Frequently asked questions
Q: My datacenter has been using BMC ThruPut Manager SE (Standard Edition). We've been using features such as Dataset Contention Services (DCS) and Job Limiting Services (JLS), but they are barely in this space. What happened to them? Can I still use the JAL rules we set up to direct them?
A: Yes, your initial JAL rules continue to be applied as your JAL logic directs. The JAL facilities continues to support all the statements in the JAL Reference space.
Q: This manual is all about setting up BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut from scratch. My datacenter already has BMC ThruPut Manager SE. How will my setup of BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut differ from what you've included in this space?
A: Policies and Service Groups are new concepts, unique to BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut so you will go through the exact same setup steps outlined in this space, except for some minor variations:
- You have to make provision in your JAL logic for the SLM action statements.
- If you have relied on class-based routing, you would have to use binding agents and add JAL rules to have the same effect.
Q. How are BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut importance levels different than WLMs?
A. Since most datacenters normally use only two or three WLM Importance levels to differentiate a batch job's "importance", BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut five levels, in each queue, allow for finer discrimination and more precise management of your batch jobs.
Q. My operators can't seem to access the Operator Commands Interface of TMISPF dialog - why not?
A. In order to use this facility, the appropriate ISPF data sets must be concatenated during installation. TMISPF uses TSO Extended Consoles to provide some of its functions. This means that TSO sessions that use TMISPF must have the correct authority, since the Extended Console has the authority of the TSO session. To use BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPutoperator commands through TMISPF, the TSO session must have SYS authority. To display BMC AMI Ops Automation for Batch ThruPut information, the session must have INFO authority.