Network definition
- Domain
- A named group of HCL Workload Automation workstations consisting of one or more agents and a domain manager. All domains have a parent, except the master domain.
- Master domain
- The topmost domain in an HCL Workload Automation network.
- Master domain manager
- The domain manager in the topmost domain of an HCL Workload Automation network. It contains the centralized master files used to document scheduling objects. It creates the Production Control file (Symphony) at the start of each production period and performs all logging and reporting for the network. See also Domain Manager.
- Backup master domain manager
- A fault-tolerant agent capable of assuming the responsibilities of the master domain manager.
- Parent domain
- The domain directly above the current domain. All domains, except the master domain, have a parent domain. All communications to/from a domain is rooted through the parent domain manager.
- Domain Manager
- The management hub in a domain. All communications in and from the agents in a domain is routed through the domain manager. See also Master Domain Manager.
- Backup domain manager
- A fault-tolerant agent capable of assuming the responsibilities of its domain manager.
- Fault-tolerant agent
- An agent workstation capable of resolving local dependencies and launching its jobs in the absence of a domain manager.
- Standard agent
- An agent workstation that launches jobs only under the direction of its domain manager.
- Extended agent
- An agent workstation that launches jobs only under the direction of its host. Extended agents can be used to interface HCL Workload Automation with non-HCL Workload Automation systems and applications
- Dynamic agent
- A workstation that manages a wide variety
of job types, for example, specific database or FTP jobs, in addition
to existing job types. This workstation is automatically created and
registered when you install the dynamic agent.
Because the installation and registration processes are performed
automatically, when you view the agent in the Dynamic Workload Console,
it results as updated by the Resource Advisor Agent. You can group
agents in pools and dynamic pools.
In a simple configuration, dynamic agents connect directly to a master domain manager or to a dynamic domain manager. However, in more complex network topologies, if the network configuration prevents the master domain manager or the dynamic domain manager from directly communicating with the dynamic agent, then you can configure your dynamic agents to use a local or remote gateway.
- Host
- The scheduling function required by extended agents. It can be performed by any HCL Workload Automation workstation, except another extended agent.