that might have been in an older version of Control-M.

That option isn't availabe on 6.3
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File watcher error question

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:31 GMT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:31 GMT
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Please provide the FW COmmand you have provided..

ideally if it is Windows try the below

ctmfw -agent %%NODEID \\fileserver01\net\apps\arch*.dat 0 60 3 10 0
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I have a filewatcher job on my CM server that watches for a file on a my target machine(file watch agent is running on this machine as a service).When I run the job,it fails and sysout log says.

"Parameters -Agent <agent> are mandatory"

I am not sure what agent paramters,it is expecting!!and where is those settings located ?

Thanks in Advance..
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Move file(S)from one folder to another onsame host using AFT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:19 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:19 GMT
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I mount a fix pack called FTP 6.3.01.500 to solve this. This fix pack contains the new options 'MOVE' additional to the options 'rename', 'delete', 'left as it'. With this fix pack, in 1 ftp job you can copy files from box 1 to box2 and then 'move' to another directory in 'box 1' in only 1 step.
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Run job on all nodes in group

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:22:46 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:22:46 GMT
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You can create a 'virtual name' and store in it all host you want. For example, you can create 'MY_OWN_NODE_GROUP' and in the definition asociatte host MY_SERVER_A, MY_SERVER_D, MY_SERVER_L.

When you define a job and check run on all nodes of 'MY_OWN_NODE_GROUP' , this job will execute in each 'MY_SERVER_?' defined as part of your node group. You can organize your node groups as you want.
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AFT Job With File Not Found

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:08:13 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:08:13 GMT
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uncheck 'continue on failure' :wink:
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Thanks

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:05:47 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:05:47 GMT
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8O
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total controlm jobs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:47 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:47 GMT
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I make documentation of each job in a database, so, i use SQL to check consistency between my documentation database and ctm database. For licensing, you have to count with cyclic jobs that run in you batch window. Remenber that you can have weekly or monthly jobs that in a particular query you can't see for the day and later appears when it runs. :roll:
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:25 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:25 GMT
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This same happends to me. I try to executing a jobs in linux centos 5.3, but all jobs remain 'executing' (yellow). If i view the sysout, the jobs appears to be end ok. My local Control-M support day to me : 'Sorry, Control-M is not certified for linux centos'. :lol:
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message in sysout?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:18 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:18 GMT
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your shell may be using an output configuration command, like TERM= or ONMODE to set display characteristics. Jobs in Control-M runs in background, so, your shell no need to configure video output options.
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:55 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:55 GMT
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hi,

Remove the Control-M server name from

Control-m Desktop --> Edit---> Control-M Definitions --> Delete Server name from here.

regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Alarms in Control-M Agent down.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:34 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:34 GMT
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Hi.

In my Control-M alarms alarms I drop an agent. Ex: STATUS OF AGENT PLATFORM gesovpip CHANGED TO UNAVAILABLE.
But not as Control-M generates this alarm.
I would like to know how to manage, add more agents and scripts, devil, etc. This alarm generates.
Jobs also have alarms NOT-OK state, such as Control-M manages the alarms to appear.
Thank you very much.
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Run job on all nodes in group

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:47 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:47 GMT
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Thank you.

As you create a nodegroup where you have multiple nodes.
Or where I can see that nodes are in a nodegroup.

Thank you very much again.
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Time Zone Question

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:56 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:56 GMT
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check ctm/Timezone.dat file to make sure that 3 initials have the correct DST information such as when it starts and when it ends.
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Use of RETRO flag

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:49 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:49 GMT
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Retro flag is visible in the scheduling criteria.
either in the TAG for a group or at the job level in the scheduling tab of the job when you are defining in the Desktop,
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Removing Control-M Server from Desktop View

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:55 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:55 GMT
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Hi Guys,

How do I remove a Control-M Server from the Control-M Desktop?

If you open Control-M/Desktop.
go to File > Load Jobs From ControlM/EM

There is a server in there that I have deleted a while ago, but it still shows up here.

Thanks!!!
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Time Zone Question

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:53:15 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:53:15 GMT
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Hi Guys,

This is the scenario.
We have a specific application that we run jobs for called Accurate.
Now, that system is based in the UK. We have job for South Africa that run on that system.

My dilemma is, When Daylight savings comes around, our South African jobs run 1 hour later than they should. Which is normal because the clocks go back by 1 hour.

South Africa is normally 1 hour ahead and when Daylight savings starts, South Africa is 2 hours ahead.

How could I get the jobs to cater for this?

