Introduction

The SSH (Secure Shell) JS7 - JITL SSHJob allows to execute shell code, scripts and programs on another host without a JS7 Agent being installed on that machine.

The SSHJob allows execution on Unix and Windows systems.

• The beauty of SSH is its simplicity. It allows public/private key authentication and is well suited to execute programs for specific accounts.
  • The JITL SSHJob allows shell scripts to add return values to orders.
• One of the restrictions of SSH connections is that there is limited control of child processes on the remote host. 
  • If a number of child processes are spawned by a program during an SSH session and that session is aborted then child processes will continue to run.
  • The SSHJob provides a method for monitoring SSH connections that allows both remote sessions and local task to be terminated.
• The SSHJob provides a means to control the behavior with output by to stderr and exit codes of shell commands.

Feature Summary

SSH Remote Host Connections

• The SSHJob connects to a remote host without the need to install a local SSH client.

• Processes on the remote host
  • commands,
  • scripts,
  • transfer of local scripts to the remote host and execution of these scripts on the remote host.
• Publishes environment variables,
• Adds return values to orders for use with follow-on jobs in the workflow.
• Provides support for commands that are specific for an operating system.

SSH Session Management

• Provides control over remote sessions
• Rules the termination of remote child processes and parent processes with SIGTERM and SIGKILL

Further Resources

• JS7 - JITL SSHJob