Control-M installation terminology

The following table lists terms that are specific to the Control-M environment.

Term

Description

Control-M client

Provides the main interface to your real-time batch environment and consists of the following GUI applications:

  • Control-M Configuration Manager
  • Control-M
  • Control-M Reports

Control-M/Agent

Handles job execution and runs jobs on behalf of its requesting Control-M/Server, tracks the job processing, and sends status information back to the Control-M/Server.

Control-M Add-ons

The following Control-M Add-ons are automatically installed in a trial version, which enables you to use the Add-on functionality:

  • Batch Impact Manager
  • Control-M/Forecast
  • Control-M Self Service
  • Control-M Workload Change Manager
  • Control-M Workload Archiving

Control-M/EM

Controls and manages your production jobs. Control-M/EM provides a single, centralized point of access and control that enables you to view, monitor, manage, and intervene in batch flow processing across the entire enterprise. Control-M/EM on Windows includes the Control-M client.

Control-M/Server

Handles job scheduling and processing needs that can be used in the Control-M environment. You can install multiple instances of Control-M/Server and each is responsible for scheduling individual jobs, managing job processing flows, and notifying Control-M/EM of job statuses.

Trial Version

Installs a trial version of Control-M with all base and optional components including the following

NOTE: This version is intended for testing and evaluation, not for usage in a production environment. For production usage in the future, uninstall the trial version and then re-install a non-trial version.

  • Batch Impact Manager
  • Control-M/Forecast
  • Control-M Self Service
  • Control-M Workload Change Manager
  • Control-M Workload Archiving

Non-Trial Version

Install the following Control-M base components:

  • Control-M/Enterprise Manager
  • Control-M/Server
  • Control-M/Agent
  • Control-M for SAP
  • Control-M for Web Services, Java, and Messaging
  • Control-M for OEBS
  • Control-M for Informatica
  • Application Pack (see Application Pack deployment)

Parent Topic

Introduction to Control-M installation