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Overview

SOS GmbH will provide a platform independent JobScheduler Agent expected for the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Current Platform Support

At the present time the platforms Windows and Linux are supported platforms, while other Unix systems are platforms with limited support.

  • Supported Platforms:
    • Windows and Linux
    • Explanation: Supported platform means that SOS compiles tests and ships the product for supported platforms. Set-up is available. Build support, installation support and product maintenance are provided for customers with commercial licenses.
  • Platforms with limited Support:
    • Solaris SPARC, AIX, HP-UX etc.
    • Explanation: Limited Support means that users may build binaries from source code as there is no set-up available. Build support, installation support and product maintenance are provided for customers with commercial licenses.
  • For more details please see this FAQ:

Future Platform Support

The JobScheduler Agent will be become platform independent. This constitutes a major change (improvement) to  the role and functionalities of the JobScheduler Agents for Unix Systems. The previous distinction between supported platforms and platforms with limited support will then become obsolete.

  • Supported Platforms:
    • Windows and Linux include the JobScheduler Passive Cluster, Active Cluster, Master / Agent Cluster and Supervisor.
    • For Unix systems such as Solaris SPARC, AIX, HP-UX etc. platform independent Agent will be provided.
    • Explanation: This means you will have to run your JobScheduler Master on either Windows or Linux, and then use any number of JobScheduler Agents for other Unix platforms.
  • Platform Support:
    • Support is available for all platforms, SOS provides binaries for all platforms.
    • Explanation: The distinction between supported platforms and platforms with limited support is now obsolete. SOS compiles tests and ships the product for supported platforms. Set-up is available. Build support, installation support and product maintenance are provided for customers with commercial licenses.

Strategy for Deployment

Deployments for JobScheduler in environments that include different systems such as Windows, Linux and other Unix systems can be applied in two steps.

  • Step 1: Before release of platform independent JobScheduler Agent:
    • Purchase license package for Linux/Windows for the JobScheduler Master
    • Purchase license package for Unix system for the JobScheduler Agent
    • Explanation: this will allow you to use the current JobScheduler features, while the Agent will work with an earlier version until in Step 2 the new platform independent Agent is available.
    • See here the available versions
  • Step 2: After release of platform independent JobScheduler Agent:
    • The earlier JobScheduler Agent version used in Step 1 will now be replaced by the platform independent JobScheduler Agent.
    • For the migration to the platform independent Agent no additional license fees will apply.

Recommendation for Evaluation

We recommend for your evaluation bevore arrival of the platform independent Agent that you

  • use a current release as JobScheduler Master for Linux,
  • use Agentless Scheduling by SSH where applicable,
  • use a JobScheduler release 1.3.x as Agent for Unix systems other than Linux.

 

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