Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

6 Using Jobs and the Job Browser

This chapter describes SD-UX jobs and the Job Browser interface for remote operations.

For additional information on remote operations, see Chapter 7: “Remote Operations

Overview” (page 153).

Table 6-1 Chapter Topics

Topics:

“Introduction ” (page 137)

“Using the Job Browser ” (page 138)

“Monitoring Jobs from the Command Line” (page 147)

“Managing and Tuning Jobs with Command Options” (page 150)

6.1 Introduction

The Job Browser GUI, an interactive interface for managing remote operations. The

Job Browser lets you:

• Create copy, install, or remove jobs

• Monitor job status and logfiles

• List job information

• Schedule jobs

The swjob command lets you monitors jobs from the command line. Various command

options help you manage and tune performance of jobs and remote operations.

NOTE: The Terminal User Interface (TUI) has some limitations when used with the

Job Browser:

• Error-handling messages may garble the screen. Type Ctrl-L to refresh the screen

if this happens.

• If you display Actions→Job Description→Show Options, some scrolling is

required to view the entire screen.

6.1.1 Starting the Job Browser

To start the Job Browser, type:

The Job Browser window displays on your screen.

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