YADE (SOSFTP) News

A JobScheduler Milestone

New Product: The JobScheduler Universal Agent

The Universal Agent is a true multi-platform remote scheduling solution with zero configuration install and run. The Agent can be deployed on any system that supports a Java Virtual Machine 1.8 or newer.

Release 1.10 is the first full version of the Agent, whose most important features include:

• Remote File Watching
• Can be run inside a Docker Container
• Communication protocol HTTP / Secure communication using HTTPS

Feature development of the Classic Agent has been frozen and we will be providing maintenance releases for the 1.8 and 1.9 releases until the end of their life cycles.

JobScheduler

Release 1.10 brings over 241 bug fixes and features

JADE

The most important JADE features in Release 1.10 are:

• the JADE User Manual and Reference Documentation.
• JADE is moving towards XML Configuration with the release of the XML Editor for file transfer operations. The Editor uses an XSD Schema to automatically suggest and validate configuration items and its use will bring a significant reduction in the time required to implement JADE managed file transfer operations.

We have also fixed 64 issues in this release of JADE.

Important

See the Release Notes for a detailed list of all improvements and bug-fixes.

Please also take note of our Change Management information and, in particular, our Deprecation Announcements.

Licensing

The Universal Agent can be operated in three license modes, all feature complete:

• Restricted mode: uses the default freeware license, which is included with every download of the Universal Agent. In restricted mode the Universal Agent will only run one task at a time.
• Trial mode: requires a trial license obtained from the SOS GmbH. Trial licenses allow an unlimited number of tasks to be run simultaneously for a trial period of 30 days.
• Unlimited mode: requires that users have purchased a commercial license. Commercial licenses allow an unlimited number of tasks to be run simultaneously.

The Universal Agent is closed source and will not be available under an Open Source license. As stated above, this is a completely new product and the GPL license of the Classic Agent does not apply.

Why have we developed the new Universal Agent?

Simply, we strongly believe that this new development is the way forward for the JobScheduler. There is a requirement for a true multi-platform job scheduling solution that is master / agent capable. However, the resources required to sustain the individual versions of, for example, AIX, Solaris and the other relevant platforms, are exorbitant and we therefore decided to focus on this Java-based solution.
There's one more thing: it runs on your Mac.

Why are we releasing the Universal Agent under a closed source license?

Simply, because we need to ensure that enterprise level users make at least a contribution towards open source development costs and the long term availability of JobScheduler and JADE. We assume that if a user requires a master / agent configuration that is cross-platform capable then they are clearly operating in this class. We think that this is in the interest of all users.

We will continue to support Open Source users:

• The JobScheduler Master will continue to be available under the existing Open Source license for Windows and Linux.
• Open Source users requiring a master / agent configuration will be able to use
  • either the Universal Agent cross-platform indefinitely under the freeware license, as long as they accept the limitation of the of single task execution on the Agent.
  • or make use of the recommendations provided on the Usage for Open Source Users and Commercial License Holders page.

We would appreciate your feedback about this move.