Performing Mass
Operations
Use
To perform the operations Start, Stop, and Relocate on several application services at the same time, you use the Mass Operation feature.
Mass Operation helps you in:
· Reducing the operation errors
· Simplifying administration of the complete landscape
Procedure
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1. The Mass Operation section displays all the services that can be started. To execute an operation on the selected pool or system, select the required option from the Operation Type dropdown.
Depending on the option selected, the following types of application services are displayed:
Operation Type |
Type of Services Displayed |
Operation Performed when Executed |
(Prepare and) Start |
Services that can be started. These services have the status as Initial Not Running or Stopped with warning. |
Services of traditionally installed systems are started. Services of adaptively installed systems are first prepared, and then started. |
Make Prepared for Start |
Services of adaptively installed systems that can be prepared (made adaptive enabled) for starting. These services have the status Running, Initial or Stopped with warning. |
Services that are not running are prepared. Services with status Running are first stopped, and then prepared. |
Stop (and Unprepare) |
Services that can be stopped. These services have the status Running or Started with Warning. |
Services of traditionally installed systems with status Running are stopped. Services of adaptively installed systems with status Running are first stopped, and then unprepared. |
Relocate |
Services that can be relocated. These services have the status Running. |
Services that are assigned to a resource are reassigned to another resource. |
Restart |
Services that are started. These services have the status Running. |
Services that are running are stopped and started. |
Clear Notes |
Services that have notes assigned. |
Notes are deleted from the service description. |
Clear Alerts |
Services that reporting alerts. |
Services are cleared of alerts. |
2. If you are executing the operations Prepare and Start, Make prepared for Start, or Relocate, you have the following options:
a. To check if the SAPS and memory requirements of the services are met by the resource, select the Enabled option from the Resource Check dropdown.
b. If you want to assign the operation to the first available free resource, choose Auto Assign (First Fit).
c. If you want to assign the operation to the last used resource that fits the requirement, choose Auto Assign (Last Used).
Auto Assign assigns resources only for the selected services that are not associated with any resource.
d. If you want to remove the assigned resources from all the application services listed in the Mass Operation section, choose Clear Resources.
e. To manually assign resources to services, perform the following activities:
i.
In the resource
cell of the service, choose 
.
ii. If possible enter the name of the resource, and provide values for the SAPS and memory requirements.
iii. Choose Go.
iv. From the list of resources displayed, select the resource you want to assign to the service.
3. To assign a note to a service, select Enabled from the Notes dropdown.
You write a note for a service when an operation is executed on a service. This note appears as the description of the service until it is deleted using the operation Clear Notes.
4. Select single or multiple application services according to your requirement and choose Execute.
The operation selected in the Operation Type dropdown is executed on the selected application services.
You can also filter services using the Filter option or use the Table Selection Menu to select or deselect all the services.
Result
The mass operation is executed for the selected application services.