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  • Initial Operation is performed after installation of the JS7 components.
  • This includes to register a Standalone Controller and Agents. Optionally a Controller can be registered for clustering.
  • This optionally includes to adjust global settings to your needs.

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Login to JOC Cockpit User Interface

  • In your browser navigate to the JOC Cockpit URL and enter the User Account and Password. Typically the URL includes the hostname and port that JOC Cockpit has been installed for:

    • For example, http://myhost:4446. Please check that the JOC Cockpit port is accessible which might include to add firewall rules to allow access to this port from the computer that you operate the browser for.

    • After initial installation of JOC Cockpit the default User Account and Password of root:Account root and the Password root will be available if no changes have been made to the shiro.ini configuration file.

  • Note that the root user is assigned the all role in the default configuration that includes any available permissions.
    See the Authentication and Authorization - Configuration article for information about the configuration of other user profiles and authentication methods.

  • Note that the JOC Cockpit web service might take a minute to start and to display the login window.

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  • The title added for the Controller will be visible in the JS7 - Dashboard view.
  • The URL for JOC Cockpit is the hostname and port of the Controller as seen by JOC Cockpit. This URL is used by JOC Cockpit to connect to a Controller.
  • Consider that the Controller's port is accessible which might include to add firewall rules to allow access to this port from the server that JOC Cockpit is operated for.

Register Controller Cluster

A Controller Cluster implements high availability for automated fail-over should a Controller instance be terminated or become unavailable.

Note that high availability by clustering is subject to JS7 - Licensing. Without a license fail-over/switch-over will not take place between Controller cluster members.

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Explanation

  • This dialog allows to specify the Primary Controller instance, the Secondary Controller instance and an Agent Cluster Watcher.
  • The title added for each Controller instance will be visible in the JS7 - Dashboard view.
  • Primary and Secondary Controller instances require a URL as seen from JOC Cockpit. This URL is used by JOC Cockpit to connect to the Controller instances respectively.
  • The URL of the Controller typically includes the hostname and port that the Controller instance is operated for.
  • The Agent Cluster Watcher is required for operation of a Controller Cluster. The Agent is contacted by both Controller Cluster members to verify the cluster status should no direct connection between Controller Cluster members be available.
    • The Agent is assigned an Agent ID which is a unique identifier for this Agent that cannot be modified during lifetime of an Agent. Change of the Agent ID requires to remove and to add the Agent with JOC Cockpit, it is not required to uninstall/reinstall an Agent.
    • The Agent Name is a unique identifier that is used for example in the Configuration view to assign Agents to jobs. The Agent Name can be modified later on.
    • The Agent URL is the hostname and port for which the Agent is operated.
  • Consider that the following connections should be accessible which might include to add firewall rules to allow access to the ports:
  • JOC Cockpit connection to the Primary Controller host and port.
  • JOC Cockpit connection to the Secondary Controller host and port.
  • Primary Controller connection to the Secondary Controller host and port.
  • Secondary Controller connection to the Primary Controller host and port.
  • Primary Controller connection to the Cluster Watcher Agent host and port.
    • Secondary Controller connection to the Cluster Watcher Agent host and port.

Register Agents

After the connection between JOC Cockpit and the Controller is established you can add Agents. To register an Agent switch to the Manage Controller/Agents view from the user menu. Click on the Action Menu of the Controller for which an Agent should be registered and select Add Agent.

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