I have tried playing with the Timezones but they don't seem to work as expected and I usually get the following message when displaying a "Why?" Job's Odate is later than the CONTROL-M working date for the relevant timezone. Job will wait for the relevant day to begin

Thanks
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How do we upload files here?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:59 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:59 GMT
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ok i didn't anderstand first, see with Franck Yot

regards
philmalmaison
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]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:31:56 GMT
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Yes, many weeks ago. I just uploaded again (Control-M File Watcher Utility.doc) but still cannot see the doc.
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Question regarding sysout

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:13 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:13 GMT
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you've got the "n" status too

not -n but n

regards
philmalmaison
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How do we upload files here?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:05 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:05 GMT
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did you write it before ?

regards
philmalmaison
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Setting Trace thru a job

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:32:16 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:32:16 GMT
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are you talking about ctm_data_collector used in EM ?
you can use it as a command line or create a controlm job.
in this case you must have an agent or agentless to submit it

CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Utility Guide
page 176 Table 63 Category definitions for the ctm_data_collector utility

regards
philmalmaison
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Configure EM as Agent less

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:57:20 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:57:20 GMT
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what you can configure in CCM is to convert an agent to agentless.
select the existing agent to be convert in cCM, on the right side, select the agent and with right click use the convert to remote host
regards
philmalmaison
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Inventary Alarms in Contro-M

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:50 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:50 GMT
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all records are in controlm/em table ALARM

do a select in this table

regards
philmalmaison
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All Control-M WatchDog processes are alive

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:52:35 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:52:35 GMT
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look at your config.dat, you must set the config.dat not using this parameter:
WD_ALIVE_MSG WD is alive

so just add # before as :
#WD_ALIVE_MSG WD is alive

as it is a config.dat parameter,you must stop/start controlm server after this modification

regards
philmalmaison
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total controlm jobs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:31 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:31 GMT
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what is interresting is the number of job in AJF after the new day procedure.

do a select (count) jobno from CMR_AJF just after new day procedure

regards
philmalmaison
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:31 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:31 GMT
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what kind of script it is ? in wich control-m configuration?
this means that your scripts doesn't give back the status of your job to control-m server.
so your job can stay in yellow status.

regards
philmalmaison
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Use of RETRO flag

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:14 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:14 GMT
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cool explain where you can parameter the RETRO flag svp

regards
philmalmaison
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wrong Delete procedure used!!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:39:23 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:39:23 GMT
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it is not recommended to delete from CMR_AJF, or in that case, you must know what is the on delete cascade ...

it is very dangerous to directly delete frm CMR_AJF

use the ctmkilljob, and use Hold/free job after that to change the status from yellow to red, then wait for the new day procedure to remove them as necessary.

regards
philmalmaison
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Run job on all nodes in group

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:35 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:35 GMT
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a node group is a virtual scope of hosts created in the Control-M server to have possibilities to submit a job (or group ...) to all hosts concerned by the nodegroup.
for that case you must select in desktop for the job the parameter
run job on all jobs in group

regards
philmalmaison
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missed step in migration from 6.2 - 6.4

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:31:25 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:31:25 GMT
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yes you must do a list of the concerned tables, then use ecs util -defexport to a flat file , then use ecs util -defimport -dcname.
then upload tables .

regards
philmalmaison
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Controlm/EM GAS (Global Alerting Server)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:11 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:11 GMT
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no i don't think so, probably you just have to recycle the CMS Server of Controlm/EM by cms_stop / cms_start

regards
philmalmaison
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message in sysout?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:12 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:12 GMT
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Job in controlm run in background without a terminal. so if you are executing any command that needs a terminal it will complain about it. for example if you have stty command then this command will fail.
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Use of RETRO flag

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:29:28 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:29:28 GMT
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I am writing best practices for creating job definition and would like to here from you if you are setting the RETRO flag for every job in your schedule?
It makes sense to us just in case we take CONTROLM down for more than 24 hour this way anything that was missed in the previous day will be schedule after the maintenance window.
thanks
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:18:27 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:18:27 GMT
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it could be incorrect port configuration
try running ag_diag_com from the agent account. if things are not configured correctly it will tell you.
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Archived Viewpoint

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:15:05 GMT

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:15:05 GMT
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You also have to recycle the gateways.
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total controlm jobs

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:34:30 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:34:30 GMT
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Hi,

How do I check how many jobs are running in our controlm server (for licensing renewal). We have ControlM 6.1.03.

Thanks,
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All Control-M WatchDog processes are alive

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:55:10 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:55:10 GMT
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Hello,

Why do we get this message on Alerts window? I guess this is a communication alerts between Control-M server & all its components (Agent, Gateway & GAS, GUI).

Can some one please explain more about this?

