Default Job and Variable Modes for Xi-Batch Users
What a new job or variable inherits, and how to change it for one user or for all
Knowledege base
Searchable database of information to support the use of our products
Setting Up Xi-Batch Network Connectivity
The network licence, service entries, batch-hosts format, and why a connection that fails at startup is never retried
Backing Up and Restoring an Xi-Batch Configuration
The four conversion tools and what each really writes, what the export silently leaves behind, and the restore order
Integrating Xi-Batch With Other Systems
The interfaces that exist - commands, exit code, variables, remote submission, the C API - and what only looks like one
The Xi-Batch Diagnostic Helper Functions
What the xib- shell library does, how to point it at your spool and job log, and where its output can mislead
Identifying and Removing Redundant Xi-Batch Jobs
What the scheduler records about a job's last run, and why a repeating job in Err or Abrt is a fault to fix
Why an Xi-Batch Job Will Not Start When CLOAD Is Below LOADLEVEL
The nine tests the scheduler applies before starting a job, and the per-user total load level no command reports
What Travels Between Machines, and What Does Not
Why the saved state is bound to one machine, and why moving a system is always a re-licensing event
Migrating Xi-Batch to Another System
Exporting the schedule, variables, interpreters and users, the restore order, and the holidays gap
Sizing the Xi-Batch Shared Memory Queue
What the start-up numbers allocate, when the segments grow, and what happens when they cannot
Installing an Emergency Seven-Day Licence on Xi-Batch
Recovering a system whose licence has been lost or damaged with xb-emerglic, and replacing it with a permanent licence
Renewing an Xi-Batch Licence Without an Operator
Scheduling the stop, running xb-vwrite non-interactively, reading xb-checklic, and what the exit statuses mean