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Installing Robot/SCHEDULE 11.0

Product: 
Robot/SCHEDULE: iSeries Job Scheduling Software

Before You Begin

Read these instructions completely before you begin.

  • The Robot/SCHEDULE installation process calls a Help/Systems program to create or change the two Help/Systems user profiles, RBTUSER and RBTADMIN. The RBTUSER and RBTADMIN profiles were created for the following reasons:
    • They satisfy requests from corporate auditors that our objects be owned differently from IBM objects.
    • They allow us to build a secure product for your environment.
    • They isolate Help/Systems products from IBM changes to the QPGMR or QSECOFR profile defaults.

    Note: If you have made any manual changes to the RBTUSER or RBTADMIN user profiles and their authorities for another product, these changes will be lost with any product installation or conversion.

  • No other Help/Systems products can be active while Robot/SCHEDULE is installed. The installation process ends the RBTSLEEPER subsystem. For minimal impact on your operations, plan to install at a time when your Help/Systems products are not active.
  • If you use any of the following products, they must be at the release/modification levels shown (or higher) to work properly with Robot/SCHEDULE 11.0.
    • Robot/ALERT R05M38
    • Robot/AUTOTUNE R07M18
    • Robot/NETWORK Host R10M15, Node R10M14

      • Note: Because of dependencies between Robot/SCHEDULE and Robot/NETWORK on the same System i, you must update both products at the same time. Allow enough time to complete updates to both products.

      Do not proceed unless you can complete both product updates.

    • Robot/REPLAY R03M06
    • Robot/REPORTS R07M27

    Note: To see the version and modification level of each product you currently have installed, enter the command RBTSYSLIB/RSLVER on a command line.

  • If you have any network security products, be aware that the GUI version of Robot/SCHEDULE uses the following servers and exit points:

    Servers Exit Points
    RMTCMD QIBM_QZRC_RMT
    SIGNON QIBM_QZSO_SIGNONSRV
    DATABASE QIBM_QZDA_SQL1 and QIBM_QZDA_SQL2
    FILE QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV
    NETPRT QIBM_QNPS_ENTRY

    We recommend that all the exit points listed above be open to RBTUSER, RBTADMIN, and the user logging into the Robot/SCHEDULE Explorer.

    These exit points are for Robot/SCHEDULE standalone connections only. For Host mode, refer to the exit points for your version of Robot/NETWORK.

    Installing Robot/SCHEDULE

    1. Sign on under a user profile that is a member of the user class *SECOFR and has at least the following special authorities: *ALLOBJ, *SECADM, *JOBCTL, and *IOSYSCFG. The user profile should have Limit capabilities set to *NO.
    2. End all Help/Systems products. The install process may stop the RBTSLEEPER subsystem, which is used by other Help/Systems products. Stopping RBTSLEEPER interrupts processing by these products.
    3. Make sure that the library QTEMP is in your library list before you start installing.
    4. Enter the following command to display the Maintain Help/Systems Products menu:

      5. RBTCDRLIB/HLPCDMENU

    5. Select option 1 from the Maintain Help/Systems Products menu to display the Install Products panel, which lists the Help/Systems products not currently installed on your system.

      6. If you would like more information about a product and its features, enter a 3 next to the product name.

    6. Option 1 on the Install Products panel displays the Install Instructions panel for the product; this is the same information included in the Before You Begin and After You Are Done sections of these instructions. 
    7. When you are ready to start installing, enter a 2 next to Robot/SCHEDULE on the Install Products panel.

      8. The installation program installs Robot/SCHEDULE, the RBTSYSLIB library (as needed), and two user profiles (RBTADMIN and RBTUSER). It adds RBTSYSLIB to the system portion of your library list if required.

    When the installation completes, read the After You Are Done instructions for any additional information or instructions.

    After You Are Done

    Use the following information to verify the installation completed properly and to start Robot/SCHEDULE.

    • The installation procedure restored three libraries (RBTSYSLIB, ROBOTLIB, and RBTMRGLIB) to your system.
    • When the installation procedure has completed successfully, sign off the system and then sign on again so that RBTSYSLIB is inserted in the system portion of your library list. The installation procedure added RBTSYSLIB to your system library list ahead of QSYS.
    • Enter the following command to display the ROBOT Main Menu:

      • ROBOTLIB/RBM

    • The Robot/SCHEDULE monitor jobs will start each time the RBTSLEEPER subsystem starts. Add the following command in your IPL procedures to start the RBTSLEEPER subsystem each time you IPL:

      • STRSBS SBSD(RBTSYSLIB/RBTSLEEPER)

    • Shut down Robot/SCHEDULE when you power down your system. To make sure this occurs, insert the following command in your powerdown or save program procedures.

      • CALL PGM(ROBOTLIB/RBT107)

    • To install Robot/SCHEDULE on your PC, download the Robot/SCHEDULE PC code, double-click the .exe file, and follow the instructions that display.
    • The Help/Systems installation process restored the following three libraries to your system for use during installation: HSBOOT, RBTCDRLIB, and HSSAVF. In case you are doing multiple installations, we do not remove them from your system. You can delete them when you have finished your installations.

    Updated Jan. 10, 2012