Table Of Contents

Managing Jobs

Creating (Adding) a Job

Running a Job

Stopping a Job

Displaying Jobs

Editing a Job

Deleting a Job

Creating a Job Trigger

Summary of Commands

addjob

addjobtrig

deljob

deljobtrig

dspjob

dspjobs

editjob

prtjob

prtjobs

runjob

stopjob

Managing Jobs

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A job is a user-specified string of commands. A job can automatically execute on a prearranged schedule or upon an event trigger. This chapter describes the commands that let you:

•Create a job

•Run a job

•Stop a job

•Display one or more jobs

•Edit a job

•Delete a job

•Create a job trigger

The system assigns a number to a new job. This job number identifies the job and is a required parameter for most job control commands. When you create a new job, the current privilege level is automatically saved as the privilege level of the job. Only commands that are available at your privilege level can be in your job specification. For example, a user whose highest privilege level is 3 cannot include the addtrk command in a job because addtrk requires a level 1 privilege. This privilege requirement also applies to other job functions, such as running, editing, or stopping a job.

Not all Cisco WAN Switching commands can execute as a part of a job. For this reason, the Attributes section of each command description in this manual states whether the command can function in a job.

Creating (Adding) a Job

Consider the following before creating a job:

•The addjob command creates a new job. When you use addjob, the system prompts for optional and required arguments. Unlike other commands, the addjob command begins with optional parameters. A job can run when you execute the runjob command or at a time and date you specify with addjob. Note that the system increments the job number, but you can assign a job description to indicate the function of the job. The following list describes the addjob parameters:

–Description (optional): this can contain up to 16 characters and include spaces.

–Execution time (optional): if you specify an execution time, the first (unprompted) parameter to enter is four digits indicating the year. The system subsequently prompts for the month, day, hour, minute, and (optional) second of the start time for the job.

–Interval (optional): the Interval prompt appears only if you have specified an execution time. The first interval prompts you for units: days, hours, and minutes. The system then prompts you for the number of units.

–Command (required): without a command specified, the addjob command terminates, so this is how you exit addjob. After each command and its parameters, the system prompts you for an action to take if a failure occurs (see the addjob description for details).

•Because commands in a job do not immediately execute, the system does not check the validity of the commands and parameters to the same degree as it does for standard command entry. For example, if you enter dncd for a card slot that is out of range, the system flags the error, but it does not flag a card that is missing from a valid card slot.

Running a Job

The following steps aid in running a job:

•Use the runjob command to run a job manually. Specify the job number to run.

•While a job is running, "executing" flashes in the upper-left area of the screen.

•The runjob command runs a job regardless of the assigned execution time. The runjob command does not change the specified execution time.

•The runjob command itself can be in a job. Therefore, running one job can cause another job to start. The limitation to this is that a job cannot cause itself to run. For example, Job 1 cannot contain the command "runjob 1." Also, Job 1 cannot have the command "runjob 2" if Job 2 contains the command "runjob 1."

•After runjob executes, the screen displays the results for each command in the job.

Stopping a Job

The following steps aid in stopping a job:

•Use the stopjob command to stop a running job. The template for the current job appears on the screen along with the prompt, "Stop this and all currently executing jobs (y/n)?"

•The stopjob command works only on a job that is running. Because stopping a job can leave a task partially completed, use stopjob with caution.

Displaying Jobs

For displaying one or all jobs:

•Use the dspjob command to display the status of a job. This command displays the template for the specified job and includes the results of the last run for each command in the job.

•To display details of all current jobs, use the dspjobs command.

Editing a Job

The following information applies to editing a job. Before using an edited job, test it to ensure that it works.

•Use the editjob command to edit job parameters.

•When you enter the editjob command, the template of the specified job appears. The system prompts you to keep or change each item in the template. To change an item, type over the existing information, then press Return. (You can use any of the Control keys to edit existing information.) To keep the same parameter specification, press Return at the prompt.

•To insert a new command between existing commands in a job, press the ^ key while holding down the Control key. A new line opens above the command that is currently highlighted. Enter the new command at the "Enter Cmd" prompt.

