7.3 Process
It is managed user defined process which is a program of single process(e.g. notepad.exe, cal.exe).
Name of an executable binary and process resides memory should be identical. Executable Process should be resided in all the nodes with the same path, and does not need to be resided in the same path as the mirror disk or shared disk.
Process basically is executed with the system account, but is can be executed with particular user by using attributes of User, Password, Domain.
Table of Contents
Adding
Add the process resource to a group.
When add a resource from a group name, select a group → right click → 'Add Resource'. Or select Edit(E) from the main menu bar → select 'Add Resource'. Or select 'Add Resource' icon from the tool bar.
- Select 'Process' from Resource Type lists and click 'Next' button. When add a resource from the Process resource type name, this step will be skipped.
Enter the resource name and process name with full path or click the to explore the path.
The default Execution Account of the process resource is Account running MCCS. If the resource runs specified account, you can select Specify Account and enter account informations such as domain, user account and password.
[Figure] Adding process resource- As an additional setting, you can select desktop option and forced to terminate option and click 'OK' button.
[Figure] Additional Settings of process resource view - Click 'Finish' button to add the process resource.
Deleting
Select resource type → right click → delete resource.
State
The following table explains the state of process resource.
State | Agent command | Description | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Online A process is running properly. | Offline | It take offline the process. | |
Monitoring | It periodically monitors whether the process runs in the memory. | ||
Offline A process has been stopped. | Online | It bring online the process. | |
Monitoring | It periodically monitors whether the process runs in the memory. | ||
Fault When an onlined process has not taken offline through offline command, it is defined as fault. | Online | It bring online the process. | |
Offline | It take offline the process. |
Attribute
Show the specified attribute of process resource.
Attribute | Description | Type | Default | Edit | Note |
Arguments | It is the program argument. | STRING | O | longer than 80 characters. | |
Domain | It specifies the domain of user. It will be ignored if user name is not specified. | STRING | O | ||
ForcibleTermination | When this value is inserted as True, process is terminated forcibly. if this value is inserted as True, it will try normal termination. If termination did not executed, it will be terminated forcibly after the time set in offlinetimeout. Note that application has no limit in standby. | BOOLEAN
| false | O | |
InteractiveWithDesktop | It permits reciprocal action with desktop. (It determines whether GUI to appear or hide) It determines to execute by background or foreground. | BOOLEAN
| false | O | |
Password | It is the password defined by the user. | PASSWORD | O | ||
Path | It defines the path name of the program file. If this value is invalid, resource cannot be used. | O | |||
StartupDirectory | It is a work directory. it means %MCCS_HOME% if it does not have a input value. | DIRECTORY | (.) | O | |
User | It is the user name which has received the permission to use the process. | STRING | O |
Specified attribute values are normally entered when add the resource, This value can be edited or viewed through 'Specified Attribute' table in the Resource Attributes tab on the detailed information panel.