Platform
Suite for SAS is an integrated enterprise job scheduler from Platform
Computing Corporation. Platform Suite for SAS is specifically designed
to manage job flows that are generated by SAS software, and includes
the following components:
controls the submission
of jobs to Platform Load Sharing Facility (LSF) and manages all dependencies
among jobs.
provides a visual representation
of flows that have been created for a Process Manager Server. These
include flows that were created and scheduled in the SAS Management
Console Schedule Manager, as well as reports that have been scheduled
through SAS Web Report Studio.
Platform Flow Manager
provides information about each flow's status and associated dependencies.
You can view or update the status of jobs within a flow, and you can
run or rerun a single job regardless of whether the job failed or
completed successfully.
is a scheduling client
for a Process Manager Server. This client enables you to create new
calendar entries. You can use it to create custom versions of calendars
that are used to create time dependencies for jobs that are scheduled
to run on the server.
Platform Load Sharing Facility (LSF)
handles the load balancing
and execution of batch commands (which represent jobs). Platform
LSF manages and accelerates batch workload processing for computer-
and data-intensive applications. Process Manager Servers use Platform
LSF for the execution of the jobs within a flow. You must install
Platform LSF on all SAS batch servers as well as all other servers
that will execute scheduled SAS jobs.
Platform Grid Management Services
manages jobs that are
scheduled in a grid environment. This software collects information
on the jobs that are running on the grid and the nodes to which work
has been distributed. It makes the information available to the Grid
Manager plug-in for SAS Management Console. You can use Grid Manager
to view and manage the grid workload information.