Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - ADMINISTRATOR REFERENCE... Service manual

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PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Server Portal Reference
PlateSpin ® Orchestrate
2.0.2
June 17, 2009
Server Portal Reference

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Contents 5
Contents
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About This Guide 7
1 The Role of the User 9
2 Using the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server Portal 11
2.1 Getting Started with the Orchestrate Server Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Using the Orchestrate Server Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.1 Connecting to the Orchestrate Server Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2.2 Displaying Available Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2.3 Running a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.4 Monitoring a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.5 Viewing the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.6 Pausing and Resuming a Running Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.7 Canceling a Running Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2.8 Logging Out of the Orchestrate Server Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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About This Guide 7
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About This Guide
This Server Portal Referencee introduces the role and the Server Portal tool used by a PlateSpin®
Orchestrate job manager, also referred to as the PlateSpin Orchestrate “end user.” The guide
provides an overview of the web-based Orchestrate Server Portal and explains how to use the portal
to monitor and manage applications running on the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server. You can use this
reference along with the information in “The zos Command Line Tool” section in the PlateSpin
Orchestrate 2.0 Command Line Reference. Along with the Platespin Orchestrate Server Portal, you
can use the zos command line tool to monitor jobs.The guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, “The Role of the User,” on page 9
Chapter 2, “Using the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server Portal,” on page 11
Audience
The contents of this guide are of interest to the end user of PlateSpin Orchestrate, also called a “job
manager,” runs and manages jobs that have been created by a job developer and deployed by the
administrator. It is also possible that the end user could be a developer who has created applications
to run on distributed computing resources.
Prerequisite Skills
As data center managers or IT or operations administrators, it is assumed that users of the product
have the following background:
General understanding of network operating environments and systems architecture.
Knowledge of basic Linux* shell commands and text editors.
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Additional Product Documentation
In addition to this Job Manager Guide, PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 includes the following additional
guides that contain valuable information about the product:
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Getting Started Reference
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Upgrade Guide
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 High Availability Configuration Guide
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Administrator Reference
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 VM Client Guide and Reference
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Virtual Machine Management Guide
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Development Client Reference

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PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Command Line Reference
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Developer Guide and Reference
Documentation Updates
This Job Manager Guide is updated periodically. To view the most recent version, visit the
PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
pso_orchestrate20/) and look for the documentation updates section included at the end of the book.
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The Role of the User
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The Role of the User
A user has permission to run jobs on the PlateSpin®Orchestrate Server. These jobs are deployed by
the PlateSpin Orchestrate administrator.
Before you begin using the Server Portal you must have:
A User account created by the PlateSpin Orchestrate Administrator.
An Internet browser.
The following browsers support the Server Portal:
Internet Explorer* version 6.0 or higher
Netscape* Navigator* version 6.0 or higher
Mozilla* version 1.5 or higher
Firefox* 2.0 or higher

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