PeopleSoft
Process Scheduler executes PeopleSoft batch processes. Process Scheduler (Batch
Server) can be configured on the batch server (either on the same server as the
application server or on a separate server) or on the database server.
There are
three potential locations for the batch server:
• Dedicated
batch scheduler. This is the preferred configuration. One or more dedicated
servers assigned to run the process scheduler service provides the best overall
scalability for batch processing and the isolation needed to effectively tune
the various tiers of the PeopleSoft infrastructure.
• Database
server. In this scenario, PeopleSoft Process Scheduler runs directly on the
database server. The drawback with this configuration is that it consumes
costly database server resources that could otherwise be dedicated to Database.
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Application servers. PeopleSoft Process Scheduler can be collocated with the
Tuxedo instances on one or more of the application servers. This is not an
ideal configuration because the application servers are memory-intensive
processes and it is best to dedicate the servers running the application server
to that purpose only.
Note. If the process scheduler is
installed on a separate batch server and not on the database server, use a high
bandwidth connection such as 1 Gbps between the batch server and database
server. If a particular batch process uses extensive row-by row processing,
having the process scheduler on the database server may offer increased
performance.
