Storix Software SBAdmin TSM Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 53)

14. Job Queues
When jobs are run, they are actually placed in a job queue. A job queue will exist for each TSM Server. A
queue will also appear for any client backups performed to local tape.
Jobs sent to a TSM server will run concurrently. However, the number of concurrent backups to a server may be
limited by the maximum number of
Concurrent Backups setting. If exceeded, remaining jobs will be placed in a
“pending” state until other backup jobs complete.
Jobs sent to a local tape device will always run sequentially to prevent device conflicts. Although it would be
unusual to have more than one system backup scheduled for a single client at the same time.
The Job Queue Display
Job queues may only be displayed or manipulated from the Main Screen . The following is an example of the
Job Queue Display, which may be shown by selecting Display !Job Queues from the menu bar or simply the
View Queues button on the status bar:
The left-most display area contains the names of the job queues for which at least one job exists. If there are no
jobs either running or stopped in a queue, the queue will not be displayed. The name of the queue is the same
as the name of the TSM server with TSM@ prefix, and local client backups will show the client name followed
by the tape device name (SBTAPE). To display the jobs within a queue, select the icon corresponding to the
desired queue. When doing so, the selected queue will be highlighted in and the jobs in that queue will be listed
in the center display area.
The center area contains the jobs currently in the queue. The jobs are placed, and will be run, in the order they
were added to the queue. To show a summary of the job information for a job, click on the icon corresponding to
the Job ID. The job information will appear in the display area to the right and the selected job icon will be
highlighted.
The status bar at the bottom also shows the status of jobs in the queue. If the Running light is green , at least
one backup job is currently running. The Pending light displays yellow if there are queued jobs that have not
yet run because they are waiting on another job or for the server to become available. And the Failed ( red ) light
aluminates if there is a failed job in the queue (usually preventing other jobs from running).
The action buttons at the bottom of the screen will apply to the selected queue or selected job.
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