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Restart behavior is used to react to the final job status of the job, usually to break or continue the submit frame when something unexpected happens. When you break the submit frame, the job definition or job chain does not get submitted again according to the submit frame. By default, a Completed job definition or job chain will continue to get submitted according to the submit frame.

The following job states can be reacted on:

  • Completed

  • Error

  • Killed

  • Canceled

  • Unknown

For each state one of the following reactions are available:

  • Continue Submit Frame - The job is resubmit according to the submit frame.

  • Stop Submit Frame - The job is not resubmit according to the submit frame.

  • Request Restart - An operator message is sent requesting the restart, the operator needs to acknowledge and choose a restart option.

  • Restart - The job is restarted.

  • Restart No Resubmit - The job is restarted, however, it will not be resubmit according to the submit frame.

Additionally, you can always send an operator message.

Global and Partition-Wide Restart Behavior

The Restart Behavior can be set on the job definition, partition-wide, and system-wide. To set the Restart Behavior partition or system-wide, create a job chain named as follows:

  • <partition>.System_Defaults_Partition - governs the Restart Behavior for the <partition> in which the job chain was created

  • GLOBAL.System_Defaults_System - governs system-wide Restart Behavior

Note Note

The job chain will silently be turned into a special System Job Definition and be accessible in   Definitions → Job Definitions  . The only settings you are allowed to changed on these special job definitions are on the Security and Restart Behavior tabs.

End of the note.

The system processes the restart behavior in the following order, the first match is used:

  1. Job Definition of job.

  2. <Partition of Job Definition>.System_Defaults_Partition

  3. GLOBAL.System_Defaults_System

  4. Built-in defaults

Please see Controlling Global and Partition Restart Behavior for more information on defining the job definitions for system-wide and partition-level restart behavior.

Values

Tab

Field

Description

Default Value

Restart Behavior

Status

The status that will trigger the restart of the job.

Restart Behavior

Action

ContinueSubmitFrame: The restart will occur following the submit frame. StopSubmitFrame: The submit frame will be broken. RequestRestart: An operator message will be sent to request restart permission. Restart: Restart the job immediately. RestartNoResubmit: The job will be restarted, the restarted job will not be resubmitted.

Restart Behavior

restart Delay

The delay between the end of the job and the restart.

0

Restart Behavior

Operator Message to send

The operator message to send