Regards
Venkat
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Inventary Alarms in Contro-M

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:58:12 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:58:12 GMT
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Hi,
I have requested an inventory of Control-M Alarms a few days in particular. I have not done before, and therefore would like to know how do I get this inventory.

Thank you very much.
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jobs, based upon the date of submission, with certain params

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:50:51 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:50:51 GMT
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Thanks Mark for the extensive explanation.

We're going to test it with the provided examples.
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Configure EM as Agent less

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:58:07 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:58:07 GMT
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Hi,
Can anybody tell me how to configure the EM as agentless using the Config Manager?

Regards,
Nancy
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Setting Trace thru a job

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:50:15 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:50:15 GMT
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Hi,
I am trying to set a job to run these following commands.
TRACE_CTM on
TRACE_CLIENT on
TRACE_LINK_CTM on
em_data_collector.bat

Is it ok if I will create a batch file called CTMDEBUG.bat which will contain all these commands?

If this is the case then where can i mention the DBO credential to execute the em_data_collector.bat?

To run these job is it requred to install an Agent in the EM?

Anysorts of advice would be highly appreciated.

Nancy
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Problem to create component Control-M/server

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:50 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:50 GMT
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Thank you very much. Already solved all
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]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:17 GMT
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Hi,

Also check this Component in :-

1) Control-m Enterprise Manager ---> Tools ---> Communication ---> Administration ---> Remove Control-M Datacenter Name from here.

2) Control-M Desktop ---> Edit ---> Control-M Definitions---> Remove Control-M Datacenter Name from here too.

Regards,

Rahul Sehgal
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Thanks

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:32 GMT

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:32 GMT
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The above solution is working properly. No need to create new calendar.
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Problem to create component Control-M/server

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:46 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:46 GMT
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I deleted the component CONTROL-M/SERVER. When I create again view this error:

Control-m/server name "prueba" already exists. Specify a different CONTROL-M/server name.

But the control-m/server is not in the Control-M Configuration Manager.
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Easy question

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:19:47 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:19:47 GMT
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Hi David,

You can update this option under Parameter Customisation of ctm_menu.
I just took 180 second as an example, default for this is 120 seconds.

Regards,
Rahul Sehgal
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Control-M Gateway is always disconneted - help me please !!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:21:07 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:21:07 GMT
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MAKE SURE YOUR SQL EM640 DB IS NOT OUT OF SPACE, AND MAKE SURE IT IS ON AUTOGROW
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]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:06 GMT
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MAKE SURE YOUR SQL EM640 DB IS NOT OUT OF SPACE, AND MAKE SURE IT IS ON AUTOGROW
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How do we upload files here?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:59:54 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:59:54 GMT
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I thought I had uploaded a file via the 'uploads' page but it does not show up?
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Jobs stuck at "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing"

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:22 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:22 GMT
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Ordered some new jobs and they are stuck yellow, the log says "JOB STATE CHANGED TO Executing", even thought the scripts have executed with exit code of 0.

Any1 seen this problem before?
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jobs, based upon the date of submission, with certain params

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:44:15 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:44:15 GMT
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Data Protector's own scheduler is rarely used and a lot of companies use Control-M to deal with the particular problems presented by DP.

The good news is that you can solve these issues, the bad news is that there is some initial work involved.

We run the backups like this -

omnib -datalist your_datalist_name_here -mode full -protect weeks 8

but each backup job will just have -

omnib -datalist %%MEMNAME -mode %%BU_TYPE -protect weeks %%BU_RETEN

(n.b. database backups have modified commands, your DP people will be able to advise).

Build the jobs so -

1. In the File Name field put the name of the datalist that you want to run.
2. On the command line use the command shown above.
3. Saturday through Thursday run the following command on the Control-M Server -

ctmvar -action set -var "%%#\BU_TYPE" -varexpr Incremental1 -quiet

or just incremental (ask the DP people) and then on Friday's -

ctmvar -action set -var "%%#\BU_TYPE" -varexpr Full -quiet

4. Saturday through Thursday run the following command on the Control-M Server -

ctmvar -action set -var "%%#\BU_RETEN" -varexpr 2 -quiet

On Friday's -

ctmvar -action set -var "%%#\BU_RETEN" -varexpr 5 -quiet

Fourth Friday of the month -

ctmvar -action set -var "%%#\BU_RETEN" -varexpr 53 -quiet

For added security you may actually want to make the backups dependent on these 'setup' jobs.

