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Server Pools are groupings of one or more Remote Agents, virtual or physical, that are used to execute Workflow Activities across a distributed environment and on different operating systems. Each Server Pool will manage a set of Remote Agents, load balancing between the Remote Agents for maximum efficiency based on the availability of machine resources.
Server Pools allow you to organize your Remote Agents based on the attributes that they share in common. For example, you can group a set of machines with a particular version of Java or the .NET Framework together in a common Server Pool.
To add a new Server Pool, go to the Management Control Console, and select “Server Pools” and “Administer” from the drop down menu. (Note: You cannot add Server Pools using the Eclipse RCP Meister Client.) The top half of the screen lists Server Pools. Click the New Pool button to create a new Server Pool.
A New Pool dialog will appear, prompting you to enter the following values:
Pool Name: The name of the Server Pool . This name will be displayed in the Meister Eclipse RCP Client, Workflow Explorer under “Assign Pool.”
Operating System Type: The Operating System for all Remote Agents grouped beneath the Server Pool. The currently allowed options are AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
All values in the New Pool prompt are required. Note: All Remote Agents under a build pool must be running the same Operating System and must be configured in exactly the same way, i.e., development tools, databases, required compilers as well as has access to all source code and reference libraries needed to execute Workflow Activities. For example, if you are executing a script that performs a “cd” in a “mybuild” directory, the “mybuild” directory must exist on all Remote Agents that are part of the Server Pool.