•To delete a command from a job, two methods are available. One way is to backspace over the command when it appears on the command line, then press Return. The other way is to press the "x"-key while holding down the Control key.

•When commands are added to or deleted from a job, the system renumbers the remaining commands.

Deleting a Job

Use the deljob command to delete a job. You cannot delete a job that is running. If necessary, stop the job with the stopjob command before deleting it.

Creating a Job Trigger

The following information applies to creating a job trigger:

•Use the addjobtrig command to configure a job to run if a line failure or repair-alarm occurs. (A "repair-alarm" occurs when a line or trunk is back up, and a message is sent to the event log.)

•The template on the screen prompts for a line type: "p" for packet line or trunk, "c" for circuit line, or "d" for a T3 (DS3) line. (Do not use the "d" option, as it represents the MT3 card, which is obsolete.)

•The template on the screen prompts for the slot number of the line on which an alarm triggers the job.

•The prompt requests you to specify whether the trigger should occur on the failure ("f") or repair ("r") of a line. Typically, you write a job that would run whenever a line fails, so you create its trigger with the "f". Then you would write another job (to reverse the effects of the first job) that would run when the line repairs. This trigger would occur on the "r", or repair of the line.

Summary of Commands

Table 12-1 shows the full command name and starting page for the description of each command.

Table 12-1 List of Job Commands

Command	Description	Page
addjob	Add a job	12-5
addjobtrig	Add a job trigger	12-8
deljob	Delete a job	12-11
deljobtrig	Delete job trigger	12-12
dspjob	Display a job	12-13
dspjobs	Display jobs	12-15
editjob	Edit a job	12-17
prtjob	Print a job	12-17
prtjobs	Print jobs	12-20
runjob	Run a job	12-21
stopjob	Stop a job	12-23

addjob

This command creates a new job. When you create a new job with addjob, your privilege level becomes the privilege level of the job itself. When adding commands to the job, you cannot add a command that requires a privilege higher than your privilege level. Furthermore, you must have a privilege level at least as high as the job to run the job (with runjob, for example).

The system does not check the commands' validity with respect to the current state of the network or for relationships to other commands in the job. To ensure that it works as expected, try running the job with runjob.

Full Name

Add a job

Syntax

addjob [description] [execution time, execution interval] <commands>

Related Commands

deljob, dspjob, dspjobs, editjob, prtjob, runjob, stopjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

Example 1

addjob

Description

The system response is a series of prompts requesting details of the job. The system requests a job description (or name), an execution time for the job, a unit for the interval at which the job is to run (hours, for example), the number of units in the interval, the commands to execute, and what to do with the result.




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:15 PST

Job 1 test

Last Execution Results: None Status: Idle

Next Execution Time: 08/17/97 20:20:30 Interval: 1 days

1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 2 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

Last Command: addjob

Next Command:





In this example, a new job is being created. The job number is "1." The job description (or name) is "test." The job is scheduled to run on August 17, at 2:20:30 PM and every day thereafter at the same time. The command in the job is prtlog. If this command fails when the job runs, it tries twice again and aborts if unsuccessful.

The "Enter Cmd" prompt at the bottom of the screen indicates you can enter the next command for the job. To exit addjob, press Return without entering a command.

Table 12-2 addjob—Parameters 

Parameter	Description
command	Specifies the syntax for a command to include in the job. The number of commands that can be included in a job is limited only by available memory. Not all commands can be included in a job. A job cannot contain commands that are above your privilege level. For example, if you have privilege level 3, your job cannot include the addtrk command because this command requires privilege level 1.
failure reaction	Specifies the desired reaction to the failure of a command in the job. Each command in the job must have a failure reaction. The failure reaction is specified in the following format <c | a | rc | ra> <number of repetitions>. In this format: c specifies that the job continues running. a specifies that the job must abort. rc specifies that the command should retry for the specified number of times and continue running the job even if the command fails during the retries. ra specifies that the command should retry for the specified number of times and abort the job if the command always fails during the retries.

