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The steps described below should be carried out when making a new installation of the JobScheduler, in the order presented below:

  • Database Configuration
    • The JobScheduler requires a database except it will be used as an agent. The JobScheduler needs the database to archive logs and to remember Job and Order states. A JobScheduler agent doesn't have own Jobs or Orders and the logging is made by the JobScheduler which calls the Agent. So an Agent is running without a database.
    • You find the supported database management systems listed in the Which Database Management Systems are supported by JobScheduler? article.
    • Because of licensing restrictions when used with MySql®, Sybase or Microsoft® SQL Server databases, a JDBC® driver appropriate to the database version used must be provided by the end user themselves. Alternatively, a jTDS JDBC® driver, delivered with the JobScheduler setup, can be used for Microsoft® SQL Server and Sybase databases. Similarly, the MariaDB® driver is delivered with the JobScheduler setup, for use for MySql® Server and MariaDB® databases. For IBM® DB2 a JDBC® driver inlusive the license file must be provided by the end user too. Drivers for Oracle® Database and PostgreSQL are contained in the JobScheduler setup.
  • JobScheduler Installation

1.1 Requirements

The JobScheduler is for Linux® and Microsoft® Windows® in 64-bit and 32-bit available, for other operating systems currently still only in 32-bit.

Requirements for 32-Bit JobScheduler

  • Oracle® Database Java® Runtime Environment (JRE) 32-Bit at least version 1.8.x. For IBM®AIX® you can use the IBM® Java 32-Bit at least version 1.8.x, too. 
  • For Unix®: 
    • linux-gate.so.1
    • libz.so.1
    • libpthread.so.0
    • libdl.so.2
    • libm.so.6
    • ld-linux.so.2

    Two components (JobScheduler Object Editor (JOE) and JobScheduler Information Dashboard (JID)) of the JobScheduler are SWT applications which requires an X-windows system and GTK2.The installation includes a 32-Bit swt.jar, so you need the 32-Bit libraries:

    • libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
    • libXtst.so.6
  • For Microsoft® Windows®:
      • The library msvcr100.dll must be stored in C:\windows\system32 and also in C:\windows\SysWOW64 on 64-Bit Microsoft® Windows®.
      • You find the msvcr100.dll in the Java installation [Java® Runtime Environment (JRE) install path]\bin.

      • If you use "Remote Configuration" then the Workload JobSchedulers and its Supervisor JobScheduler should have the same version. Further information about "Remote Configuration" can be found in the Which components will be installed on a client and how will jobs be started there? article..

Requirements for 64-Bit JobScheduler

  • Oracle® Database Java® Runtime Environment (JRE) 64-Bit at least version 1.8.x. For IBM®AIX® you can use the IBM® Java 64-Bit at least version 1.8.x, too.  For Unix®: 
    • A shell in /bin/sh (or a symlink) 

    • The JobScheduler requires some 64-Bit libraries.These are on Linux®:

    • linux-vdso.so.1 
    • libz.so.1
    • libpthread.so.0
    • libdl.so.2
    • libm.so.6
    • libc.so.6 
    • ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

    Two components (JobScheduler Object Editor (JOE) and JobScheduler Information Dashboard (JID)) of the JobScheduler are SWT applications which requires an X-window system and GTK2. The installation includes a 64-Bit swt.jar, so you need the 64-Bit libraries:

    • libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
    • libXtst.so.6

1.2 Installation Using the Setup Program

The following archive files including installer are available:

  • jobscheduler_linux-x64.[release].tar.gzfor Linux® 64-Bit
  • jobscheduler_linux-x86.[release].tar.gzfor Linux® 32-Bit
  • jobscheduler_windows-x64.[release].zipfor Microsoft® Windows® 64-Bit 

  • jobscheduler_windows-x86.[release].zipfor Microsoft® Windows® 32-Bit

Unpack the archive in an arbitrary directory and change to the extracted directory./jobscheduler.[release].

