Skybot Scheduler Technical Specifications

Whether you’re looking for a distributed job scheduler or a centralized job scheduling solution, look no further. Using the latest in web technology, Skybot Software delivers real-time information about your enterprise schedule to your desktop.

Modern Technology

When you install Skybot Scheduler, the Tomcat web server software is installed to provide the Web pages you view in the Skybot Scheduler browser. The installation process also installs a PostgreSQL database to store your job rules, schedules, and user information. Unlike other distributed job schedulers, with Skybot Scheduler, both the web server and the database are ready as soon as the installation completes.

Skybot Scheduler Browser

The Skybot Scheduler browser is the graphical user interface you use to perform centralized job scheduling from a PC or a laptop. This interface works with the following software:

Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 10, Google Chrome 13 or higher
TCP/IP access to the Enterprise server
Adobe Flash Player

Application Integrations

Skybot Scheduler supports integration with many business applications, allowing centralized job scheduling of your business and IT processes. Skybot Scheduler has an interface for the following applications:

SAP NetWeaver^® Application Server 7.3, 7.0 (2004s), 2004, 6.10/6.20, SAP R/3 4.5, 4.0
Microsoft SQL Server^® 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2005, and 2000
Informatica PowerCenter^® 9.5 and 9.1
Oracle E-Business Suite®

Skybot Scheduler provides additional functionality over the built-in Oracle job scheduler and other application-based schedulers.

For example, Skybot Scheduler runs SAP batch job scheduling across multiple SAP systems and ties in outside processes—including concurrent requests from the Oracle job scheduler in E-Business Suite—immediately after installation.

Enterprise Server

The host server on which you install Skybot Scheduler is called the Enterprise Server. It contains the database that stores your batch job management information and an HTTP server that sends information to your browser. The Skybot Scheduler Enterprise Server supports or requires the following software and hardware:

SOFTWARE

Windows Server 2003, Server 2008,
Server 2008 R2, Server 2012
AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 & 6
Suse Enterprise Linux 10 & 11
Ubuntu Linux 10.04
Perl 5.6 or later (AIX or Linux)

HARDWARE

2 GB RAM (4 GB+ recommended)
5 GB free space (25 GB+ recommended)

Video: Creating a Job with Skybot Scheduler

Skybot Scheduler Agent Systems

Scheduler agent systems are the Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers in your enterprise that run the Skybot Scheduler agent and connect to the Enterprise server. To help with the transition from another distributed job scheduler, the Skybot Scheduler agent system software makes it easy to run your custom cron jobs, or Windows BAT files, as part of your enterprise business processes. Skybot Scheduler has been tested and verified on the following software:

Windows XP Professional, Vista Business,
Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2,
Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8
AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
Red Hat Linux 3, 4, or 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 & 6
SUSE Linux 10 or 11
HP-UX 11iv2 or 11iv3 (PA-RISC or IA64)
SunOS/Solaris 8, 9, 10, 11 (Sparc or x86)
Apple OS X Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8)

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