Run or exclude specific job types

A job engine can be limited to certain kinds of jobs

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This is controlled by environment variables CBJE_INCLUDE_JOB_TYPES and CBJE_EXCLUDE_JOB_TYPES. Each accepts a comma-separated list of job types, using the type names in the table below.

Set the variables

Variable Effect
CBJE_INCLUDE_JOB_TYPES The job engine runs only jobs of the listed types.
CBJE_EXCLUDE_JOB_TYPES The job engine runs everything except jobs of the listed types.

Jobs of an excluded type stay PENDING until another job engine claims them. If no other job engine runs them, they never run.

Set these variables in /etc/supervisord.d/jobengine.conf. Quote the value, because Supervisor also separates variables with commas.

environment=PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin,CBJE_INCLUDE_JOB_TYPES="provision,expire,decom"

Reload Supervisor to apply the setting: supervisorctl reload.

Find a job’s type

The Type filter on the Jobs list shows every type with the number of jobs of that type. To read the type of a specific job, open shell_plus on the appliance:

sudo su -
/opt/cloudbolt/manage.py shell_plus

Then ask for the job by its ID, which is the number at the end of the heading on the job’s detail page:

Job.objects.get(pk=JOB_ID).type

Job types

The left column is the variable value to use. The right column is the display name in the UI.

Job type Shown as
provision Provision Server
decom Delete Server
healthcheck Health Check
expire Expire
import_parameters Import Parameters
import_images Import Images for Resource Handler
import_ipam_networks Import IPAM Networks
servermodification Server Modification
deploy_blueprint Deploy Blueprint
install_pod Install Container Object
installapplications Install Applications
uninstallapplications Uninstall Applications
syncvms Synchronize VMs from Resource Handlers
sync_svrs_from_pe Synchronize servers from Provision Engines
functionaltest Continuous Infrastructure Testing
runautomations Execute Rules
runautomationactions Execute Rule Actions
sync_users_from_ldap Synchronize users from an LDAP server
run_flow Orchestration Flow
install_apps_with_connector Install Applications with Configuration Manager
manage_nics Manage NICs
orchestration_hook Orchestration Action
delete_snapshots Delete Snapshots
action Action
run_policy_action Run Policy Action
apply_personality Apply Personality
procedure Procedure
create_child_rh Create Child Resource Handlers
create_cross_account_access_iam_role Create Cross Account Access IAM Role
import_regions_for_ou_account_rh Import Regions For Organization Accounts Resource Handler
create_subscription_rh Create Subscription Resource Handlers
sync_rh_environments Sync Resource Handler Regions
sync_rh_ssh_key_pairs Sync Resource Handler SSH Key Pairs
sync_rh_security_groups Sync Resource Handler Security Groups
sync_rh_networks Sync Resource Handler Networks
sync_rh_datastores Sync Resource Handler Datastores
sync_rh_metadata Sync Resource Handler Metadata
sync_container_orchestrators_resources Sync Container Orchestrator Resources
import_multiple_selected_contents Import Multiple Selected Contents in CMP
satelliterequest Satellite Fulfillment Request
flowcontrol_verify_paused Flow Control Verify Paused Orders/Jobs
sourcecodereposync Source Code Repository Sync