You can
submit the Remove file job
to delete a file from managed targets. The job can remove a file that
previously was distributed to managed targets of the job manager.
Before you begin
Start the job
manager and the managed targets. If a target
is a stand-alone application server, also start the administrative
agent.
The file that you want to remove must exist on the managed
target.
About this task
You can use the administrative console
of the job manager
or the deployment manager to submit a job that removes a file. From
the console, choose the Remove file job, specify
the file to remove, specify job options, review the summary, and submit
the job. When the job runs, the job manager deletes the file from
the downloadedContent directory of the administrative
agent or deployment manager profile.
Instead of using a console,
you can run the removeFile job script in the AdministrativeJobs command
group. See the Administrative job types topic.
Avoid trouble: The remove
file job can remove files that are accessible from the QShell only.
gotcha
Avoid trouble: The remove
file job can remove files that are accessible from the z/OS UNIX shell
only.
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Procedure
- Click from the navigation tree
of the administrative console.
- Choose a job
to remove a file from selected targets.
- Select
the Remove file job type
from the list.
- Optionally specify a description
of the job.
- Click Next.
- Choose the job targets.
- Select a group of targets from the list, or
select Target
names.
- If you selected Target
names,
then specify a target name and click Add, or
click Find and specify the chosen targets on
the Find targets page.
The target
can be a host. However, when the target is a host, a wildcard character
is not supported for the remove file job.
- If user authentication is required, specify a user name,
password, or any other authentication values as needed.
- Click Next.
- Specify job parameters.
- For Location, specify the Destination value
given when distributing the application file.
For
example, the topic on distributing files using the job manager describes
how to distribute the DynaCacheEsi.ear example
file. To remove that file, specify the destination value that identifies
the DynaCacheEsi.ear file:
dynacache_esi_sample
- For Distribution provider,
if
you use a distribution provider other than the default distribution
provider, specify the name of the distribution provider.
For
the DynaCacheEsi.ear example, do not specify
a value and use the default distribution provider.
- Click Next.
- Schedule the job.
- Review the summary, and click Finish to
submit the job.
Results
The job manager runs
the job and removes the file from
the downloadedContent directory of the administrative
agent or deployment manager profile.
For the DynaCacheEsi.ear example,
the file named dynacache_esi_sample is deleted
from the downloadedContent directory.
What to do next
On the Job status page, click the ID of the remove file
job and view the job status. If the job is not successful, view any
error messages that result from running the job, correct the error
condition, and submit the job again.
You can delete the file
from the /config/temp/JobManager directory of
the job manager profile. The file was placed in that directory to
enable the distribute file job.