Table 12-3 addjob—Optional Parameters 

Parameter	Description
job description	A user-specified description of the job. This description can be up to 16 characters, including spaces.
execution time	Specifies the date and time to run the job. Without an execution time, the job can begin running only by the runjob command. Execution time is specified in the following format. (The seconds parameter is optional.) year (four digits) month (two digits) day hour (0-23) minute [seconds]
execution interval	Specifies an interval between job repetitions. The three possible execution intervals are: d (days) h (hours) m (minutes) The interval range is 1 minute to 45 days. If you do not specify an execution interval, the job runs once at execution time. If you specify an execution interval (d, h, or m), you must also specify the number of units in the interval.

addjobtrig

Configures a job to run if a failure or repair occurs on a trunk (narrowband or broadband), a line (voice, data, Frame Relay, ATM, narrowband, broadband), or a T3 (DS3). You can also use addjobtrig to allocate or release bandwidth from other connections. This bandwidth decision depends on whether the EIA lead status is "up" or "down." For example, a job can be triggered to run if the RTS lead of an HDM/LDM port changes state. If the FRM you are using is an FRM-T1 or E1, it qualifies as a line and can be used as a job trigger.

A line failure is any alarm condition that takes the trunk or line out of service. Such a condition is always a major alarm. However, not all major alarms cause the trunk or line to be considered failed. Those that are considered failed are the ones that appear on the dsptrks or dsplns screens with a color associated with it, such as "Major - Local All Ones" or "Major - Remove Packet Out of Frame (Yel)". Specifically excluded are all the statistical alarms, some of which may be major.

A line repair is the opposite of a line failure. A repair of a line occurs when the alarms on the line are removed.

In this release, the lead type on HDM/LDM is based on the configuration from cnfleadmon. The display now show Front Card Supports Lead State Trap.

Full Name

Add a job trigger

Syntax

addjobtrig <job_number> <line_type> <line_specifier> <fail/repair>

Related Commands

addjob, dspjob, dspjobs

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-5	No	No	IGX, BPX	Yes

Examples

addjobtrig	1 p 14 f	trigger job 1 when TRK 14 fails
addjobtrig	3 c 15 r	trigger job 3 when CLN 15 repairs
addjobtrig	2 p 14 r	trigger job 2 when TRK 14 repairs
addjobtrig	3 d 27 E f	trigger job 3 when DS3 27 E (East) fails




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:22 PST

Job Description Next Execution Status Interval Access Group

1 test 08/17/97 11:00:00 Idle 1 days Group 1

Trigger 1 - CLN 14 REPAIR

Last Command: addjobtrig 1 c 14 r

Next Command:




Example 2

addjobtrig 1 c 14 r

Description

Trigger job 1 whenever a repair of line 14 occurs.

Table 12-4 addjobtrig—Parameters 

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the number of the job to trigger.
line type	Specifies the type of line. A "p" indicates any type of trunk (TRK). A "c" indicates any type of circuit line. (A "d" indicates a DS3 line. Do not specify the "d" option, as this represents a now-obsolete card—the MT3.)
line specifier	Specifies the slot number for trunks and lines. Use the standard nomenclature to designate trunks and lines. For example, depending on the card type (single-line or multi-line), specify either <slot.port>, or just <slot>.
fail/repair	Specifies whether the trigger occurs on the failure or repair of a line.
fail/repair	If the card is an SDP, LDP, HDM, or LDM, the fail and repair triggers occur only on the transitions of RTS (regardless of whether the port is DCE or DTE). If you select fail, the trigger is the transition of RTS from on to off. If you select "repair," the trigger is the transition of RTS from off to on. To enable triggering on leads other than RTS, use the cnfict command.

deljob

Deletes a job. To delete a job, you must have a privilege level at least as high as the job itself. A job that is currently running cannot be deleted. If necessary, use stopjob to stop the job so that you can delete it.

