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Scheduling Preferences
The scheduling preferences are a way to control precisely how the PlanetPress Connect
services work in the background.
Whenever an operation is scheduled:
l The number of instances to use is determined based on whether the operation is small,
medium or large
l If there is a reserved instance for that type of command available then it will use a
reserved instance
l If no reserved instances are available then any unreserved instance that is available will
be used
l If no instances are available then the command will be blocked until an appropriate
instance becomes available
Technical
For more information on instances and performance, see Performance Considerations.
Scheduling Properties
l
Definitions group: Defines what is to be considered a Small or Large job. Anything in
between is considered a Medium job.
l
Maximum records in a small job: Enter the maximum number of records for a job
to be considered Small.
l
Minimum records in a large job: Enter the minimum number of records for a job to
be considered Large.
Note
Changes made to these settings will be applied on the run. Existing jobs will
be taken into account when determining if a job can run.
For instance, if the minimum records for a Large job is increased from 1,000 to
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