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JOB_CONTROL is the VMS Job controller process.  The job controller performs multiple functions for VMS:
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The JOB_CONTROL process is the VMS Job controller process.   
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Image Location: SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]JBC$JOB_CONTROL.EXE
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= Job controller process functional summary =
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The job controller performs multiple functions for VMS:
  
 
#When a new terminal connection is detected the job controller creates a process attached to the terminal running LOGINOUT.EXE to initiate the login process.
 
#When a new terminal connection is detected the job controller creates a process attached to the terminal running LOGINOUT.EXE to initiate the login process.
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##Creates queue manager processes for queue managers that are prioritized to run on the local system.
 
##Creates queue manager processes for queue managers that are prioritized to run on the local system.
 
#Performs Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time clock adjustments.
 
#Performs Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time clock adjustments.
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#As a known, persistent process JOB_CONTROL is sometimes used by products and OS components as the target to queue ASTs to perform a desired actions.  For example when the Availability Manager Product is crash a system, it queues an AST to the JOB_CONTROL process to perform the crash.

Revision as of 16:27, 20 May 2020

The JOB_CONTROL process is the VMS Job controller process.

Image Location: SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]JBC$JOB_CONTROL.EXE

Job controller process functional summary

The job controller performs multiple functions for VMS:

  1. When a new terminal connection is detected the job controller creates a process attached to the terminal running LOGINOUT.EXE to initiate the login process.
  2. Processes all VMS requests to write accounting data to the system accounting file.
  3. Acts as the client communication to all VMS Queue Managers running in a cluster.
    1. Creates batch processes and symbiont processes on the local system.
    2. Notifies queue managers of their batch job completions on the local system.
    3. Creates queue manager processes for queue managers that are prioritized to run on the local system.
  4. Performs Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time clock adjustments.
  5. As a known, persistent process JOB_CONTROL is sometimes used by products and OS components as the target to queue ASTs to perform a desired actions. For example when the Availability Manager Product is crash a system, it queues an AST to the JOB_CONTROL process to perform the crash.