Full Name

Delete a job

Syntax

deljob <job_number>

Related Commands

addjob, dspjob, dspjobs

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

Example 1

deljob 4

Description

Delete job 4.




pubsigx1 TN SuperUser IGX 32 9.2 Sep. 3 1998 19:54 GMT




Job 4

Last Execution Results: None Status: Locked

Next Execution Time: Interval:




1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Abort Exec. Results: None

2: dncd 6

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 12 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

3: dncd 6

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 12 Times and Continue Exec. Results: None




This Command: deljob 4





Delete this job (y/n)?

Table 12-5 deljob—Parameters

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the number of the job.

deljobtrig

Deletes a job trigger. The deljobtrig command deletes one trigger at a time. If you delete a job by using the deljob command, all associated job triggers are deleted.

Full Name

Delete a job trigger

Syntax

deljobtrig <job_number> <trig_num>

Related Commands

addjobtrig, dspjobs

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

Example 1

deljobtrig 1 1

Description

Delete job trigger 1 for job 1.




pubsigx1 TN SuperUser IGX 32 9.2 Sep. 3 1998 18:19 GMT




Job Description Next Execution Status Interval Access Group

1 test1 Idle SuperUser

Trigger 1 - PLN 2 FAILURE

2 Idle SuperUser

3 test3 09/02/97 11:11:11 Idle 1 days SuperUser

4 Idle SuperUser

5 Idle SuperUser

6 Idle SuperUser




This Command: deljobtrig 1





Enter trigger number:




Table 12-6 deljobtrig—Parameters 

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the number of the job.
trigger number	Specifies the number of the trigger to delete.

dspjob

The dspjob command displays the following information about a job.

•Job number and description

•Next execution date and time

•Status

•The time interval between successive executions of the job

•The results of the last execution of the job

This command requires at least the same privilege level as the person who created the job.

Full Name

Display jobs

Syntax

dspjob <job_number>

Related Commands

addjob, deljob, dspjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	No	IGX, BPX	No

Example 1

dspjob 2

Description

Display job number 2.

System Response




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:17 PST

Job 1 test

Last Execution Results: None Status: Idle

Next Execution Time: 08/17/97 20:20:30 Interval: 1 days

1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 2 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

Last Command: dspjob 1

Next Command:




Table 12-7 dspjob—Parameters  

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the the number of the job to display.

dspjobs

Displays the following information on each job:

•Job number

•Job description

•Next execution date and time

•Execution interval between jobs

•Access Group: The privilege level required to run or display the job

To see details of an individual job, use the dspjob command.

Full Name

Display jobs

Syntax

dspjobs

Related Commands

addjob, deljob, dspjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	No	IGX, BPX	No

Example 1

dspjobs

Description

Display a summary of all jobs stored at the node.

System Response




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:16 PST

Job Description Next Execution Status Interval Access Group

1 test 08/17/97 20:20:30 Idle 1 days Group 1

Last Command: dspjobs

Next Command:




editjob

Allows you to change any of the following items in a job:

•The job description

•Execution time

•Execution interval

•Individual commands in the job

•Failure reactions for each command

After you enter the editjob command, the system displays the template for the job. With editjob, you can edit, delete, or add a command. Each item in the template is successively displayed on the command line so that you can confirm or change the item.

You cannot change the privilege level of a job.

The following is a list of actions you can take with editjob:

•To change an item in the job template, enter or type over the existing information on the command line and press the Return key.

•Use any of the control keys to change information on the command line. To keep the same value of an item, press the Return key at the prompt.

•To add a new command between existing commands in a job, hold down the Control key while you press the ^ key. A new line appears above the command that is highlighted. Enter the new command after the "Enter Cmd:" prompt and press Return.

•To add a new command to the end of a job, press the Return key after the last command in the job template.

•To delete a command from a job, either backspace over the command when it appears on the command line and press the Return key, or hold down the Control key while you press the
"x"-key.

•To end the editing session, press the Return key when prompted for a new command or press the Del key.

When commands are added to or deleted from a job, the system re-numbers the commands. To test an edited job, run it with the runjob command.

