Batch Job Scheduler

For UNIX, Linux and Windows

task3G is a smart simple batch job scheduler for UNIX, Linux and Windows networks.  It automates batch job processing and manages production control on UNIX and Linux servers and Windows clients.

task3G builds upon the standard UNIX batch job scheduler facilities to deliver network wide job control with inter-task dependencies. It provides a flexible mechanism for controlling and managing batch job flow. A task can wait, or conditionally execute based upon the outcome of another task, the availability of resources or any Boolean combination of the above.

Complex networks of tasks may be setup and run unattended. Tasks can run locally or remotely and as any UNIX user. Post-conditions can conditionally execute based on the success or otherwise of a task. They can be configured to notify users or handle errors, including recovery actions.

With a simple to use interface, IT operations staff can easily track and view the status of their schedules of jobs and task by the display colour.

Comprehensive logging and reporting secure designation of users and group and flexible error detection and recovery further enhance the administrator's level of control.

task3G incorporates multi-level access capabilities to ensure centralised management control with delegated operations responsibility.

Features

The task3G batch job scheduler provides the following key features:

• Centralised control over network-wide job scheduling
• Flexible scheduling including inter-task dependencies
• Multiple job queues
• Automatic job submission using calendars
• Error detection and notification
• Separate security capability for job submission, management and maintenance
• Audit logging of all jobs
• Manual scheduling for execution any time within the next 7 days
• Automatic scheduling from ‘every 10 minutes’ to ‘once per year’
• Arbitrary date lists for inclusion or exclusion from a schedule
• Scheduling based upon a user written program or script.

Benefits

The benefits of deploying the task3G batch job scheduler include:

• Monitor the status of jobs and output of running jobs
• Hold and release active jobs
• Cancel jobs
• Display and print output of a job from a previous run
• Submit a job to run immediately or at a certain time
• Schedule a job changing any of the job parameters such as queue, execution time or priority
• Manually assist jobs where tasks have failed to meet a predefined dependency

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To find out more about Functional Software's batch job scheduler for UNIX, Linux and Windows, please contact us