The above will work fine but you may want to consider the following refinements -

1. Create Quantitative Resources equivalent to the number of tape drives available and define 1 per backup job.
2. Create an exclusive Control Resource per backup job (prevents the same backup running at the same time as another).
3. Create exclusive Control Resources for things like firewalls (i.e. if you want to run single stream).
4. The DP return codes are poor and don't really help. I have a script that I run as a POSTCMD that reads the summary card at the end of the DP output and it checks that the "Completed Disk Agents" is equal to the "Disk Agents Total" (if it is not I echo out a statement that I look for via an On/Do check).
5. You may want to consider a couple of reruns - the backups often fail and work fine a hour later.
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OEBS concurrent request scheduling using CTM much slower

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:05 GMT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:05 GMT
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Hi,

I changed the Tracker Polling Interval from 120 to 1 and created a separate concurrent manager for CTM requests but still there is a ~ 10 second delay before and after the concurrent execution.
So I lose ~ 20 seconds on every concurrent request I schedule using CTM.

Is there a way to get rid of that delay but still to use Control-M?

Regards
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Question regarding sysout

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:04:44 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:04:44 GMT
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Yes, by default shell script is provided with switch -x or -v It can be changed using configuration utility ctmunixcfg at agent.

Without -x, it may be easy for operators to see the error but difficult for developers to pinpoint the line generating the error. Your choice.
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]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:39:30 GMT
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All,
I have a job defined and can see the sysout, no problems.
My question is that the SYSOUT appears to be displaying EVERY line of the particular script as if there were a set -x at the top of the script.

Is this default behavior alterable?

Would be much easier for our data center operations folks to see just the output (STDOUT) rather than what we are now seeing......

Thanks in advance for any assistance....

Kevin Kirwan
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AFT: How to use SSH Key with AFT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:54:24 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:54:24 GMT
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Not sure on AFT 6.2, but for 6.3

1) Password is optional for SSH private key
2) AFT 6.3.01 FP1 allows multiple host keys for the same host, i.e. unique key for each cluster node under the same cluster name. Check your documentation/configuration interface if there is such a setting.

Hope this helps.
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jobs, based upon the date of submission, with certain params

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:38:32 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:38:32 GMT
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There are only two choices.

1) Implement multiple Control-M jobs, with each one passing the required parameters to backup command based on day of week/month. Only one job will be ordered per day which will not affect task license.

2) Control-M job triggers a script, which has logic to determine day of week/month for passing proper parameters to backup command.

The person who says NO to choice one should come up with the script for choice two.
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deftable

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:22:10 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:22:10 GMT
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Use /o with command to overwrite existing table. All jobs in existing table will be gone.
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Archived Viewpoint

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:19:44 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:19:44 GMT
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Check if your user authorization allows you to do this.
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deftable

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:31:31 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:31:31 GMT
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Hi,

I have perfectly export the tables using exportdeftable.

After the some modification done by me and and agin i want to import using deftable utility.

But it is giving the erro:

Table <***> already exists

Can any body help in this?

Regards,

Satish
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jobs, based upon the date of submission, with certain params

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:04:56 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:04:56 GMT
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Hi,

I recently installed a new version of Control-M in our development environment to experiment with. The version is 6.4.01.200 on Windows2003.

The backup guys are planning on moving their HP Dataprotector jobs to Control-M but they have some demands

They want to submit the backup jobs, based upon the date of submission, with certain parameters. For example:

Saturday through Thursday an incremental backup with retention of 13 days.
Every Friday a full backup job with a retention of 5 weeks
Every fourth Friday in a month a full backup job with a retention of 53 weeks

This could easily be done by creating 3 jobs and a custom schedule but they prefer to have 1 job with the parameters based on dates/days of the week.

So the command submitted would be something like this:

Omnib -%%backupmode -%% retentiondays/weeks -%%retentionnumber

Can this be done?
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Archived Viewpoint

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:47:05 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:47:05 GMT
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Hi All,

Running 6.4.01.200 on Windows and cannot get the Archived Viewpoint to work.

I have checked the MaxOldDay and MaxOldTotal values and they are both set to 7.

Is there anything else that I can check please?

regards
Deano
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AFT Job With File Not Found

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:32:19 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:32:19 GMT
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And clear "Continue on failure" for each transfer
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sysout multiple locations

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:29:56 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:29:56 GMT
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At end of job, you can copy sysout elsewhere. The copy target must be writable by the job owner at the agent. To copy file across platform, a Windows share should be mounted on Linux or Linux share mounted to Windows.

Note that SYSOUT copy/move in PostProc tab occurs when job is OK. For other situation, specify SYSOUT copy/move in Steps tab.

Hope this helps.
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Viewing Sysout from Remote/Agentless Agents on the EM

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:48:33 GMT

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:48:33 GMT
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Hi,
We are running Control-M Server 6.3.1 (with all latest patches) on HP-UX with Agents on Unix and Windows.

