Interdiction to CONTROL-M

CONTROL-M is an automated production control and scheduling system
that manages and automates the setup, scheduling and execution of jobs in
the OS/390 and z/OS data center

Mainframe Production tool CONTROL-M materiel , CONTROL-M interview questions and answers.

.CONTROL-M automates the setup, scheduling, and execution of jobs in the
OS/390 and z/OS environment.


CONTROL-M automates job processing in your data center.

• It performs virtually all the job handling tasks of computer operators.
• It provides an interface that enables the user to intervene in the process of
production management.
• It provides continual data and status information regarding job
processing.


The CONTROL-M monitor handles and controls job processing:
Runtime Scheduling
• It checks the runtime requirements specified in each job scheduling
definition in the Active Jobs file, monitors available resources and
conditions in the environment, and if it determines that the conditions
and resources required by a job are available, it allocates the resources
and submits the job.
• It monitors the execution of the job.
• It implements post-processing decisions based on instructions in the job
scheduling definition and the results of the job execution.
The CONTROL-M monitor operates continually. It evaluates the production
environment and implements decisions.


CONTROL-M contains many facilities and components. Working together,
they automate the data center. This chapter introduces the CONTROL-M
facilities and components from a functional perspective, beginning with the
major components that comprise the heart of CONTROL-M and progressing
to the more minor components that enhance the functionality of
CONTROL-M.