what is the application type filter
Posted: 25 Mar 2013 4:29
I'm wondering what the "application type filter" field in the node/host group definition does. I've seen it before as a field in the node/host group definition, and BMC say that it is where you should specify the type of job you wish to run.
The version 8.0.00 doco says,
"In the Application Type Filter dropdown list, select the type of jobs that you want to run on the host group. Only the hosts that can run the specific job that you selected appear. For example, if you select a Control-M for SAP job type, then only the hosts that have Control-M for SAP installed appear in the filter. If you are creating a host group for regular script or command jobs, select OS."
This explanation is very confusing and not well written. And I can't see what it actually does.
I would expect that it determines what you get in the drop down list in the node id/group field in the job editing form, but it doesn't seem to affect this at all. All you get there is a list of the recently used nodes/hosts.
Any ideas what it actually does?
Cheers.
The version 8.0.00 doco says,
"In the Application Type Filter dropdown list, select the type of jobs that you want to run on the host group. Only the hosts that can run the specific job that you selected appear. For example, if you select a Control-M for SAP job type, then only the hosts that have Control-M for SAP installed appear in the filter. If you are creating a host group for regular script or command jobs, select OS."
This explanation is very confusing and not well written. And I can't see what it actually does.
I would expect that it determines what you get in the drop down list in the node id/group field in the job editing form, but it doesn't seem to affect this at all. All you get there is a list of the recently used nodes/hosts.
Any ideas what it actually does?
Cheers.