I have just converted an existing Windows Agent to a remote agent (i.e. Agentless). I followed the standard install and it looks like it runs stuff ok but I cannot view the Job Sysout on the Control-M Server, I get this output -

This is a placeholder sysout for job: <04xuq> <00001>
The orginal sysout may be available at:
<E> on host: <wbnas32>

Remote Host connection details
==============================
CONTROL-M/Agent: VMWBNAS37
Protocol: WMI
Sysout Directory: "E:\Control_M\ctm_sysout"

If I go onto the Agentless server (wbnas32) I can see the output in the E:\Control_M\ctm_sysout directory and that directory is shared (as the manual says it must be). But is there any way to view this back on the Enterprise Manager? And does this affect the On/Do statements?

Thanks,
Mark.
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Easy question

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:23 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:23 GMT
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Hi,
how do you know that the time default is 180 seconds? Where could I configure this option? I think that is in ag_menu (server to agent timeout), but in this option I have 120 not 180.

Many thanks!
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How to configure a job to run on every monday fortnightly

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:01 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:01 GMT
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Thanks for your quick reply.
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AFT: How to use SSH Key with AFT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:08 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:08 GMT
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Hello Everybody,

1 - I'm trying to initiate a FTP transfer between 2 AIX hosts using SSH.
I would like to use public and private keys to identify themselves to a server, instead of using a password.

My question: Must I fill in the password even if I use the "key authentication" functionality? for the moment, I can't validate the account if I don't put the password.

2 - We have several clusters. When a node switch to the failover node, I have to suppress the entry in the file "know_hosts" and revalidate the account because the SSH key is different. How can I manage this kind of situation ?

If someone has experienced this kind of problems. Any help will be really appreciate ;)

Configuration:

- OS AIX 5.3
- Control-M 6.2
- CM AFT 6.2.0.2

Thanks a lot!
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sysout multiple locations

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:09:48 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:09:48 GMT
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Agent on Unix.
EM/Server on Windows.

able to write sysout to linux share, at same time can i copy sysout to windows share.

In this case Agent is running on Unix can i copy sysout to multiple locations (unix and windows)?

I don't find any documents on this. Help please.
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sysout

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:05:55 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:05:55 GMT
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I have agent running on linux and server/em running on windows. job able to copy sysout to in linux server in netapp share using link command. Now i trying to copy sysout also on windows share where server/em is running. scheduling jobs done using windows box connecting agent on linux.

Since linux part is working i want to copy sysout also on windows server where jobs are running. when i say copy sysout to windows share it giving message 'JOB LOG COPY TO /sharedrive/ Failed. path is exists and valid. where are i am running other windows agents this location works fine.

only it is failing for linux agent. any help is appreciated.
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Move file(S)from one folder to another onsame host using AFT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:37:52 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:37:52 GMT
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Try adding an alias to host1 in your host file.

regards.
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AFT Job With File Not Found

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:24:43 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:24:43 GMT
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If you use a mask for the file name then the job won't fail. You must use a specific file name (filename.ext) or you can add a step to indicate that job must fail in that case:
On Stmt=* Code=*No matching files for pattern*
Do NOTOK

regards

Mart�n.
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Run a Job via command line

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:25:34 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:25:34 GMT
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Is there a way to schedule a job in java using a syntaxe similar to ctmorder ?
Thanks for your answers
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Can't write/upload new scheduling table

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:11:08 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:11:08 GMT
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Recycling the GUI worked 100%

You are the man!!! :wink:
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]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:59:57 GMT
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Thanks Walty,

I shall try that.
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Problem with Stored Procedure Job

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:30:55 GMT

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:30:55 GMT
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I found this same problem in my environment today. I found that the account listed as the job's "owner" did not have permissions to create its SYSOUT in the SYSOUT folder.

I granted read/write/modify/list/execute to the Control-M agent installation path to the builtin Windows "BATCH" account (which all Control-M job accounts inherit by virtue of logging in as batch). This way I don't have to constantly add permissions for each account as new accounts are added via ctmpwd or via the CCM. The SYSOUT subfolder inherits permissions.

Initially I tried just adding the indicated permissions to the SYSOUT subfolder and the job still failed. I didn't feel like researching this any more so I just went with the Agent install folder.
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AFT Job With File Not Found

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:31:51 GMT

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:31:51 GMT
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We ran a new AFT job last night to FTP a file. The file specified (it did have an *.* in the file name) didn't exist. The job still completed successfully. We would have wanted it to fail.

How do others deal with this?

Thanks.
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