Host Groups

A host is a computer that can runClosedA Control-M process that adds your job to the Run Queue of the day, according to automatic or manual scheduling, and which enables the job to execute, depending on prerequisites jobs. A host group is a collection of hosts that you group together, which enables you to define and run jobs on any of the computers within the host group. For example, if you have a job that might require more resources than the host ID where the job runs, you can define the job to run on a host group. If the host ID is not able to handle the job, it is routed to another host that has more resources, or the job is set to a Wait status.

The load on any host computer or host group can be controlled. You can limit the usage of a host and the specific times when those limitations are applied. A host’s participation in a host group can also be defined for specific times. This helps you control the hosts available to the jobs in the active environment. For more information on Host Group authorizations, see Role Authorizations.

To create a host group, see Creating a Host Group

Creating a Host Group

This procedure describes how to create a host group, which enables you to run a job on a host group instead of a specific host.

Begin

  1. From the icon, select Configuration.

  2. From the drop-down list, select Agents.

    The Agents pane appears.

  3. Click, then select Host Group Management.

    The Host Group Management pane appears.

  4. Click Manage, then select Host Group from the drop-down list.

  5. Click .

  6. In the Host Group Name field, type the name of the new host group.

  7. (Optional) From the Tag drop-down list, select the tagClosedA logical name that is used to label specific Agents into a group with a specific authorization level that is associated with the Agents that you want to add to the host group.

    A tag limits the selection to the Agents that are associated to the tag. If you do not select a tag, you can add all Agents if you have the required authorizations.

  8. In the Agents area, click and select the Agents that you want to add to this host group.

    You can search for existing Agents in the Search Agents field.

  9. Click Create.

    You can now define a job to run on this host group instead of a specific Agent.