Administering
As an DataStage® administrator, you can complete the following tasks. You can find the documentation for these tasks at Administering DataStage.
| 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. |
| Runtime storage layout | Instance administrator | DataStage storage consists of a global persistent volume, a local persistent volume, and local image storage. |
| 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 a log cleanup policy. |
Generating a core dump file for px-runtime image |
Instance administrator | Generate a core dump file for your px-runtime image when a DataStage job fails. |
| 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. |
| Setting up license files with the IBM Db2 for DataStage connector | Instance administrator | Set up license certificate files to create the connection. |
| Setting the time zone in DataStage | Instance administrator | Set the time zone for DataStage. |