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Deep	Dive	into	CA	Workload	Automation	
Agent	Job	Types	
Clark	Ammons,	Ameren	Services		/	CA	AutoSys®	Administrator/Engineer
MFX34E
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Abstract
Clark	Ammons,	Senior	Workload	Automation	AE	(CA	WA	AE)	Job	Scheduling,	
Software	Engineer	and	Admin.		Consultant	responsible	for	providing	leadership	
and	direction	to	customers	and	internal	consultants	on	deploying	and	automating	
enterprise	job	scheduling.		CA	AutoSys®	knowledge	extends	from	versions	from	2.0	
to	CA	WA	AE	R11.3.6	SP4	with	20+	years	experience	with	the	product	to	make	the	
best	use	to	the	customer.
Administrate	AutoSys	and	work	with	upgrade	from	version	to	version	as	a	
Consultant,	working	with	R	11.3.6	SP4	Scheduler	and	Agents	along	with	the	use	of	
many	of	the	added	Plugin’s	that	are	now	provided	with	product.	Setting	up	of	
EEM/WCC	and,	integrating	CA	Workload	Automation	iDash	so	that	the	monitoring	
of	processes	are	easier	to	do.	Teaching	and	training	Developers	in	using	new	
version	of	CA	Workload	Automation	AE	Job	Scheduling.
President	St.	Louis	Workload	Automation	AE	User	Group	and	member	of	Customer	
Advisory	Board	with	CA	Workload	Automation.
Presenter:	
Clark	Ammons
Ameren
Software	Engineer	CA	WA	
AE
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Agenda
INTRODUCTION
AGENT	PLUGIN’S	AND	JOB	TYPES
WRAP-UP	QUESTIONS	AND	ANSWERS
INSTALLATION	AND	SETUP	OF	AGENT	PLUGINS
USE	OF	JOB	TYPES	AND	ATTRIBUTES
STANDARDS	AND	BEST	PRACTICES	USE
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Deep	Dive	into	CA	Workload	Automation	Agent	Job	Types	
§ CA	WA	AE	Agent	Job	Types
– From	3	Types	to	55!
§ BOX	– CMD	– FW
§ BOX	– CMD	– FW	– DBPROC	– SQL	– DBMON	– JMSPUB	– JMSSUP		– HTTP			
– WBSVC	– FTP	– SCP	– OSAG	– OASET	– OACOPY	– PROXY	…..
– Plugin’s	“database,	appservices,	oa,	proxy,	webservice,	ps ….”	
– Your	job	types	are	driven	by	either	the	Agent	standard	install	or	Plugin	install
§ Working	with	the	agentparm.txt	file	
Plugin’s	Available
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§ CA	WA	AE	Agent	Job	Types		-- Just	a	Snapshot	of	types	being	used
§ Welcome	to	some	Job	Types!
– DBPROC SQL				DBMON				DBTRIG
– HTTP			WBSVC				JMSPUB			JMSSUP			POJO
– FTP			SCP			CMD		FW			BOX			SNMPSET		FT
– OASG			OASET				OACOPY			PROXY
– PeopleSoft(PS)			SAP			Microfocus
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§ CA	WA	AE	install	of	the	Plugin
– Review	Documentation
– Stopping	of	agent
§ 2	ways	“unisrvcntr stop	ALL”	“./etc/init.d/CA	WA	AE_agent-WA_AGENT	
stop”
– Install	needed	Plugin		(database.pak,	proxy.pak,	oa.pak …)
§ Install	needed	plugin
Ø Is	this	Windows	or	Linux	being	setup?
Ø Update	of	the	“agentparm.txt”	file
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§ Example	of	AGENTPARM	File		“database”
– After	installation	of	Plugin,	you	can	modify	agentparm file.
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§ Example	of	AGENTPARM	File		“proxy”
– After	installation	of	Plugin,	you	can	modify	agentparm file.
PROXY	Setup																																			Proxy	Config –>	goblxdora5.properteis
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§ Example		
– Database
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§ CA	WA	AE	Job	Type	and	Security	Setup
– Setup	of	the	Owner	Attribute	– to	“autosys_secure”
– Important	to	get	setup	properly	else	types	will	not	work!
§ ID	is	the	“userID”	that	will	be	logging	in	as
§ Destenation is	the	name	of	server/DB	that	you	are	going	to
– Example:	mmsfeed@sund1		- Doing	a	FTP	or	SCP
– AEDBADMIN_READ@autosysdev – Doing	SQL
– ftp_server_name:	sund1.ca.com	(for	FTP/SCP	Connect)
– connect_string=jdbc:oracle:thin:@dbserver.ca.com:2030/autosysdev.ca.com
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§ CA	WA	AE	Job	Type	and	Security	Setup
– Example	JIL
FTP
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§ CA	WA	AE	Job	Type	and	Security	Setup
– Example	JIL	from	WBSVC/JMSPUB/JMSSUB
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§ CA	WA	AE	Job	Type	and	Security	Setup
– Example	JIL	– HTTP	– “running	process	thru	secure	website
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Questions?
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