Distributing files from the job manager to targets (deprecated)

In a flexible management environment, you can submit the Distribute file job to copy files to managed targets of the job manager. You must distribute files before you can submit jobs that use the files. For example, you must distribute an enterprise application before you can install or update the application on managed application server targets. Similarly, you must distribute a properties file to managed application server targets before you can apply the file to configure the application servers.

About this task

You can use the administrative console of the job manager or the deployment manager to submit a job that moves a file to targets. From the console, choose the Distribute file job, specify the file to transfer, specify job options, schedule the job, review the summary, and submit the job. When the job runs, the job manager copies the file into the downloadedContent directory of the administrative agent profile or deployment manager profile.

You must distribute a file before running the following jobs:

• Install application
• Update application
• Configure properties
• Run wsadmin script

The steps describe how to run the Distribute file job using a job manager console or the deployment manager console. Instead of using a console, you can run the distributeFile job script in the AdministrativeJobs command group to distribute the file to targets. See the Administrative job types topic.

Note: The distribute file job can transfer files that are accessible from the z/OS UNIX shell only. Files are transferred in binary mode, therefore there is no conversion of character sets or encoding during the transfer.

1. Copy the file that you want to distribute to the /config/temp/JobManager directory of the job manager profile.

   If the JobManager directory does not exist, create the JobManager directory in the job manager profile /config/temp directory. To create and access the directory, you must have the appropriate authority.

   For example, copy the DynaCacheEsi.ear file from the app_server_root/installableApps directory to the /config/temp/JobManager directory of the job manager profile.

2. Click Jobs > Submit from the navigation tree of the administrative console.
3. Choose a job to distribute a file.
   1. Select the Distribute file job type from the list.
   2. Optionally describe the job.
   3. Click Next.
4. Choose the targets to which you want to distribute the file.
   1. Select a group of targets from the list, or select Target names.

      Only groups of targets that are valid for the job type that you selected are displayed in the list of target groups.

   2. If you selected Target names, then specify a target name and click Add, or click Find and specify the chosen targets on the Find targets page.

      The target can be a host.

      If the targets are stand-alone application servers that are administered by an administrative agent, you can select one stand-alone target instead of all the stand-alone targets. All the targets can use the file that is distributed to the downloadedContent directory of the administrative agent.

   3. If user authentication is required, specify a user name, password, or any other authentication values as needed.
   4. Click Next.
5. Specify parameters for the distribute file job.
   1. For Source, specify the uniform resource locator (URL) for the file that you want to distribute.

      For the default distribution provider, the location is a file URL relative to the job manager profile config/temp/JobManager directory.

      For the DynaCacheEsi.ear file, specify the following:

      • Node:

        file://DynaCacheEsi.ear

      • Host:

        DynaCacheEsi.ear

      You can specify files on hosts using wildcards. Supported wildcard characters are (*) and (?).

      • Asterisk (*) – for multiple unknown or variable characters in the term.
      • Question mark (?) – for a single unknown or variable character in the term.
   2. For Destination, specify the location on the target where the job manager stores the file. The destination parameter is relative to the downloadedContent directory of the administrative agent or deployment manager profile.

      Remember the value that you specify for the file. If you later run a job that references this file, you use the destination value to identify the file.

      For the DynaCacheEsi.ear file, specify a value that identifies the file. For example:

      dynacache_esi_sample

      For hosts, there are no restrictions. Specify an absolute path. The path must be a directory. For example:

      /home/userA

   3. For Distribution provider, if you use a distribution provider other than the default distribution provider, specify the name of the distribution provider.
      For the DynaCacheEsi.ear example, do not specify a value and use the default distribution provider.
   4. Click Next.
6. Schedule the job.

   The times and dates that you specify are relative to the job manager.

   1. Optionally specify one or more email addresses where notifications are sent when the job finishes.

      If you specify multiple email addresses, separate them with commas. The email addresses are saved in your console preferences. Each email address is validated for format errors.

   2. Select when the job is available for submission.

      You can submit the job to be available now, or specify a time and date that the job is retrieved from the job manager.

   3. Select the job expiration.

      The job expiration is the time at which the job will no longer be available for targets to run. You can use the default expiration, specify a time and date for the job expiration, or specify an amount of time in which the job expires. The default expiration is defined on the Job manager configuration panel.

   4. Optionally specify a recurring interval for the job, a start date and time for the interval, and an end date and time for the interval.
   5. Click Next.
7. Review the summary, and click Finish to submit the job.