BJS is the scheduling tool we use on our Windows servers. Its produced by Camellia Software:

  • Camellia website

    ….and it’s very good.

    I had a problem this morning though.

BJS jobs would go into ‘Awaiting Exec’ state for up to 45 minutes before running.

The Log file would show:


* BATCH JOB SERVER
* A Camellia Software Product - www.CamelliaSoftware.com
* Copyright 1994-1998
* Version 2.1 - A Build 529
* ***** J O B L O G

JOB NO. 0737


 Job Name: BIG Backup PWHC Open
 Username: xxx
 Submitted by:

 Server: bigserver
 Source File: \bigserverD$BJSbig_backup_pwhc_open.bat
 Output Directory: D:BJSBJSWORK
*
***

>
> 11/04/05 08:00:29 PM Job scheduled for execution
>
> 11/04/05 08:45:00 PM Job started execution
>

The reason for this was/is that there is a setting under Server-Administer-Change Service Parameters called ‘Maximum Batch Job Processes’. This limits the number of jobs you can run at any one time. It should be set to twice the number of jobs you might want to have running conccurrently.

There is also a setting against Job Class which does something similar - under Server-Administer-Job Class Maintenance

A case of RTFM….