OpenVMS Cluster Systems - OpenVMS Systems - HP

Function Description
Permit users on any OpenVMS
Cluster computer to submit
batch and print jobs to queues
that execute on any computer in
the OpenVMS Cluster
Distribute the batch and print
processing work load over
OpenVMS Cluster nodes
OpenVMS Cluster Concepts
2.10 Queue Availability
Users can submit jobs to any queue in the cluster, provided that
the necessary mass storage volumes and peripheral devices are
accessible to the computer on which the job executes.
System managers can set up generic batch and print queues
that distribute processing work loads among computers. The
distributed job controller directs batch and print jobs either to the
execution queue with the lowest ratio of jobs-to-queue limit or to
the next available printer.
The job controller uses the distributed lock manager to signal other computers
in the OpenVMS Cluster to examine the batch and print queue jobs to be
processed.
2.10.1 Controlling Queues
To control queues, you use one or several queue managers to maintain a
clusterwide queue database that stores information about queues and jobs.
Reference: For detailed information about setting up OpenVMS Cluster queues,
see Chapter 7.
OpenVMS Cluster Concepts 2–17