twbcmd Job-Level Command Examples - Parallel Transporter

Teradata Parallel Transporter User Guide

Product
Parallel Transporter
Release Number
15.00
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-09-27
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B035-2445
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

twbcmd Job-Level Command Examples

The following examples show how to use twbcmd job-level commands to accomplish these job management objectives:

  • Take a checkpoint
  • Take a checkpoint and then terminate a job
  • Pause and resume a job
  • View and log the status of a job
  • Force a job to take an immediate checkpoint

    An active job can be directed to take a checkpoint using the external command interface. Upon receiving the checkpoint request, each operator instance immediately takes a checkpoint rather than waiting for the checkpoint interval to expire. After the checkpoint completes, the job continues to process data.

    Use one of the following commands to force a job to take a checkpoint, where job ID is the name of the target Teradata PT job (determined by using the twbstat command).

  • On z/OS, send an external command to Teradata PT jobs using the console MODIFY command:
  • F <job ID>,APPL=job checkpoint
  • On all other platforms, use the following command:
  • twbcmd <job ID> job checkpoint

    Force a job to take an immediate checkpoint and then terminate

    When the twbkill command is used to terminate a job, it does not automatically take a checkpoint, which means that restarting the terminated job reprocesses everything done after the last scheduled checkpoint. This can cause errors, such as the reinsertion of rows.

    To avoid the problems caused by such reprocessing, use the following twbcmd option instead, which creates a checkpoint and then terminates the job.

    Do one of the following, where job ID is the name of the target Teradata PT job (determined by using the twbstat command):

  • On z/OS: External commands are sent to Teradata PT jobs using the console MODIFY command:
  • F <job ID>,APPL=job job terminate
     
  • On all other platforms:
  • twbcmd <job ID> job terminate

    Pause and then resume a job

    Sometimes resources are tied up, tables are locked, or jobs get out of sync. External commands allow you to avoid terminating jobs under these conditions. Use the following procedure to temporarily suspend the flow of data to control job timing and system resources.

    1 Do one of the following to pause a job, where job ID is the name of the target Teradata PT job (determined by using the twbstat command):

  • z/OS:
  • F <job ID>,APPL=job pause
     
  • All other platforms:
  • twbcmd <job ID> job pause
     

    2 To resume the job, do one of the following:

  • z/OS:
  • F <job ID>,APPL=job resume
     
  • All other platforms:
  • twbcmd <job ID> job resume

    Determine the status of all active jobs

    Issue one of the following commands, where job ID is the name of the target Teradata PT job, to determine the status of all active jobs:

    1 Issue one of the following commands, where job ID is the name of the target Teradata PT job (determined by using the twbstat command):

  • z/OS:
  • F <job ID>,APPL=job status
     
  • All other platforms:
  • twbcmd <job ID> job status
     

    2 The following will happen:

  • All active operators write a status record to the TWB_STATUS log.
  • The console displays the current count for rows sent and received.