Administering DataStage

If you have the required permissions, you can complete administrative tasks for IBM DataStage.

DataStage centralizes core administrative tasks across the platform. As an administrator of DataStage, you can manage the following administration areas:
  • Creating DataStage runtime instances where jobs run
  • Managing persistent volume claims
  • Logging
  • User management
Task Required permissions Details
Creating a service instance for DataStage Instance administrator Create a DataStage instance.
Customizing resources in DataStage Instance administrator Customize instances for DataStage.
Setting DataStage environment definitions Instance administrator Set the environment definitions in DataStage.
Setting up an NFS mount in DataStage Instance administrator Set up an NFS mount in DataStage pods by using a persistent volume (PV).
Dynamic workload management in DataStage Instance administrator Use dynamic workload management to more quickly and efficiently run DataStage workloads across available compute pod resources in each PX instance.
Creating and setting the APT_CONFIG_FILE environment variable in DataStage Instance administrator Set the environment variable APT_CONFIG_FILE to define the path to the configuration file.
Job log retention in DataStage Instance administrator Modify the log retention file on the px-runtime persistent volume to set log cleanup policy.
Storing and persisting DataStage metrics with a metrics repository Instance administrator Set up metrics storage with the metrics repository.
Installing third-party libraries and creating custom images in DataStage Instance administrator Install third-party libraries and use them as part of a DataStage flow.
Adding local scratch devices to DataStage pods Instance administrator Ensure that you do not run out of data storage by adding local scratch devices, which use the EmptyDir volume, to DataStage pods.
Enabling the Data service connector for DataStage Enterprise Plus Instance administrator Enable the Data service for DataStage Enterprise plus.

You complete administration tasks by using the Cloud Pak for Data administration console (such as managing users, managing pods, and log collecting). You can complete project-specific administrative tasks directly from analytics projects. You can manage DataStage runtime instances from the service instances page and by customizing the PX instance resource by command line.