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Setting Up and Maintaining Queues
14.2 Designing Queue Environments
14.2 Designing Queue Environments
The following sections describe how to design batch queue and output queue
environments.
14.2.1 Designing a Batch Queue Environment
You can design batch queues for a single queue, multiple queues, or OpenVMS
Cluster environments. Each section referred to in the following table contains
figures showing sample configurations to assist you in designing your batch
processing environment. Your configuration may combine elements from several
of these examples.
Configuration For More Information
A single queue for limited batch processing Section 14.2.1.1
Multiple queues for heavy batch processing, or customized queues
for specialized batch processing
Section 14.2.1.2
An OpenVMS Cluster environment Section 14.2.1.3
14.2.1.1 Using a Simple Batch Queue Configuration
You can use this simple configuration, which is suitable for limited batch needs,
for a standalone system supporting mainly interactive processing.
Figure 14–1 shows a single, default batch queue.
Figure 14–1 Default Batch Queue
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SYS$BATCH
*
Job limit = 1
Base priority = 4*
Standalone
System
Execution Queue
E = Execution Queue
* = Default Values
Legend:
E
By default, when a user submits a batch job with the SUBMIT command, the job
is placed in the queue named SYS$BATCH. To set up a single default queue on a
standalone system, name the queue SYS$BATCH.
14.2.1.2 Using Specialized Batch Queues
If your users rely on batch processing or have special processing needs, you might
want to set up more than one queue. You can customize batch queues to handle
specialized jobs by specifying performance and resource options for jobs in the
queue.
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