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Operations overview

Theme: Overview
Who Is It For? System Administrator

What is it?

The Operations section covers how to manage the Unix Agent after installation. It provides instructions for starting and stopping the agent, describes the daemon processes that make up the agent, and documents the command-line tools and utilities available to System Administrators.

When would you use this section?

  • Starting or stopping the Unix Agent on a machine
  • Verifying the running status of the agent and its components
  • Looking up a specific agent command or utility program
  • Identifying which daemon processes are running and what each one does

What is in this section?

TopicDescription
Operating the agentStart, stop, and verify the status of the Unix Agent using agent commands from the command line.
Unix Agent commandsComplete reference of all Unix Agent control script parameters, including start, stop, status, certificate management, and troubleshooting commands.
ComponentsDescribes the continuous daemon processes that make up the Unix Agent, including their roles in job submission, communication, logging, file monitoring, and job output retrieval.
Utilities overviewOverview of the Unix Agent utility programs available in the agent bin directory, covering installation, job management, file checking, and status reporting tools.