Submitting jobs from an external job scheduler

You can submit jobs from an external job scheduler to batch using the WSGrid utility.

Before you begin

Set up the external scheduler interface.

About this task

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows][IBM i] If an external interface is configured to use the default messaging system, you can use the WSGrid command line script to submit a job to the job scheduler.

Procedure

If an external interface is configured to use the default messaging system, use the WSGrid.sh|bat command-line script to submit a job to the scheduler.
  1. Prepare the job properties file and the control properties file to use as input for WSGrid.sh|bat.
  2. Run the WSGrid.sh|bat script located in the app_install_root/stack_products/WCG/bin directory.

Results

You have submitted a job from an external job scheduler to batch using the WSGrid utility.

What to do next

Review the output of the WSGrid utility.