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- Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Server Portal Reference Novell ® PlateSpin Orchestrate ® 2.0.2 June 17, 2009 www.novell.com PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Server Portal Reference...
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Page 2: Legal Notices
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About This Guide 1 The Role of the User 2 Using the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server Portal Getting Started with the Orchestrate Server Portal ....... . . 11 Using the Orchestrate Server Portal . - Page 6 PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Server Portal Reference...
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Page 7: About This Guide
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Page 9: The Role Of The User
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. - Page 10 PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Server Portal Reference...
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Page 11: Using The Platespin Orchestrate Server Portal
Using the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server Portal ® The PlateSpin Orchestrate Server Portal is a web-based management tool that makes it easy to use the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server to monitor and run jobs. This section provides an introduction and overview of the portal and includes the following information: Section 2.1, “Getting Started with the Orchestrate Server Portal,”... - Page 12 3 Specify the username and password created for you by the PlateSpin Orchestrate administrator. 4 Click Log In to log into the portal. The Orchestrate Server Portal Interface After you log in to the portal, you see the following interface displayed in the browser: The Server Portal Interface Figure 2-1 NOTE: Logging in with the username of a PlateSpin Orchestrate administrator displays additional...
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Page 13: Displaying Available Jobs
Server Portal Interface Areas Table 2-1 Area Description User Login and Group Roles Indicates the user groups that the currently logged-in user belongs to and whether the user has an “administrator” role or a “user” role. Main Menu Provides operations categorized under the menus: Jobs include a list of running and completed jobs on the Orchestrate Server and their status. -
Page 14: Running A Job
The Available Jobs Explorer View Expanded to Show All Jobs Figure 2-2 2.2.3 Running a Job There are four stages to running an PlateSpin Orchestrate job on managed computing resources. This section uses the example job to illustrate these stages: quickie “Selecting the Job You Want to Run”... - Page 15 3 Accept the default values for the parameters. The numbjoblets parameter is an argument for the associated job. The default parameter value for the job is 100. quickie 4 Click Lock Job to select the job. The What stage on the interface now lists the quickie job selection. If you want to change the job selection or its parameters, you can click Edit on this stage anytime before you actually run the job.
- Page 16 Expression Criteria Value The value criteria are evaluated against the associated fact according to the selected operator. The portal generates a list of possible value options based on the selected fact and the possible values from the current set of resources. When you select a value, it is entered into the criteria edit field to the right of the value selection field.
- Page 17 5 Select the check box next to the desired resources, then click Lock Criteria (located at the bottom right of the Function area of the portal) to select the computing resources. Notice that the Where section (located at the top of the Function area of the portal) now shows the job resource selections.
- Page 18 The job is now ready to run. The job criteria are displayed in the upper part of the Function area of the portal. The Server Portal Displaying the Job Run Criteria Previously Selected Figure 2-3 Running the Job When you have established the job run criteria in the Server Portal, click Go to schedule the job to run.
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Page 19: Monitoring A Job
2.2.4 Monitoring a Job Users can access a list of PlateSpin Orchestrate jobs that are currently running by clicking the Jobs command menu. Jobs Command Menu on the Server Portal Figure 2-5 The Job Status page lists information about jobs submitted to PlateSpin Orchestrate. Job Status Page Showing the Job Filter Drop Down List Figure 2-6 A list of jobs is displayed based on the filter criteria selected. -
Page 20: Viewing The Job Log
Status: This column lists information about the cost and progress of a job. For jobs that are currently running, the progress indicator bar is partially filled with the percentage of job completion. Cost indicates the current cost utilization for a running job, or the total cost for completed and failed jobs. -
Page 21: Canceling A Running Job
2.2.7 Canceling a Running Job 1 From the Jobs menu, display the job to cancel by including it in the Job Status list using the filters. 2 Select the check box for the running job you want to cancel. 3 Click Cancel. A new page displays, indicating the status of the cancellation request. - Page 22 PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 Server Portal Reference...