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ILM

This area lists information about partitions and facilitates checks, switch-outs and deletions.

The System OverviewThe UserInterface window that contains information about the Automation Engine system. only displays the area ILMStands for Information Lifecycle Management, which refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. if ILM has been installed  and the userIn the Automation Engine, a user is an instance of a User object, and generally the user is a specific person who works with Automic products. The User object is assigned a user ID and then a set of access rights to various parts of the Automation Engine system and product suite. These access rights come in the form of Automation Engine authorizations and privileges, Decision user roles and EventBase rights and ARA web application object rights. You can manage all these centrally in the ECC user management functions. See also, Unified user management. privilege "ILM actions" has been granted.

The lower window part indicates whether ILM is active and shows the number of online partitions. You can stop ILM, and in doing so you prevent future partition changes.

The Partition tab contains a listShows entities in a grid view of existing partitions. You can delete staging tables (MS SQL Server) or partitions which are no longer required (Oracle). The History tab displays a list of removed partitions.

All partitions (the current one exempted) can be checked for statistical records of active tasks. The result is a list of these active tasks which can be adjusted manually. On the Partition tab, call up the context menu of the particular partition and select the option Check partition. This checklist includes a further context menu which opens when your right-click a taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities..

The context menu provides an additional command for MS SQL Server which can be used to trigger a switch-out for a partition without statistical records of active tasks. A switch-out is always made for the oldest partition, regardless of the partition checked in the list.

Partition Tab

Column Description
Partition no.

Running number of the partition

Staging tables (MS SQL Server) always have the partition number "0".

Parent Displays the schema name (MS SQL Server) or the corresponding main table of the AE databaseA database is an organized collection of data including relevant data structures. (Oracle).
FileGroup / Tablespace Name of the FileGroup (MS SQL Server) or the tablespace (Oracle)
Start time Time as of when data records have been stored in the partition.
Min RunIDShort for "run number". It is a number that provides unique information about a task's execution. The RunID can include 7 to 10 digits. It is assigned by the Automation Engine component . Smallest RunID of the partition
Max RunID Largest RunID of the partition
Rowcount Number of staging-table data records (MS SQL Server)
Checked

Indicates whether the partition could successfully be checked.

A check, which is made either before a partition change or manually, is regarded as successful if the partition does not contain statistical records of active tasks.

The ILM checklist which includes the active tasks of a partition contains the following columns:  

Column Description
Client

Number of the clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients. A particular Automation Engine object type. in which the task is active

Name

Task's objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task name

Type Task's object type
RunID

Task's running number (RunID)

Tasks whose RunID shows a little red edge include a comment.

Status Task's status symbol and status 
Start time

Time at which the task was activated

End time Time at which the task ended
User User who activated the task
Parent Running number (RunID) of the superordinate taskThere are various ways of activating objects. The originator of the activation is referred to as the superordinate task (parent). that has activated this task

The following options are available for all tasks in the ILM checklist's context menu:

Command Description
Details

Shows the task's Detail Window

Report

Opens the current reportA report provides more detailed information about a task's execution or a component. for this task

Event objects display the report of the eventAction that is triggered if particular conditions apply. It can be an Automation Engine object type or an entry in a Policy Orchestrator EventBase. that was last processed (!Process).

Statistics Activator Displays the statistical overview of the activating object.
Child-task statisticsThis is a list of a task's previous runs. Displays the statistical overview of subordinated objects.
Comments Opens a task's comment window.
Refresh

Refreshes the view.

Additional context menu options are only available for particular tasks:

History Tab

Column Description
Partition no.

Running number of the partition

Under MS SQL Server, staging tables always have the partition number "0".

Parent Displays the schema name (MS SQL Server) or the corresponding main table of the AE database (Oracle)
Filegroup / Tablespace Name of the filegroup (MS SQL Server) or the tablespace (Oracle)
Start time Time as of when data records were stored in the partition
End time Time up to when data records have been stored in the partition
Min RunID Smallest RunID of the partition
Max RunID Largest RunID of the partition

 

 


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