The installer can be started as a dialog or in batch mode (see Batch Installation. If you use the installer as a dialog on Unix® then it requires an X-Server. If an X-Server is not installed, then use Batch Installation.

Example: Start Installer on Unix®
/tmp/jobscheduler.[release]> ./setup.sh
Example: Start Installer on Microsoft® Windows®
c\windows\Temp\jobscheduler.[release]>setup.cmd


The setup requires administrator privileges on Microsoft® Windows®. The setup opens a dialog for this on Microsoft® Windows® if necessary. On Unix® a sudo prompt will be open. Don't log in as root on Unix® but use sudo! 

Under Unix®, the root privileges are not required. If you want to install the JobScheduler without root privileges, then call:

Example: Start installer on Unix® without root permissions 
/tmp/jobscheduler.[release]> ./setup.sh -u

The setup dialog starts with the selection of the language to be used in the setup. This is followed by a greeting, acceptance of the license conditions and the specification of two installation directories. The binaries and libraries are stored under the first path.The configuration and log files are stored under the second path.

For the rest of this documentation the first installation directory will be referred to as $SCHEDULER_HOME and the second as $SCHEDULER_DATA. Specification of the installation directories is followed by the Package Selection dialog.

The forms which are subsequently presented for the configuration of the JobScheduler depend on the packages which are selected for installation alongside the JobScheduler. Further details of the JobScheduler configuration are to be found in the Setup Forms section.

After selection of the required packages, the necessary files are copied into the installation directories. After this, the scripts that configure the installation packages are executed. The processing of the installation scripts run during the setup is logged. This log file is to be found in the folder $SCHEDULER_DATA/logs and is named Install_V[release]_[date][time]_[series number].log. 

JobScheduler Operations Center (JOC) can be accessed after the setup by entering the following URL in a web browser (Firefox, Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Chrome are supported): http://localhost:[port] where [port] is the port specified for the JobScheduler instance during setup.

1.3 Licenses

The JobScheduler is available with a dual licensing model. The GNU GPL 2.0 license is available for Microsoft® Windows® and Linux®, otherwise the commercial license is required.


If you choose the commercial license then an input field is shown to enter the license key. The license key will be written in the file $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/sos.ini. Even so the license key is invalid you can continue the installation and edit the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/sos.ini later.

1.4 Installation Paths

The setup knows two paths. Both paths are expanded with the JobScheduler ID as subdirectory. The form to enter the JobScheduler ID will be described later on.

The binaries and libraries are stored in this first path ($SCHEDULER_HOME).The default is:

The configuration and log files are stored in this second path ($SCHEDULER_DATA).The default is:

1.5 Setup Packages

The following packages may be selected during setup:

  • JobScheduler 
    • This is the basic package and must be installed. The package contains JobScheduler Operations Center (JOC) which is an Ajax based interface for monitoring and controlling the JobScheduler objects, such as Jobs, Job Chains and Orders. Further the package contains JobScheduler Object Editor (JOE) to create, edit and maintain the JobScheduler objects and JobScheduler Information Dashboard (JID), which provides an overview of the jobs planned and those that have successfully been completed. 
  • Database Support 
    • This package allows the job protocols to be stored in a database. MySql® (5.x ++), Oracle® Database (8.1.x, 9.2, 10g, 11g), Microsoft® SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2012), PostgreSQL (8.x, 9.x), IBM® DB2 (8.x ++) und SybaseASE 15.0. are supported. 
  • Housekeeping Jobs 
    • Housekeeping Jobs are automatically carried out by the JobScheduler, for example, resending temporarily stored protocol mails after a mail server failure; deleting temporary files or restarting the JobScheduler automatically. In addition, the Housekeeping Jobs package enables the JobScheduler to be configured as an event handler.

Package selection is made using the following dialog form:

1.6 Setup Forms

The number of forms shown during setup depends on the packages which have been chosen for installation.

