Domain

All workstations in a distributed HCL Workload Automation network are organized in one or more domains, each of which consists of one or more agents and a domain manager acting as the management hub. Most communication to and from the agents in the domain is routed through the domain manager.

All networks have a master domain where the domain manager is the master domain manager. It maintains the database of all scheduling objects in the domain and the central configuration files. The master domain manager generates the plan and creates and distributes the Symphony file. In addition, logs and reports for the network are maintained on the master domain manager.

You can organize all agents in your network in a single domain, or in multiple domains.

Single-domain networks

A single domain network consists of a master domain manager and any number of agents. The following shows an example of a single domain network. A single domain network is well suited to companies that have few locations and business functions. All communication in the network is routed through the master domain manager. With a single location, you are concerned only with the reliability of your local network and the amount of traffic it can handle.

Multiple-domain network

Multiple domain networks are especially suited to companies that span multiple locations, departments, or business functions. A multiple domain network consists of a master domain manager, any number of lower tier domain managers, and any number of agents in each domain. Agents communicate only with their domain managers, and domain managers communicate with their parent domain managers. The hierarchy of domains can go down to any number of levels.

In this example, the master domain manager is located in Atlanta. The master domain manager contains the database files used to document the scheduling objects, and distributes the Symphony file to its agents and the domain managers in Denver and Los Angeles. The Denver and Los Angeles domain managers then distribute the Symphony file to their agents and subordinate domain managers in New York, Aurora, and Burbank. The master domain manager in Atlanta is responsible for broadcasting inter-domain information throughout the network.

All communication to and from the Boulder domain manager is routed through its parent domain manager in Denver. If there are schedules or jobs in the Boulder domain that are dependent on schedules or jobs in the Aurora domain, those dependencies are resolved by the Denver domain manager. Most inter-agent dependencies are handled locally by the lower tier domain managers, greatly reducing traffic on the network.

You can change the domain infrastructure dynamically as you develop your network. To move a workstation to a different domain, just requires you to change the domain name in its database definition.

For more information about workstation classes, see Workstation class

For information about how to define domains, see Domain definition.