The different types of workload scheduling you can implement in
your z-centric end-to-end environment:
Static scheduling
The IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents are
installed on the distributed systems and are connected to the z/OS® system through the IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller.
Static scheduling including job types with advanced options
Figure 1. Static end-to-end
environment with Java™ run time
installed in which you can run job types with advanced options The IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents are
installed on the distributed systems with the Java run time, and are connected to the z/OS system through the IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller. Figure 1 shows a static end-to-end
environment in which IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents:
Without the Java run time
installed, can run existing job types
With the Java run time installed,
can run both existing jobs and job types with advanced options
Dynamic scheduling
The IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents are
installed on the distributed systems with dynamic capabilities, and
are connected to the dynamic domain manager.
The dynamic domain manager is
connected to the z/OS system
through the IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller.
Dynamic scheduling including job types with advanced options
Figure 2. Dynamic
end-to-end environment to run also job types with advanced options. The IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents are
installed on the distributed systems with dynamic capabilities and
the Java run time, and are connected
to the dynamic domain manager.
The dynamic domain manager is
connected to the z/OS system
through the IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller. Figure 2 shows a dynamic end-to-end
environment in which IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents:
Without the Java run time
installed, can run existing job types
With the Java run time installed,
can run both existing jobs and job types with advanced options
By using the z-centric end-to-end scheduling environment,
you schedule and control both static and dynamic workload from the
mainframe to distributed systems with a low cost of ownership. IBM Z Workload Scheduler acts
as a single point of control, providing you with all the mainframe
capabilities to manage distributed workload.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agents can
be installed on the UNIX™, IBM® i, or Windows™ workstations where you run jobs scheduled
from IBM Z Workload Scheduler.
After installation, you associate each agent to an IBM Z Workload Scheduler workstation
definition, so that it can be used as a target for IBM Z Workload Scheduler jobs.
The communication between the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent and IBM Z Workload Scheduler controller
is direct, through the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. If the connection is
interrupted, the HTTP client retries to establish it until it is successful.
Figure 3 shows the process flow to
submit and track jobs on IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent workstations.
Figure 3. Process flow
Table 1 shows the steps required to set up your end-to-end with
z-centric capabilities
environment.
Table 1. Installation and configuration steps for setting up an end-to-end with z-centric capabilities
environment
To...
Refer to...
Plan your end-to-end environment with z-centric capabilities and
install the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler: Planning and Installation
Install the dynamic domain manager and agent.
IBM Workload Scheduler: Planning and Installation
Configure the IBM Z Workload Scheduler Agent
properties.
