The basic examples delivered with PlateSpin Orchestrate are located in either of two possible installation directories depending on the type of installation. For server installations, look here:
/opt/novell/zenworks/zos/server/examples/
For client installation, look here:
/opt/novell/zenworks/zos/client/examples/
When you unjar or unzip examples from the <path>/examples/<example>.job file or view jobs using the details panel and the JDL and Policy tabs in PlateSpin Orchestrate Development Client, you should see the .jdl and .policy files.
Policy files specify how the job arguments and static attributes are defined. Or, you can use the zos jobinfo command to simply display job arguments and their default values.
All of the examples can be opened and modified using a standard code editor, then redeployed and examined using the procedure explained in Walkthrough: Deploying a Sample Job
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.
This section includes the following information:
You can find the detailed deployable job example documentation in the following sections:
To run the PlateSpin Orchestrate jobs described in this section, use the following guidelines:
Install and configure PlateSpin Orchestrate properly (see Installing and Configuring All PlateSpin Orchestrate Components Together
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Installation and Configuration Guide.
Unless otherwise indicated, install at least one agent on a managed resource and have it running (see Installing the PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent on Other Supported Operating Systems
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Installation and Configuration Guide).
Before running zosadmin or zos commands, you must log into the Orchestrate Server.
The zosadmin command is required for administrating jobs. This includes deploying and undeploying a job to the server. The zos command is for job control, including starting a job and viewing a job’s log. As you learn about the PlateSpin Orchestrate job samples, you will use the zosadmin command for deploying a sample job and the zos command for running the sample.
For an explanation of the zosadmin commands, see The zosadmin Command Line Tool
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Command Line Reference.
> zosadmin login --user psoadmin Login to server: skate Please enter current password for 'psoadmin': Logged into grid on server 'skate'
For an explanation of zos commands, see The zos Command Line Tool
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Command Line Reference.
> zos login --user psouser Please enter current password for 'psouser': Logged into grid as psouser
You should create a user (see Walkthrough: Creating a User Account
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.5 Installation and Configuration Guide) before logging in.
The following table provides a high-level explanation of the PlateSpin Orchestrate job examples that are delivered with PlateSpin Orchestrate and the job developer concepts you might want to understand:
Table 7-1 PlateSpin Orchestrate Job Development Examples