Full Name

Edit a job

Syntax

editjob <job_number>

Related Commands

addjob, deljob, dspjob, dspjobs, runjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

Example 1

editjob 1

Description

Edit job 1. The template for job 1 appears on the screen. The system displays the existing job description, which you can change or keep. To keep it, press Return. The system then displays the execution time. To change it to August 17, 1998 at 11:00:, for example, enter:

1998 8 17 11 00

If no other items need changing, press the Return key.

System Response




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:19 PST

Job 1 prtlog

Last Execution Results: None Status: Editing

Next Execution Time: 08/17/97 11:00:00 Interval: 1 days

1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 2 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

2:

Last Command: editjob 1

Next Command:




Table 12-8 editjob—Parameters

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the number of the job to edit.

prtjob

Prints the following information about a specific job:

•Job number

•Job description

•Next execution date and time

•Status

•Interval. The time interval between successive executions of the job

•Execution. The results of the last execution of the job

To print a job, you must have at least the same (or higher) privilege level as the person who wrote the job). See the addjob description for more information. The prtjob command uses the same syntax and prints the same information the dspjob command.

Full Name

Print job

Syntax

prtjob <job_number>

Related Commands

dspjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	Yes	No	IGX, BPX	Yes

prtjobs

Prints the following information about all existing jobs:

•Job number

•Job description

•Next execution date and time

•Status

•Execution interval between jobs

•Access Group: The privilege level required to run or display the job

For a printout on a single job, use the prtjob command. This command uses the same syntax, and prints the same information as is displayed using the dspjobs command. See the dspjobs command for syntax and output information.

Full Name

Print jobs

Syntax

prtjobs

Related Commands

dspjobs

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

runjob

Runs a job. The runjob command runs a job regardless of its execution time. The runjob command does not change a Job's assigned execution time.

When you enter runjob, the system displays the job template and prompts, "Run this job (y/n)?" Enter "y" to start the job. Enter "n" to exit runjob.

After you enter y,. four seconds pass before a job begins running. Press any key briefly to suspend a job. Four seconds of no keyboard activity must pass before the jobs resume. While a job is running, the system highlights the current command and updates command results.

You can include the runjob command in a job. Therefore, running one job can cause another job to run. The only limitation is that a job cannot cause itself to run. For example, Job 1 cannot include the command "runjob 1." Also, Job 1 cannot include the command "runjob 2" if Job 2 contains the command "runjob 1."

Full Name

Run a job

Syntax

runjob <job_number>

Related Commands

addjob, dspjobs, editjob, stopjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	Yes	Yes	IGX, BPX	Yes

Example 1

runjob 1

Description

Run job 1

System Response




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:23 PST

Job 1 test

Last Execution Results: None Status: Idle

Next Execution Time: 03/17/96 11:00:00 Interval: 1 days

1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 2 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

This Command: runjob 1

Run this job (y/n)?




Table 12-9 runjob—Parameters 

Parameter	Description
job number	Specifies the number of the job to run.

stopjob

Stops all running and all waiting jobs. When you enter the stopjob command, the system prompts, "Stop all running and waiting jobs (y/n)?" Enter a "y" to stop running jobs and prevent all waiting jobs from beginning. Enter an "n" to exit stopjob. Because the stopjob command can leave a task partially executed, use stopjob with caution. You must have at least the same or higher privilege level of the creator of the jobs you want to stop.

Full Name

Stop job

Syntax

stopjob

Related Commands

runjob

Attributes

Privilege	Jobs	Log	Node	Lock
1-6	No	No	IGX, BPX	No

Example 1

stopjob

Description

Stop all jobs currently running or queued to run on the node. Confirm by entering: y.

System Response




alpha TRM YourID:1 IGX 8420 9.2 Aug. 16 1998 14:24 PST

Job 1 test

Last Execution Results: None Status: Idle

Next Execution Time: 03/17/96 11:00:00 Interval: 1 days

1: prtlog

- Failure Reaction: Repeat 2 Times and Abort Exec. Results: None

This Command: stopjob

Stop all running and waiting jobs (y/n)?

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