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JAMS Linux integration

Linux Job Scheduling and Shell Script Automation

JAMS AgentD runs your shell scripts as a Linux service, installed from an .rpm or .deb package. Linux jobs get the same schedules, dependencies, and alerts as everything else JAMS Scheduler runs.

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Packages

.rpm for Red Hat and SUSE, .deb for Debian

Two script methods

UnixShell and UnixScript

Or over SSH

JAMS AgentX and SSH agents

What JAMS Scheduler Runs on Linux

Paste the script into the job, pick the agent, and set the account it runs as. Everything else, from schedules to dependencies to alerts, works like any other job.

Shell scripts

UnixShell

Runs a shell script on a Linux server through AgentD.

Shell scripts

UnixShell

Runs a shell script on a Linux server through AgentD.

Any interpreter

UnixScript

Runs a script based on the shebang on its first line.

Any interpreter

UnixScript

Runs a script based on the shebang on its first line.

Interactive sessions

SSHPrompt

Runs commands over SSH and answers prompts by matching them, for programs that expect someone at the keyboard.

Interactive sessions

SSHPrompt

Runs commands over SSH and answers prompts by matching them, for programs that expect someone at the keyboard.

Python

PythonUnix

Runs Python pasted straight into the job on AgentD.

Python

PythonUnix

Runs Python pasted straight into the job on AgentD.

How JAMS Scheduler Connects to Linux

AgentD installs as root from the JAMS repository: .rpm for Red Hat and SUSE, .deb for Debian. Use the tarball for a non-root install. The agent listens on port 77.

It’s managed with jams-agentd commands to start, stop, restart, and report status, and it keeps its logs in /var/log/jams.

Requirements

Install

Root, from .rpm or .deb

Non-root install

Tarball, .tgz

Port

Job types on AgentD

UnixShell or UnixScript

Read the AgentD setup guide

Linux Jobs in a Cross-Platform Workflow

A Linux ETL script can wait on a Windows export, then start a Python job and a file transfer.

Moving off cron? The cron migration page covers it.

Linux FAQ

Do I need an agent on every Linux server?

To run script jobs as a service, yes: install AgentD on each server. For one-off commands, an SSH agent can connect with nothing installed.

Which Linux distributions have packages?

AgentD ships as .rpm packages for Red Hat and SUSE and .deb packages for Debian, with separate Red Hat builds for each release. A tarball is available for non-root installs.

Can JAMS Scheduler replace cron?

Yes. Cron jobs become JAMS jobs with schedules, dependencies, and alerts. The cron migration page walks through it.

Documentation

JAMS AgentD for Linux and Unix

SSH and SSL security options

Related integrations

Unix

JAMS Scheduler runs shell scripts and commands on Unix servers through the JAMS AgentD service or over SSH with JAMS AgentX, and ties them to Windows, database, and ERP jobs.

Python

Paste Python into a JAMS Scheduler job and run it on a Windows agent, a Unix agent, or over SSH, with dependencies, alerts, and the full run history.

File Transfer

JAMS Scheduler moves files over FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, or a network copy as ordinary jobs. Transfers retry on their own, accept wildcards, start when a file arrives, and alert you when one fails or stalls.

Oracle EBS

JAMS Scheduler runs Oracle EBS concurrent programs and request sets from drop-downs that read straight from EBS, then sequences them with jobs outside EBS.