1.6.1 The Basic JobScheduler Forms

The JobScheduler ID is entered in the JobScheduler ID input box. Omit special characters like  / \ : ; * ? ! $ % & " < > ( ) | ^

The ID is used on Microsoft® Windows® for the name of the service after setup. The service name has the syntax sos_scheduler_[scheduler_id].

The JobScheduler ID must be unique over all installed JobScheduler (except you want to build a cluster). Futher, the JobScheduler ID expands both installation paths as a subdirectory.

The next entry - the JobScheduler Port - is used forTCP communication with the JobScheduler e.g. for JOC.

You can call JOC with Jetty. Jetty needs a unique port for HTTP and HTTPS. See also the How to operate JobScheduler with Jetty article for more details about Jetty. 

The Allowed Host field is required as a security feature of the JobScheduler, whereby communication can be restricted to particular computers.This is explained in more detail in the JobScheduler allowed_host documentation.

The Port and the Allowed Host entries are also written to the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/scheduler.xml file.

The JobScheduler ID is written to the $SCHEDULER_HOME/bin/jobscheduler_environment_variables.(cmd|sh) file.

The ports for Jetty are written to the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/jetty.xml file. The configuration files can be changed manually later on.

The SMTP Server is specified here along the mail sender, recipient and if required CC und BCC. Multiple addresses are to be separated by commas.

The values entered here configure the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/factory.ini file, which can also be changed manually later on.

Specify information regarding whether the JobScheduler should automatically forward job log files by e-mail. 

The entries made using this form are saved in the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/factory.ini file, which can also be changed manually later on.

The lower part is only shown when the housekeeping package was selected. It enables the JobScheduler to be configured as an event handler. Corresponding objects will be created in $SCHEDULER_DATA /config/live/sos/events respectively. This is explained in more detail in the Events documentation.

1.6.2 The Database Support Package Forms

The following forms are only shown when the Database Support package was selected.

The radio buttons in the form shown above determine whether the JobScheduler should be installed "stand-alone" or in a backup system or a load balancing cluster (see also 10 - Installation of a Cluster. Further information about Backup Cluster can be found here, about Load Balancing look here. You can change the cluster option later (see here).

The database system is specified in the upper selection on this form. It is recommended that the box in the center of the form is checked, so that a script which creates and fills the necessary database tables can be executed. Alternatively, the tables can be be changed manually later on (page 28). If you have already installed another JobScheduler with the same database connection then abandon this option.

The database connection information is specified in the input fields. The middle part where you can choose the provided jTDS JDBC® driver is only shown for Sybase and Microsoft® SQL Server. If you selected MySql® then you get a checkbox for alternatively use of the MariaDB® JDBC® driver. If the jTDS JDBC® driver or the MariaDB® JDBC® driver is unchecked then you must enter your own JDBC® driver in a next dialog. This configuration is saved in the $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/factory.ini, $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/hibernate.cfg.xml and $SCHEDULER_DATA/config/sos_settings.ini files. All files can be changed manually if required.

This dialog form is offer for:

  • ... IBM® DB2. 
  • ... MySql® and you have unchecked the MariaDB® JDBC® driver for MySql® databases. 
  • ... Microsoft® SQL Server or Sybase and you have unchecked the jTDS JDBC® driver for Sybase and Microsoft® SQL Server databases.

The script for the creation of the database tables is started by the setup program and requires a JDBC® driver appropriate to the database system being used. The drivers for Oracle® Database and PostgreSQL are included in the setup. However, the relevant IBM® DB2, MySql®, Sybase and Microsoft® SQL Server JDBC® driver must be manually specified here. Note that for Microsoft® SQL Server and Sybase databases the jTDS JDBC® driver and for MySql® the MariaDB® JDBC® driver that is delivered as part of the JobScheduler setup can be used when the appropriate checkbox in the previous form is activated. For IBM® DB2 you have to provide a license file for the driver too. As this driver will also be required by the JobScheduler later on, it is copied by the setup into the $SCHEDULER_HOME /lib/user_lib folder.

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